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‘It Gets Better’ sends messages from around the world to Russian LGBT youth
The It Gets Better Project International has released a new video in support Russian LGBT youth, launching a campaign with a video compilation featuring the foundation’s international partners expressing their support.
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Anti-gay social media group in Russia offers reward for outing LGBT teachers
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A new anti-gay group has emerged on the popular Russian social network Vkontakte (vk.com) offering rewards for reporting “confirmed” information on gay school teachers, reports Queer Russia.
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Elton John dedicates Moscow concert to slain gay Russian, calls anti-gay law ‘inhumane’
MOSCOW — British pop artist Sir Elton John, performing in Moscow on Friday evening, criticized the Russian government’s recent passage of anti-gay laws, calling them “inhumane” and “isolating.”
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Russian Prime Minister criticizes Duma, gay ‘propaganda’ law
MOSCOW — Former Russian president and current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday criticized the country’s lawmakers and recent passage of an anti-gay law, saying the Duma, Russia’s federal Parliament, has switched its focus from political bans to private life.
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N.Y. pushes Sochi Games advertisers to speak out in support of LGBT rights
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller John Liu are pressuring Olympic advertisers to speak out against Russia’s restrictions on gay and transgender rights before the Sochi Winter Games begin in February.
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Russian high court rules against LGBT activist, upholds ‘gay propaganda’ law
MOSCOW — Russia’s highest court has ruled that a controversial law banning “gay propaganda” is not in breach of that nation’s Constitution.
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Johnny Weir apologizes after calling gay activists ‘idiots’ for anti-Russian protests
NEW YORK — Former Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir apologized Tuesday after lashing out at gay rights activists during a speech at Barnard College, calling them “idiots” for their anti-Russian protests, which he labeled “useless.”
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Russian children’s rights commissioner: Only Italy can adopt Russian children
MOSCOW — Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights says that currently only Italy matches the two main criteria for adoption of Russian children – a bilateral agreement with the Russian Federation and a ban on same-sex marriage.
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Former ‘X Factor’ contestant terrorized by Russian anti-gay extremists
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — A former contestant of the Ukrainian franchise of the British talent competition, “The X Factor,” was attacked and physically abused by Russian anti-gay extremists last week, according to prosecutors and the victim’s attorney.
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Russian activists urge IOC president to take stronger position on anti-gay laws
PARIS — IOC President Thomas Bach met with Russian gay rights activists who urged an investigation before the Sochi Olympics into national laws banning “gay propaganda.”