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German court to rule whether transgender man can be listed as father
BERLIN — A transgender man who gave birth to a baby boy in Germany is fighting to be recognized as the child’s father, rather than his mother.
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Russian MP would rather a child be an orphan than be raised by a gay parent
MOSCOW — A member of the Russian Parliament, who last week said he planned to introduce a bill that would deny gay parents custody over their children, said he would rather a child be an orphan than be raised by gays.
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Leader of Eastern Orthodox Communion: Gay relationships are ‘reprehensible’
TALLINN, Estonia –Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Archbishop of Constantinople and leader of the Eastern Orthodox Communion, has labeled same-sex relationships as “reprehensible,” sinful, and said they will never be accepted by the Orthodox Church.
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Russian LGBT journalist threatens to ‘out’ closeted, anti-gay politicians
MOSCOW — A prominent Russian lesbian activist and journalist has announced her intent to out any closeted politician who votes in favor of new anti-gay legislation that would deny gay parents custody over their children.
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Human rights activists target Russian anti-gay law at G20 protests
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Spaced out along St. Petersburg’s main thoroughfare, about a dozen human rights activists staged individual protests to attract the attention of leaders of the world’s biggest economies to human rights violations in Russia.
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Russian lawmaker proposes bill to deny gay parents custody over their children
MOSCOW — A Russian lawmaker has proposed a bill that would deny gay parents custody over their children.
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European Parliament group: Hold Putin accountable at G20 summit
BRUSSELS — As opposition to Russia’s anti-gay “propaganda” law escalates, members of the European Parliament are calling on European Union leaders and the Council of Europe to denounce that country’s increasingly forceful crackdown on the LGBT community.
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Russian MP proposes gay blood ban, free gay-to-straight conversion therapy
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A Russian lawmaker is proposing a bill that would ban blood and organ donations from gay men, while offering them free gay-to-straight conversion therapy.
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Thousands of gay rights activists in Amsterdam protest Russian policy
AMSTERDAM — More than 2,000 gay rights supporters protested in Amsterdam’s largest square Sunday, carrying signs, singing songs and chanting slogans to condemn the Russian government’s homosexuality policies.
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Russia defends anti-gay law in letter to Olympic committee
LONDON — The Russian government assured the International Olympic Committee on Thursday it will not discriminate against homosexuals during the Sochi Olympics, while defending the law against gay “propaganda” that has provoked an international backlash.