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Gay Olympic ski jumper says protests aren’t worth it because ‘no one cares’
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — An openly gay women’s ski jumper says protests against Russia’s law banning homosexual “propaganda” aimed at minors aren’t worth it because “no one cares.”
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Retired Olympic medalist Anja Paerson speaks out on gay rights
Anja Paerson is embracing her post-competition career with the same kind of enthusiasm she showed off with her customary, celebratory belly flops on the snow. After all, the Swedish skiing great has a lot to be excited about these days. She’s a mother. She’s working on TV, and she’s back at the Olympics.
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Gay Games TV ad offers contrast during Olympics broadcast
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Organizers of the 2014 Gay Games will give viewers of tonight’s Winter Olympics opening ceremonies a subtle reminder of the anti-LGBT atmosphere in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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Obama: Sending openly gay athletes to Sochi was a ‘very clear’ message
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Thursday that he had included openly gay athletes in the U.S. Olympic delegation to send a message to Russia that the U.S. would not conform to discrimination in sports or anywhere else.
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LGBT viewers guide to the Olympics: Tensions high for spectators, athletes
Tensions are high as the 2014 Winter Olympics prepares to get underway Thursday with figure skating and skiing events and then with the globally televised opening ceremony Friday. While there is a tremendous amount of anxiety over the possibility of a terrorist attack against the Games in Sochi, Russia, there is also considerable uncertainty around who might protest the country’s new anti-gay laws and how and when they might do so.
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College baseball player, boyfriend of Conner Mertens, comes out as gay
It was just last week when Willamette University kicker Conner Mertens announced he is bisexual, becoming the first college football player to publicly identify as a member of the LGBT community while still active in his sport.
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Finnish Olympic swimmer comes out ahead of Sochi games
Finnish Olympic swimmer Ari-Pekka Liukkonen has come out as gay, saying he wants to talk publicly about his sexual orientation close to the Sochi Olympic games to help raise awareness of Russia’s controversial anti-gay “propaganda” law.
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Willamette kicker is first active college football player to come out as LGBT
SALEM, Ore. — Williamette University freshman kicker Conner Mertens has come out as bisexual, becoming the first active college football player to come out as LGBT.
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Senior IOC member criticizes U.S. choice of gay athletes for Sochi delegation
ROME — A senior Italian member of the International Olympic Committee criticized the United States on Wednesday for including openly gay athletes in its official delegation for next month’s Sochi Olympics.
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Champion Brazilian diver Ian Matos comes out as gay
Champion Brazilian diver Ian Matos has come out publicly as gay in an interview with the newspaper Correio.