The Olympics might be getting less LGBT friendly if Russia and Egypt have their way.

Every two years, the United Nations steps in to negotiate the rules for the next Olympics.  The“Olympic Truce Resolution,” is to ensure peace during the Olympics, as well as the week before and after. It’s meant to keep warring countries from fighting at the games. Since 2015, those rules have supported a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation. Russia and Egypt are both lobbying to remove those protections.

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