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Putin: No discrimination against gays at Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Monday that gay athletes and guests at the Winter Olympics in Sochi will feel at ease, seeking to assuage fears fueled by a recent Russian law banning gay “propaganda.”
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Three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir retires, joins NBC for Sochi
NEW YORK — Known as much for his outrageous costumes and comments as his intriguing skating, Johnny Weir is leaving the ice for the broadcast booth.
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Portland Trail Blazers first NBA team to support marriage equality
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers have become the first NBA team to publicly support marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Openly gay boxer Orlando Cruz loses bid for featherweight title
LAS VEGAS — Gay boxer Orlando Cruz lost his bid for a piece of the featherweight title Saturday night, getting stopped in the seventh round by veteran Orlando Salido.
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U.S. Olympic Committee adds sexual orientation to non-discrimination policy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Olympic Committee board revised its non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation, a nod to its disapproval of the Russian anti-gay law recently passed by the Olympic host country.
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Orlando Cruz, first openly gay boxer, fights for world title
LAS VEGAS — Orlando Cruz won the fight of his life when he came out last year as the first openly gay fighter in boxing. Now he’s in a fight of another kind, a championship battle Saturday night that is the biggest bout of his professional career.
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Openly gay soccer player Robbie Rogers to write memoir
NEW YORK — Robbie Rogers, the first openly gay male athlete to play in a U.S. professional league, has a memoir scheduled to be published next year.
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Nev. may allow transgender students to select teams based on gender identity
RENO, Nev. — The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA), the state’s governing body of high school athletics and activities, is considering allowing transgender students the right to choose whether to participate on either male or female school teams based on their gender identity.
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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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Paris wins bid to host 2018 Gay Games
PARIS — Paris has won the bid to host the 2018 Gay Games, the lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender community’s answer to the Olympics.