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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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Chris Pine criticizes U.S. response to Russia’s anti-gay law
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Actor Chris Pine says the U.S. should have done more in the run-up to the Sochi Olympics to protest Russia’s anti-gay legislation, which he calls “clearly awful, archaic, hostile nonsense.”
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U.S. State Department issues travel alert for Sochi Olympics
WASHINGTON — Americans planning to attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, should be vigilant about their security due to potential terrorist threats, crime and uncertain medical care, the State Department advised Friday.
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Brian Boitano never planned to publicly announce he is gay
BOSTON — Brian Boitano never intended to publicly reveal he is gay until he was chosen for the U.S. Olympic delegation by President Barack Obama last month.
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Billie Jean King part of diplomacy by diversity: ‘We reflect part of America’
Billie Jean King believes standing up to discrimination is the best way to combat it, so she had no hesitation joining the U.S. delegation for the Sochi Olympics.
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Putin rescinds blanket ban on demonstrations at Sochi Olympics
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has rescinded a blanket ban on demonstrations in and around the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi.
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Olympic figure skating champ Brian Boitano says he’s gay
Olympic figure skating champion Brian Boitano came out on Thursday, two days after he was named to the U.S. delegation for Sochi along with openly gay athletes Billie Jean King and Caitlin Cahow.
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Obama to skip Olympic games, selects gay athletes for Sochi delegation
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Russia a clear message about its treatment of gays and lesbians with who he is – and isn’t – sending to represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics.
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Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis urges protest of Russian anti-gay laws
WASHINGTON — Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis on Friday urged American Olympians to dedicate their performances at February’s Winter Games in Sochi to their gay friends and relatives as a means of protest against Russian anti-gay laws.
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Olympic Committee President: Russia to set up protest zones in Sochi
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — IOC President Thomas Bach said Russia will set up public protest zones in Sochi during the Winter Olympics, a move unlikely to defuse criticism of the country’s human rights record and a recent law banning gay “propaganda.”