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Gay rights activists in Cyprus protest Russia law

About a dozen gay rights supporters carried placards and chanted slogans outside the Russian Embassy in Cyprus' capital to protest…

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Gay rights activists plan to meet Obama in Russia

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activists said Tuesday they have been invited to meet with President Barack Obama on…

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Gay activists in Amsterdam protest Russian policy

More than 2,000 gay rights supporters protested in Amsterdam's largest square Sunday, carrying signs, singing songs and chanting slogans to…

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Russia defends anti-gay law in letter to IOC

The Russian government assured the IOC on Thursday it will not discriminate against homosexuals during the Sochi Olympics, while defending…

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Three Bars Just Say Nyet to Russian Vodka

The Dirt, El Gran Malo, and the soon-to-open El Big Bad, all owned by brothers Shaun and Steve Sharma, are…

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Swedish athlete abandons rainbow nails

The Swedish high jumper who painted her fingernails in the colors of the rainbow to support gay rights at the…

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Athletes at worlds sport rainbow fingernails

At least two Swedish athletes at the world championships in Moscow competed with rainbow-colored fingernails Thursday, showing support for gays…

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FIFA asks World Cup host Russia to explain anti-gay law

FIFA has asked authorities in 2018 World Cup host Russia for "clarification and more details" about a new anti-gay law,…

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Q&A on anti-gay legislation in Russia

The law has outraged Russian liberals and some sectors of the international community just six months before the start of…

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Obama rejects boycott of Olympics in Russia

President Barack Obama rejected the idea of the United States boycotting the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year despite several…

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