John knows what it is like to be kept away from his love just like the president Vladimir Putin has kept the gay peoples love away from them. John is in love with his girlfriend, Savannah. He is separated from her because he is in the army and has to leave her. Gay and Lesbian people in Russia also know what it is like to be separated from their love. They are not allowed to marry, protest, and fight for their rights. If they do, they get sent to jail, or could even be publicly beaten or killed. John would feel bad if he did nothing. He would go and support the boycott