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Farewell, Sochi! Russia closes costly, political, controversial Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — Flushed with pride after a spectacular showing at the costliest Olympics ever, Russia celebrated 17 days of sport-driven global unity on Sunday night with a farewell show that hands off the Winter Games to their next host, Pyeongchang in South Korea. Said the head of the International Olympic Committee: “Russia delivered all what it had promised.”
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Russian court dismisses case against journalist who founded LGBT teen support group
NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia — A Russian court on Friday dismissed the case against a freelance journalist who founded an online LGBT teen support group, ruling that it found no evidence that she had been promoting “non-traditional sexual relations.”
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Human rights pledge urged for future Olympic host countries
Citing widespread dismay with Russia’s anti-gay laws, a coalition of more than 30 human rights and gay rights groups is calling on the International Olympic Committee to ensure that future Olympic host countries do not have discriminatory laws on their books.
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Olympic committee defends Monday’s removal of gay rights activist
SOCHI, Russia — The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday defended the removal of an Italian gay rights activist from a Sochi arena, saying she was “escorted from there peacefully” and not detained.
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Two members of punk group Pussy Riot released after being detained in Sochi
SOCHI, Russia — Russian punk group Pussy Riot burst onto the Olympic scene Tuesday when two of its members were picked up by police in host city Sochi — and then ran away defiant down a rain-soaked street a few hours later, shouting and wearing their trademark garish balaclavas.
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Gay rights activist wearing rainbow outfit, headdress arrested at Olympic Park
SOCHI, Russia — An Italian activist shouting “It’s OK to be gay” and dressed in a rainbow-colored outfit and large headdress was detained Monday as she entered an arena to watch an Olympic hockey game.
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Russia: Activist and former Italian lawmaker was never detained in Sochi
SOCHI, Russia – Italian gay rights activist Vladimir Luxuria said she was detained by police at the Olympics after being stopped while carrying a rainbow flag that read in Russian: “Gay is OK.” Police on Monday denied this happened, and the owner of Sochi’s gay club said she was at his club that evening “enjoying” herself.
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Former Italian lawmaker briefly detained in Sochi for displaying ‘Gay is OK’ banner
SOCHI, Russia — A transgender activist and former member of the Italian Parliament was arrested and briefly detained by Russian authorities in Sochi after she reportedly held up a banner that read “Gay is OK,” according to the leader of an Italian gay rights group.
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Here’s Johnny! Clothes make the man and vice versa
SOCHI, Russia — He promised himself something the first time he ever laced up a pair of skates. It’s the same thing Johnny Weir returns to in those quiet moments most evenings, just before the TV camera’s “on-air” light flashes red. “I’m wearing makeup, a double necklace and a cream sweater,” he said. “I don’t feel an obligation to tone myself down.
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‘Gay rights evolve on a global level’
NBC’s Harry Smith looks at the global evolution on gay rights for “Meet the Press” on Sunday, including interviews with Andy Cohen and Brian Boitano.