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Rihanna weighs in with support for ‘Principle 6’ gay rights campaign
SOCHI, Russia– A campaign for gay rights in Russia and at the Sochi Games is getting some star backing from Rihanna.
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Daughter of anti-gay Russian lawmaker nominated for GLAAD Media Award
NEW YORK — The daughter of a former Russian Olympic figure skater and member of the Russian Parliament has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award by the LGBT advocacy group, raising the ire of Russian gay rights activists because of her mother’s anti-gay voting record.
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U.S. delegation member Caitlin Cahow calls Olympic trip ‘humbling’
SOCHI, Russia — A member of the U.S. Olympic delegation sent to Sochi by President Barack Obama said Thursday she witnessed no backlash over the inclusion of homosexuals in the group as an apparent protest over anti-gay laws in Russia.
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So far, nothing but silence from Olympians on Russia’s anti-gay laws
SOCHI, Russia — A campaign to draw attention to Russia’s anti-gay laws isn’t gaining traction among Olympic athletes, who so far have avoided saying or doing anything to protest the measures.
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Russia bans adoptions from countries that allow same-sex marriage
MOSCOW — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an amendment to Russia’s law prohibiting same-sex couples from adopting, extending the ban to foreign couples from nations where same-sex marriage is legal.
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LGBT visibility in first days of Olympics includes several ‘political’ messages
LGBT visibility during the first few days of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, included some high profile political “messages,” two gay inclusive television commercials, and several surprise choices by both Russian games organizers and openly gay athletes.
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VIDEO: Russia declares discrimination newest Olympic sport
Set to the music of King Arivel, the metaphor of a rugby team brutalizing a gay couple represents the horrendous climate for LGBT people not just in Russia, but in other parts of the world as well, including Uganda, Belize, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the other 76 nations around the world where being gay is still a crime.
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Sochi’s Mayak cabaret, a safe place for gays in the Olympic host city
The mascara-lined eyes of a petite man dressed in a tuxedo greet visitors after they buzz at the armor-plated door of a one-story building. Welcome to the Mayak cabaret, the most reputable gay club in Sochi, and one of the few safe places for gays in the Olympic host city to meet.
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Mums the word – No talk of gay rights in Sochi, please… we’re Olympians
Olympic competition first, gay rights maybe later. Plenty of athletes made clear before traveling to Sochi how unhappy they were about gay rights being curtailed in Russia, particularly with its law banning gay “propaganda.” But now in Sochi, there has not been a squeak of public protest from the 2,870 Olympians – either at venues or at Friday’s opening ceremony.
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Asia leaders join Sochi, not put off by Russia’s human rights record
When top Western leaders decided to stay away from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Winter Olympics, he wasn’t exactly left friendless: he has the heads of leading Asian nations and others to help show the world that not everyone is put off by his human rights record and the anti-gay law he championed.