Obama to meet with human rights, LGBT activists while in Russia

"President Barack Obama will meet with several LGBT and human rights activists during his trip to Russia for the G20 conference, a White House source confirmed Monday.

Participants include veteran human rights activists Lev Ponomarev and Lyudmila Alexeyeva, and LGBT activists Pavel Chikov and Igor Kochetkov.

While it is not unique or unprecedented for U.S. officials to meet with civil society members or heads of non-governmental organizations on visits abroad, this is believed to be the first time a U.S. President’s itinerary will include a meeting with LGBT groups."