The Gay UK Issue 2 : MR GAY UK | Page 103

2014 THEGAYUK FEB/MARCH 76% FEATURE A whopping 76% of gay people who were questioned knew at least one of the Olympic Sponsors. THE REAL COST OF SUPPORTING THE OLYMPICS Commercial sponsors of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi might soon be feeling the real cost of supporting one of the most controversial events the IOC has ever produced. When asked whether they’d boycott the brands involved 60% 44% Nearly half of those question had already boycotted a brand with a Russian connection < Would Boycott -- Wouldn’t Boy cott > said that they would consider banning a brand from their house 75% agreed that sponsorship of the Sochi Winter Olympic games damaged a company’s LGBT friendly credentials Stats made from a representative sample of TheGayUK readers DEC’13 - JAN 14 103