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Activists stage protest as Olympic flame handed over to Russian organizers
ATHENS, Greece — A few dozen activists staged a peaceful protest Saturday against Russia’s law banning gay propaganda as the Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Russian advocacy group
OSLO, Norway — Russian President Vladimir Putin has been nominated for consideration for the prestigious Nobel Peace prize by a Russian advocacy group.
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Globalizing Homophobia: ‘Today the whole world is looking at Russia’
On June 13, 2013, just days after the Russian Duma passed laws banning on gay “propaganda” and actions that “offend religious feelings,” a delegation of five French Catholic anti-gay activists – at least one with ties to the far-right Front National party – traveled to Moscow at the invitation of the Duma committee on family, women and children to discuss, among other issues, Russia’s plans to tighten its ban on adoption by same-sex couples abroad…
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How the American Right came to embrace Russia’s anti-gay crackdown
American conservative groups haven’t just praised Russia’s crackdown on gays. Working through several channels, American anti-gay activists quietly provided intellectual backing and international support that directly and indirectly fueled the resurgent anti-gay movement in Russia and in other former Soviet states like Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine.
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Russian court drops ‘gay propaganda’ charge against lesbian activist
RYAZAN, Russia — A ruling by a Russian court last week that dismissed an administrative charge against a lesbian activist under a regional “gay propaganda” law, has been lauded by Russian LGBT activists as a sign that the federal law will eventually be overturned.
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Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller calls anti-gay law ‘absolutely embarrassing’
PARK CITY, Utah — Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller felt no need to measure his words when asked about Russia’s anti-gay law. “I think it’s absolutely embarrassing that there’s countries and there’s people who are that intolerant and that ignorant,” he said Monday.
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Champion figure skater Ashley Wagner speaks out against Russia’s anti-gay law
PARK CITY, Utah — Unlike many American Olympic hopefuls, figure skater Ashley Wagner has no problem expressing her feelings about Russia’s new anti-gay law.
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Amid Putin’s crackdown, Sochi gay scene thrives
Sochi was a gay hub in Soviet times, a fact facilitated by the Soviet Union’s closed borders, an easygoing southern temperament and, for many visitors, a healthy distance from family and friends back home – giving the place a “What-happens-in-Sochi-stays-in-Sochi” appeal.
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At Olympic torch lighting ceremony, IOC chair notes assurances from Russia
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — The new president of the International Olympic Committee says he has received assurances from senior Russian officials and games organizers that an ongoing controversy over the country’s treatment of gays will not affect athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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IOC ‘fully satisfied’ Russia’s anti-gay law doesn’t violate Olympic charter
SOCHI, Russia — The International Olympic Committee has dismissed concerns over Russia’s law banning gay propaganda, saying it doesn’t violate the Olympic charter’s anti-discrimination clause, and pronounced Russia ready to host the 2014 Winter Games.