Buffalo Sabres’ Ilya Lyubushkin REFUSES to take part in the team’s Pride night warmup, as Russian defenseman cites anti-gay Kremlin law and fears ‘general threats’
Russian defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin will not take part in the pride night festivities on Monday due to safety concerns after his birth country’s laws were amended to stop the proliferation of ‘LGBT propaganda’ last December.
Lyubushkin will reportedly not participate in the pregame warmup vs. Montreal but is still expected to play.
A majority of Buffalo players will be wearing a Pride related jerseys and rainbow-colored tape on their sticks.
Russian defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin will not take part in the pride night festivities on Monday due to safety concerns after his birth country’s laws were amended to stop the proliferation of ‘LGBT propaganda’ last December.
Lyubushkin will reportedly not participate in the pregame warmup vs. Montreal but is still expected to play.
A majority of Buffalo players will be wearing a Pride related jerseys and rainbow-colored tape on their sticks.
Last December, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law expanding Russia’s restrictions on the promotion of what it calls ‘LGBT propaganda’, effectively outlawing any public expression of LGBT behavior or lifestyle in Russia.
Under the new law, any action or the spreading of any information that is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality in public, online, or in films, books or advertising, could incur a heavy fine.
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