This actually happened the other day but still worth posting!

Bars and Restaurants Boycott Russian Vodka

Yesterday Paul Hurley, the president of the United Restaurant and Tavern Owners Association, joined Paddy McCarty, the owner of Nevada Smiths, and a handful of other bar owners to pour bottles of Russian vodka into the street. The stunt was a token of protest against Russia’s recently instituted “gay propaganda” law, and is a part of the association’s call for a city-wide boycott of all Russian liquor.

So far over 200 bars and restaurants in the city have trashed their supply of Russian vodka. They follow in the footsteps of bars across the country that have already done the same, in order to show their disapproval for the Russian law, which allows the government to fine or deport anyone who supports LGBT culture in any way.  READ MORE

Don’t Drink Russian Vodka! From Eater:

Bars Boycott Russian Vodka Over Anti-Gay Laws

In the wake of new Russian laws that persecute homosexuality (more on that here), bars across the US have begun to boycott Russian vodka. The movement was popularized by columnist Dan Savage in Seattle’s The Stranger, who writes: “There is something we can do right here, right now, in Seattle and other US cities to show our solidarity with Russian queers and their allies and to help to draw international attention to the persecution of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, and straight allies in Putin’s increasingly fascistic Russia: DUMP RUSSIAN VODKA.” And lo, bars have begun dumping Russian vodka.

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