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Pussy Riot members released from Russian prison ahead of Sochi Olympics
KRASNOYARSK, Russia — The last two imprisoned members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot walked free Monday, criticizing the amnesty measure that released them as a publicity stunt, with one calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics to protest Russia’s human rights record.
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Nigeria Senate passes law banning gay marriage, formation of gay rights groups
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Senate on Thursday passed a harsh anti-gay bill banning same-sex marriage and outlawing anyone from forming organizations supporting gay rights, setting prison terms of up to 14 years for offenders.
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India government asks high court to review its decision on anti-gay law
NEW DELHI — India’s government asked the country’s Supreme Court on Friday to review a decision in which it upheld a colonial-era law that bans homosexual acts and makes them punishable by up to a decade in prison.
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Uganda passes tough new law against homosexuality
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan lawmakers on Friday passed an anti-gay law that punishes “aggravated homosexuality” with life imprisonment.
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Netherlands adopts landmark gender identity law, bans forced sterilization
THE HAUGE, Netherlands — The Netherlands has adopted landmark legislation banning forced sterilization and allowing transgender people to change their identity on official documents with the requirement of gender reassignment surgery.
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India political party leader says gay U.S. diplomats should be ‘arrested, punished’
NEW DELHI, India — The leader of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday that India should “arrest and punish” U.S. diplomats in India who have “same sex companions” as same-sex acts is illegal in the country.
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Nelson Mandela was a hero to gays, yet anti-LGBT bias still rampant in Africa
Africa’s gays are looking for their own Nelson Mandela – someone who will rescue them from violence and a raft of laws that criminalize gay sex. In other words, precisely what Mandela could not do, despite his efforts.
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Russian toy store chain accused of ‘promoting homosexuality’
MOSCOW — A Russian toy store chain is under investigation for selling a game that allegedly “promotes homosexuality,” prosecutors said Friday.
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Democratic Republic of Congo to consider banning gay sex
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — A draft bill has been proposed to criminalize gay sex the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Israel honors gay Holocaust victims in first national memorial
TEL AVIV — A new monument to pay tribute to Jewish and non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust who were persecuted by the Nazis for their sexual orientation has been unveiled in Tel Aviv.