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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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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 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.”
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Ahead of Olympics, Russia sending mixed message on gay rights
MOSCOW — Anyone who switched on Russian TV recently might have been forgiven for thinking the Kremlin was relaxing its hard line on gays: Images of rainbow flags and a happy same-sex couple looking adoringly at their child flashed across the screen.
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Orlando Cruz, first openly gay professional boxer, marries partner
NEW YORK — Openly gay professional boxer Orlando Cruz married his partner, José Manuel Colón, in a ceremony in New York’s Central Park on Saturday.
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Russia’s sports minister: Mistake to pass anti-gay law before Olympics
MOSCOW — Russia’s sports minister says passing the gay “propaganda” law that sparked calls for boycotting the Sochi Olympics was a mistake — not because of its contents but because of its timing.
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Foes of Russia’s anti-gay ‘propaganda’ law ponder new tactics
NEW YORK — The four-month campaign protesting Russia’s ban on “gay propaganda” is entering a new phase, as human rights activists try to heighten pressure on the Olympics’ top corporate sponsors to speak out before the Winter Games in Sochi.
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UConn women take lead role in campaign to support lesbian, bisexual athletes
HARTFORD, Conn. — Members of Connecticut’s NCAA champion women’s basketball team are taking a lead role in a national campaign in support of lesbian and bisexual athletes in women’s sports.
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Olympic Committee president confident gays will be treated equally in Russia
MOSCOW — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is confident that all athletes and visitors at the Winter Olympics in Sochi will be treated equally regardless of “race, gender or sexual orientation.”
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Russian gay activists: IOC chief refused to meet with during Sochi visit
MOSCOW — Russian gay activists say the new president of the International Olympic Committee refused to meet with them while visiting the 2014 Winter Games city of Sochi.