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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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Putin’s anti-gay Olympics – Should we participate and condone the hate?
Perhaps it’s because the United States is so divided on the issue of gay rights that, as a country, we are so divided on the Russian anti-gay, Olympic issue. We have states making laws that allow us to marry and states making laws that prevent us from getting married. We have Christians who hate us, and Christians who love us. We have politicians who work tirelessly to see that we have our constitutional rights, and politicians who use every ounce of their power to make sure that the Constitution was most certainly not written with the homosexual in mind. For me, the Olympics are a no-brainer…
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Entertainment world leads outcry against Russia’s anti-gay law
LONDON — From Hollywood to Broadway, the entertainment industry is using its star power and financial muscle to raise a storm of protest over the anti-gay legislation in Russia that is battering the image of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron rules out Sochi boycott
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron ruled out a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying Saturday that attending the games is a better way of tackling prejudice against gays.
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NBC tells LGBT employees it will keep them safe during Sochi Olympics
NEW YORK — NBC is assuring its gay and lesbian employees who may cover the Winter Olympics in Sochi that it will do everything possible to keep them safe following Russia’s passage of anti-gay law.
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Obama: ‘I do not think it’s appropriate to boycott the Olympics’
President Barack Obama on Friday said he does not support boycotting the Olympics in Sochi due to Russia’s “gay propadanda” law, and instead said that he hopes to see openly gay athletes winning medals at the Winter Games.
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Olympic Committee wants more assurances from Russia on anti-gay law
MOSCOW — The International Olympic Committee is waiting for the Russian government to clarify the anti-gay law that is overshadowing preparations for the Sochi Games.
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Activists confront Russia’s U.N. envoy over anti-gay law
UNITED NATIONS — Gay rights activists confronted Russia’s U.N. ambassador Thursday and tried to hand over a petition with more than 340,000 signatures urging world leaders to help eliminate anti-gay laws in Russia ahead of next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Russia says ‘calm down,’ rights will be respected at Sochi Games
MOSCOW — Urging critics of Russia’s new anti-gay law to “calm down,” the country’s sports minister said Thursday that the rights of all athletes competing at next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi will be respected.
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Actor, activist George Takei: ‘Move Winter Olympic Games out of Russia’
NEW YORK — Actor and LGBT activist George Takei on Wednesday repeated his call for the 2014 Winter Olympic games to be moved out of Russia.