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Gay Fans Attending World Cup in Russia Warned Against Displays of Affection

FIFA advisers fear hate crimes against LGBTQ people, other minorities at 2018 event. 

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UN experts condemn reports of violence against gay men in Chechnya

Russian republic denies reports, saying gays don’t exist there    By Tim Lister, Maria Ilyushina and Darya Tarasova CNN United Nations human…

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American Pastor Expelled from Russia in LGBT Case

Jim Mulcahy was sitting with some Russian friends, munching cookies and talking about Roman mosaics, when the Russian police came…

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Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘Stand’

New film explores a homophobic hate crime in light of Russia’s recent law.

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International News

Scores of Russian gays are seeking asylum in US

Had he stayed in Russia, Andrew Mironov would be settling into a stable job with an oil company, likely with…

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Paralympics chief: No need for rights assurances

Countries bidding to host the Olympics and Paralympics should not be compelled to provide assurances about human rights standards, according…

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Gay ski jumper says Olympic protests aren’t worth it

An openly gay women's ski jumper says protests against Russia's law banning homosexual "propaganda" aimed at minors aren't worth it…

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International News

How Russia enforces its ban on gay ‘propaganda’

When the Sochi Winter Olympics begin Friday, many will be watching to see whether Russia will enforce its law banning…

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UN panel says Russia should annul gay ‘propaganda’ law

A U.N. committee on children's rights urged Russia on Wednesday to repeal its law banning pro-gay "propaganda" that could be…

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Sochi still scrambling to sell Olympic tickets

What if they held an Olympics and nobody came?

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