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As Sochi prepares for its closeup, a Canadian advocacy group is playfully reminding the city that the Winter Olympics have "always been a little gay."

And what better way to make that point than with an ad featuring lingering shots of two guys luging to the strains of the Human League's Don't You Want Me?

See also: If This Sochi Ad Doesn't Make You Tear Up, Then Check Your Pulse

Russia's ban on "gay propaganda" and Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov's insistence that the city of 343,000 has "no gays" has sparked protests among groups and individuals who see the activity as a violation of human rights. While more virulent protests have caught McDonald's, for one, in their crosshairs, this message from the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion is one of the more gentle rebuttals.

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Sochi Prep

Setting the Stage

Views around the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 29 in Sochi, Russia.

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Cleaning the Ice

A worker drives a ice resurfacing machine across the ice in the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 25 in Sochi, Russia.

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Ride Around Town

A bus drives past apartments in the Coastal Village where athletes will reside during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Jan. 29, in Sochi.

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Taking Orders

A member of the Swiss delegation speaks to volunteers while hanging a banner outside the apartments in the Coastal Village where athletes will reside.

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Stocking Shelves

A view of merchandise on sale in a shop at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 29 in Sochi, Russia.

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Sprucing Up

Workers make the surroundings ready in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 28 in Sochi, Russia.

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Final Touches

Views around the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 29 in Sochi, Russia.

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Still Time to Train

Great Britain Skeleton athlete Shelley Rudman in action during a training session at Ice Sheffield on Jan. 29 in Sheffield, England.

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Squeaky Clean

A worker cleans the exterior glass walls of the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 25 in Sochi, Russia.

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Inspecting the Grounds

Security with dogs patrol around the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 28 in Sochi, Russia.

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Stadium in Waiting

A view of the Bolshoy Ice Dome where ice hockey will take place in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 25 in Sochi, Russia.

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Fixing the Signs

Workers put up signage around the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on Jan. 29 in Sochi, Russia.

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Olympic Flame

The Olympic flame is lit during a test next to the Bolshoy Ice Dome before the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics on Jan. 29 in Sochi.

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Still Burning

The Olympic cauldron is tested with the Bolshoy ice dome in the background prior to the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Jan. 27.

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