Sochi 2014: The gayest anti-gay Olympics ever

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Like when Google basically gave Russia the subversive middle-finger with this Google Doodle.

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And out US Olympic skater Johnny Weir followed (pink) suit.

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Or when the Guardian's Moscow Correspondent wanted to point this out.

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Or how the official Olympics uniform was equally as colorful.

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With matching gloves, of course.

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So chic, Greece.

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Germany totally got the memo too.

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And Dutch snowboarder Cheryl Maas, one of the six openly gay athletes competing, flashed her rainbow unicorn glove to the camera.

The increasingly gay-friendly Sochi opening ceremony was also brought into question.

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And when an editor wrote this genius headline during a ceremony blip.

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Or when Russia's "lesbian" pop duo T.a.T.u. performed.

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