Manufacturers of Russian vodkas stand to suffer potential losses after the global LGBT movement unilaterally decided to ban the type of alcoholic drinks from gay bars in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown against the sector in his home country.

Gay bars from as far as Vancouver to London to Sydney's GAYBAR have joined in the fray.

"We wanted to confirm we DO NOT sell RUSSIAN Vodka. We're proud to use an Australian brand which is totally organic," GAYBAR posted on its Facebook page.

The Laird Hotel, a Melbourne gay bar, immediately followed suit, also announcing on Facebook it "would no longer order any new Smirnoff products" as a sign of commitment to the LGBT community and protest against President Putin.

President Putin recently signed legislative proposals, effectively making them into mandated laws, banning the adoption of Russian children by same-sex or gay couples, as well as banning homosexual propaganda to minors.

Read: Russia's Putin Formalizes Anti-Gay Propaganda Bill Into Law

The dump protest against Russian-made vodkas was initiated by Dan Savage, an American author, journalist and newspaper editor.

"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," Mr Savage said in his blog on the Seattle-based weekly newspaper The Stranger.

Although there was a slew of Russian vodkas currently available in the U.S., Mr Savage was particularly interested on banning the best and most known - Russian Standard and Stolichnaya.

The hashtags #DumpRussianVodka and #DumpStoli were created in Twitter precisely for this dump protest.

An unidentified bar owner, however, told The Daily Meal that "boycotting Stoli doesn't make sense."

"The Putin government does not control or manage the company, nor is the company headquartered in Russia."

Tony Marchese, co-owner of Trio, a Palm Springs restaurant, however, believed it would point out to personal conviction.

"You have to make a stand at some point," Mr Marchese told MyDesert.com. "Palm Springs has a very large gay community and we're gay business owners, so we have to support it."

In a letter to the Advocate, Val Mendeleev, Stoli Vodka CEO, said it does understand the current wave of emotions the LGBT community has against Russia and, in particular, against President Putin.

"I want to stress that Stoli firmly opposes such attitude and actions. Indeed, as a company that encourages transparency and fairness, we are upset and angry. Stolichnaya Vodka has always been, and continues to be a fervent supporter and friend to the LGBT community. We also thank the community for having adopted Stoli as their vodka of preference..."

"We fully support and endorse your objectives to fight against prejudice in Russia. In the past decade, SPI has been actively advocating in favor of freedom, tolerance and openness in society, standing very passionately on the side of the LGBT community and will continue to support any effective initiative in that direction."

Apart from Russian Standard and Stoli, President Putin's bailiwick country offered a number of other labelled vodkas. Click on the slideshow to see them.

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