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Russia: Bill to deny gay parents custody of their children temporarily withdrawn
MOSCOW — A bill in the Russian parliament that would have allowed government officials to remove children from homes of gay parents has been temporarily withdrawn from consideration.
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Anti-gay crusader Scott Lively returns to Russia to discuss ‘traditional’ values
MOSCOW — Anti-gay activist Scott Lively returned to Russia this week at the invitation of the Rockford, Ill.-based World Congress of Families (WCF), a Christian group that has opposed same-sex marriage and adoption of children by same-sex couples or LGBT parents in the United States and globally.
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Thomas Roberts to host Miss Universe in Moscow to give LGBT Russians ‘hope’
NEW YORK — Thomas Roberts, an openly gay journalist and news anchor for MSNBC, announced Thursday he plans to host the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, calling it a “huge, visible opportunity for LGBT people. Everywhere.”
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Dutch diplomat beaten in Moscow, attackers leave ‘LGBT’ scrawled on mirror
MOSCOW — A Dutch diplomat was beaten up by two unidentified men who barged into his apartment in central Moscow, leaving behind a heart and the acronym “LGBT” scrawled on a mirror in lipstick.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘Persecution of gay people is unacceptable’
“My life has been immensely enriched by gay mentors, colleagues and friends and any discrimination and persecution of gay people is unacceptable,” says Russian dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov.
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‘Coming Out’ rally in St. Petersburg, Russia ends in violence
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Sixty-seven people were arrested Saturday at an LGBT event in St. Petersburg, Russia, as anti-gay protesters clashed with LGBT rights advocates, a police official told LGBTQ Nation.
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Bill to deny LGBT parents custody of their children advances in Russian parliament
MOSCOW — A bill that would strip same-sex couples and LGBT individuals of custody of their children has advanced in the Russian parliament.
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NOM’s Brian Brown may have violated U.S. law, says LGBT activist Fred Karger
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Prominent LGBT rights activist and former GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger alleged Tuesday that National Organization for Marriage (NOM) president Brian Brown may have broken federal law after a secret trip to Russia to lobby for a bill that banned Russian children from being adopted by countries where same-sex marriage is legal.
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Russian athletes at World Outgames pose for NOH8 Campaign photo
ANTWERP, Belgium — A team of Russian athletes competing at the World Outgames participated in a NOH8 Campaign photo that was released this earlier this week.
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Globalizing Homophobia: World Congress of Families, Russia’s ‘Christian saviors’
Anti-gay activists in the United States, finding it increasingly difficult to push their agenda at home, have turned to Russia both as a place receptive to their politics and as a “savior” of the world against increasing social liberalism. In doing so, they have provided international backing for an oppressive, anti-democratic regime that is increasingly using LGBT people as scapegoats for broader political dissatisfaction.