We have, we answered your question with minimal mention of the "other issues". the last few posts were about why it couldn't be done but we would still enjoy it.
And you can just chalk me up to a Russian-law hater. I'm sure there are plenty of awesome, pro-equal rights russians out there.
You also can't hope to create a thread about this with the current climate in Russia and not expect someone to bring up the reason why the olympics are being overshadowed by political issues this year