UK's Cameron rules out boycott of Winter Olympics despite concern over Russia's anti-gay laws
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}British Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying that attending the games is a better way of tackling prejudice against gays.
Cameron was responding Saturday to a letter from British actor and writer Stephen Fry, who called for the Olympics to be taken away from Sochi because of a new Russian law that bans "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" and imposes fines on those holding gay pride rallies.
Echoing remarks made by President Barack Obama a day earlier, Cameron used Twitter to say he shares the actor's "deep concern about the abuse of gay people in Russia."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cameron said believes prejudice can be better challenged by attending — rather than boycotting — the Olympics.