James McDonald

President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly assured international audiences that gay people are not discriminated against, that they are not treated as second-class citizens. Pakhomov asserts that gays are welcome to the Olympic Games and that gay people don’t have to hide their sexuality in the city. Evidence shows, however, a very different story.

They say you never forget your first. I was rather late to the game, it didn’t happen until my second year at university.

Holidays are our escape from the drudge of everyday life. There’s no morning commute, no nine-to-five. We leave our diets at home in order to pamper and indulge.