The Sochi Olympic conundrum.

With the Olympics being held in what is still obviously a homosexually repressive nation, it has brought a lot of issues into the spotlight. I heard the host of "Off The Record" today ask if athletes should be allowed to voice their opinions publicly, and I thought "WHAT??? What right does anyone have to tell them otherwise??" When did we start to think that limiting freedom of speech was somehow acceptable?

In the case of Homosexuality:

1. What consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedroom is their business.

2 The only time it should  become my business is if people are being hurt because of it (persecution / assaults.)

3. If you don't want negative opinions of your lifestyle, don't make it other people's business. I'm not saying hide who you are, but public displays because you require validation makes the voicing of different opinions completely valid.

In the case of Free speech:

1. No speech should be censored.

2. There may be consequences that come from using this freedom, and we need to be prepared to accept them, but we should never be told we can't.

Tolerance isn't when others agree with you, it's them accepting your freedom even when they don't.