All posts tagged "russia"
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Obama meets with Russian LGBT activists, calls work ‘critically important’
President Obama concluded his visit to St. Petersburg for the G-20 summit by meeting with several Russian activists Friday, including representatives of Russia’s LGBT community....
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NCLR launches ‘Stop LGBT Hate in Russia’ campaign
“Russia’s appalling treatment of LGBT people has taken a shocking turn with the passage of these horrific laws. In the wake of these laws, discrimination...
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Obama scheduled to meet with Russian LGBT activists
President Obama will meet with LGBT activists during his trip to Russia for the G-20 summit this week, a White House official confirmed to Metro...
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Human Rights First report advises White House on challenging Russia’s anti-LGBT law
“The central goal of U.S. policy should be to bolster those fighting for freedom on the frontlines and to protect LGBT Russians from persecution and...
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Robbie's Rules
Robbie Rogers never set out to make history. But on May 26, he did just that. Rogers had taken to the soccer field hundreds of...
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Russia’s TV network blasted for ‘abominable’ coverage of anti-gay law [video]
James Kirchick, a writer who has contributed to a variety of news organizations, recently appeared on the RT network (aka Russia Today). The panel discussion...
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Actor Wentworth Miller says he’s gay and against Russia’s oppressive law
Wentworth Miller is gay. And he strongly opposes a Russian law which forbid’s public displays of support for LGBT people in that country. On Wednesday, Miller responded...
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No Pain, No Gain
As it becomes clearer every day that there will be no boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and that odds of moving...
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Pride House International announces hand-holding initiative for Sochi
“There are extreme restrictions on the uniforms and other items worn by athletes at any Olympic Games. Flags, badges, or pins are not allowed without...
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Lansing, Mich., City Council votes to end ties with St. Petersburg
“I think all of us that sit at this dais believe that this is extremely important. … want to make sure that we’re supporting...
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Head of Russia’s Olympic Committee confirms anti-LGBT law at Sochi
“The Russian Olympic Committee, Russian government and Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee guarantee there will be no discrimination of sportsmen, officials, supporters and journalists on race,...
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CBC reports on gay Russians seeking asylum in Canada
“I have to stay at a homeless shelter now, but I feel safer than in Russia as a gay person. … It’s considered an honor...
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April video clip shows Russian state TV host calling gay organs ‘unsuitable’
“I think that just imposing fines on gays for homosexual propaganda among teenagers is not enough. They should be banned from donating blood, sperm. And...
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Obama opposes boycotting Olympics over Russia’s anti-LGBT law
President Barack Obama said Friday he opposes a boycott of the Winter Olympics set to be held in Sochi, but reiterated his condemnation of an...
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No Unified Front on Russia
Center Global, a program of The DC Center, the city's LGBT community center, welcomed about 30 people into the center's U Street space last night...
