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Amid Putin’s crackdown, Sochi gay scene thrives
Sochi was a gay hub in Soviet times, a fact facilitated by the Soviet Union’s closed borders, an easygoing southern temperament and, for many visitors, a healthy distance from family and friends back home – giving the place a “What-happens-in-Sochi-stays-in-Sochi” appeal.
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At Olympic torch lighting ceremony, IOC chair notes assurances from Russia
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — The new president of the International Olympic Committee says he has received assurances from senior Russian officials and games organizers that an ongoing controversy over the country’s treatment of gays will not affect athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Campaign against gay abuse causes stir at British football clubs
LONDON — The boxes of rainbow-colored laces landed at the training grounds of English Premier League clubs unannounced at the start of the week.
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Johnny Weir will not be competing in Sochi Olympics
Johnny Weir won’t be going to the Sochi Olympics. At least, not as a skater. U.S. Figure Skating confirmed Tuesday that the two-time Olympian did not register for the qualifiers for the national championships, where the Sochi team will be selected.
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British footballers asked to wear rainbow laces in support of gay players
LONDON — Professional football players across Britain are being asked to wear rainbow-colored shoe laces at matches this weekend in support of a campaign to show support for gay footballers and to tackle homophobia in soccer.
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Los Angeles Dodgers to host first annual ‘LGBT Night Out’
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will host their first annual LGBT Night Out on Sept. 27.
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Cher: ‘I immediately said no’ to performing at Olympics in Russia
In a new interview in Canada’s weekly news magazine Maclean’s, actress and singer Cher said she declined an invitation to open the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia because of the country’s anti-gay laws.
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Olympic snowboarder denounces Russian anti-gay law
PORTLAND, Maine — Two-time Olympic gold-medal winner Seth Wescott says the Winter Olympics in Russia could be tarnished because of Russian legislation that bans gay “propaganda.”
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New Olympic Committee leader to be tested quickly by Sochi, Rio
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — New IOC President Thomas Bach will be tested quickly by two troublesome Olympics: the Winter Games less than five months away in the southern Russian resort of Sochi, and the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro — still three years away but setting off alarms.
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Sochi asks IOC to help stop ‘speculation’ over Russia’s anti-gay law
The head of the Sochi Olympics asked the IOC on Sunday to help “stop this campaign and this speculation” related to the anti-gay law that has been overshadowing preparations for next year’s Winter Games in Russia.