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State Department calls Chechnya leader’s latest antigay comments ‘upsetting’
The State Department yet again denounces the abuses in Chechnya when it suits them, while refusing men fleeing the abuses visas and staying silent on the issue in meetings with Russian officials.
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Putin spokesman backs Chechnya leader’s call for gay purge to ‘purify our blood’
Chechnya’s leader also called gay people “devils” who aren’t really people.
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Chechen dictator laughs when asked about anti-gay violence
Even though he found the idea hilarious, he still wants Chechnya to be “purified” of gay people.
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DNC staffer suing Trump campaign over hacked emails outing him to grandparents
The former staffer, along with two Democratic Party donors, are suing the Trump campaign and adviser Roger Stone, accusing them of colluding with Russia over hacked and leaked emails.
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Trump calls his son ‘a high-quality person’ & Twitter begs to differ
It’s not transparency if you only admit the truth after you’ve been caught.
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The names of 27 men killed during purge of gay & bi men in Chechnya published
The Russian newspaper that first broke the news of the abuses chose to publish the names, including several teenagers, “Because only the dead have nothing to fear in Chechnya.”
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Trump is already running for re-election & here’s how he could win
The race to reelect President Donald Trump is already well underway, and believe it or not, the wind is at his back.
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Russia’s Bolshoi cancels ballet about gay dancer 3 days before premiere
Bolshoi director Vladimir Urin denied reports that the show about Rudolf Nureyev had been cancelled due to its frank portrayal of his gay relationships.
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Detentions of gay and bi men have started again in Chechnya
Trump met with Putin on Friday but didn’t bring up violence in Chechnya, which is apparently starting up again.