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Protesters rally at Ariz. state capitol to demand governor veto anti-gay bill
PHOENIX — Hundreds of people have gathered at the Arizona Capitol to demand that Gov. Jan Brewer veto legislation that would allow business owners to refuse to serve gays by citing their religious beliefs.
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Students form human wall to block Westboro Baptist protest at Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, home of the anti-gay extremists behind the “Gods Hate Fags” and “God hates the World” fundamentalist movement, on Saturday protested the coming out of Missouri football player Michael Sam outside Mizzou Arena on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia.
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More than one thousand rally in Tel Aviv to protest recent anti-LGBT violence
TEL AVIV — More than a thousand people marched in the streets of Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest against transphobia and anti-LGBT violence in Israel.
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Indian gay activists protest top court’s ruling that criminalizes gay sex
NEW DELHI — Hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in India’s capital and other cities across the country on Sunday to protest a decision by India’s top court to uphold a law that criminalizes gay sex.
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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.”
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Olympic Committee to remind athletes against protests in Sochi
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC is finalizing a letter to Olympic athletes reminding them to refrain from demonstrations or political gestures during the Winter Games in Sochi, including any protests against Russia’s law banning gay “propaganda.”
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Activists protest Russia’s anti-LGBT laws at Times Square Olympic countdown
Olympic gold medalists stood on a temporary stage in Times Square talking about training and teamwork when the chants rose up from about 50 feet away. “Homophobia has got to go!” bellowed more than a dozen protesters who unveiled a rainbow banner reading, “Don’t Buy Putin’s Lies.”
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Serbia government faces criticism over gay pride ban
BELGRADE, Serbia — European Union officials have criticized the Serbian government’s decision to ban a gay pride march for the third consecutive year because of threats from right-wing groups.
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Pro-gay protests at the Winter Olympics in Sochi? Dream on…
It is fanciful to suggest that Sochi-bound Olympians will or should follow the example of Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the U.S. sprinters who struck a world-electrifying blow for the African-American cause by thrusting their black-gloved fists in the air on the Olympic medal podium in 1968. Those were angry times…
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Topless activists enter Russian embassy in Sweden to protest anti-gay law
STOCKHOLM — Two topless activists climbed over a fence into the Russian embassy in Stockholm on Thursday to protest against the country’s anti-gay bill and stigmatization of homosexuals.