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The ‘protest’ kiss seen around the world: Sometimes, a kiss is just a kiss
MOSCOW — Quick kisses exchanged by four Russian female sprinters, exuberant after winning a relay race at the world championships in Moscow over the weekend, set off a flurry of speculation in the blogosphere that they were protesting Russia’s new controversial law against gay “propaganda.”
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Kazakhstan lawmaker to introduce bill modeled after Russia’s anti-gay law
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — A lawmaker in Kazakhstan’s parliament says he will introduce a bill modeled after Russia’s anti-gay law that will shut down gay clubs, end pride parades, and prohibit all forms of “homosexual propaganda.”
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Swedish athlete told rainbow nails may be in violation of code of conduct
MOSCOW — The Swedish high jumper who painted her fingernails in rainbow colors to support gay rights has been told she could be in violation of the code of conduct at the world championships, a Swedish track and field official said Saturday.
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Bullied teen’s suicide highlights report that 1 in 3 LGBT kids in Italy contemplate suicide
ROME, Italy — A 14-year-old teen in Rome, Italy, committed suicide earlier this week as a result of anti-gay bullying, highlighting a recent study that one in three LGBT teens in Italy has contemplated suicide.
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Soccer association seeks clarification on Russia’s anti-gay ‘propaganda’ law
GENEVA, Switzerland — The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has asked authorities in 2018 World Cup host Russia for “clarification and more details” about a new anti-gay law, joining the International Olympic Committee in seeking answers from Moscow.
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Twitter faces possible lawsuit over trending anti-gay hashtags
A French gay rights group said on Monday it plans to file a law suit against Twitter for violating the country’s hate speech laws following the emergence of the hashtag “#Gays must die,” which topped Twitter’s “trending topics” over the weekend.
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Russia’s Interior Ministry says anti-gay law will be enforced during Olympics
MOSCOW – Russia’s Interior Ministry, which controls the police force, said Monday that the country’s controversial anti-gay “propaganda” law will be enforced during the Sochi 2014 Olympics.
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Q&A on anti-gay legislation in Russia
MOSCOW — The law on “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors” was signed into law by President Vladimir Putin on June 29. Originally titled the law on “homosexual propaganda,” the bill criminalizes public expression of support for nontraditional relationships.
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Hundreds stage ‘kiss-in’ outside Russian Consulate in Antwerp
ANTWERP, Belgium — More than 400 men and women staged a kiss-in protest outside the Russian Consulate in Antwerp on Friday to demonstrate support for Russia’s LGBT community and protest against that country’s recently approved anti-gay laws.
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Armenia withdraws proposed Russian-like anti-gay propaganda law
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian police on Thursday withdrew a proposal that would have banned any public promotion of “non-traditional sexual relationships” in the country, similar to anti-gay laws in Russia.