Gay-rights groups will avoid Olympics -- and spread message via social media

Gay activists take part in a protest event in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 2, 2013.

The Sochi Olympics present a unique chance for gay-rights organizations to call attention to anti-gay laws passed under President Vladimir Putin, most notably one that criminalized the promotion of “non-traditional sexual relations.”

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