PUTIN CAUTIONS GAY VISITORS TO SOCHI

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said homosexuals will be welcome in Sochi for the Olympics but warned them against spreading "gay propaganda".

"We don't have a ban on non-traditional sexual relations," he said. "We have a ban on promoting homosexuality and paedophilia among minors."

He was speaking in Sochi to volunteers due to help at next month's games.

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NO GAY PEOPLE IN CITY, SAYS MAYOR

The mayor of Sochi, host of the Winter Olympics, has said there are no gay people in the city.

Anatoly Pakhomov said homosexuals were welcome at the Games - as long as they "respect Russian law" and "don't impose their habits on others".

Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov said there were several gay bars in Sochi.

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RUSSIAN LAW BANNING 'GAY PROPAGANDA'

Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, has passed a law imposing heavy fines for providing information about homosexuality to people under 18.

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UGANDAN PRIME MINISTER'S DAUGHTER IS GAY

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WHERE IS IT ILLEGAL TO BE GAY?

Millions of people continue to live in places that outlaw same-sex relationships and prosecute people for being gay. In five countries and in parts of two others, homosexuality is still punishable with the death penalty, while a further 70 imprison citizens because of their sexual orientation.

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'GAY SEX GIVES YOU WORMS AND ALL GAY PEOPLE ARE PROSTITUTES'

The President of Uganda on signing into law a bill harshening penalties for those arrested for being gay, made ludicrous claims that gay people give each other worms through sex, and that people are only gay because they have sex for money.

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SEVERAL COUNTRIES CUT AID TO UGANDA OVER ANTI-GAY LAW

One day after Uganda’s President signed into law a bill making homosexuality punishable with life imprisonment, several countries have already said they will cut aid to the country.Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands have become the first three countries to cut their aid to Uganda following the decision to sign the bill by Museveni.

The Netherlands has stopped around £6 million in aid money which was intended for Uganda’s legal system, as the country did not want to contribute to the persecution of gay people.

Norway and Denmark have also said they will redirect aid directly to human rights groups, rather than the government.

This is the same policy which the British Department for International Development, which provides aid directly to organisations such as the UN, World Bank and Amnesty

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UGANDA’S ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT

• Life imprisonment for gay sex, including oral sex.
• Life imprisonment for "aggravated homosexuality", including sex with a minor or while HIV-positive
• Life imprisonment for living in a same-sex marriage
• Seven years for "attempting to commit homosexuality"
• Between five and seven years in jail or a $40,700 (£24,500) fine or both for the promotion of homosexuality
• Businesses or non-governmental organisations found guilty of the promotion of homosexuality would have their certificates of registration cancelled and directors could face seven years in jail

In a statement, Mr Museveni (Uganda Prime Minister) had said: "I... encourage the US government to help us by working with our scientists to study whether, indeed, there are people who are born homosexual. "When that is proved, we can review this legislation."

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