President Rejects Calls to Boycott Olympics Over Anti-Gay Law
Repost from The Hill President Obama on Friday rejected calls for the United States to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. “I know that one question that’s…
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The Facts on LGBT Rights in Russia
In recent weeks, public attention to the ongoing crackdown on LGBT rights in the Russian Federation and its potential impact on the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in February 2014 has…
Read moreHouse Members Urge Secretary Kerry to Protect LGBT People at 2014 Sochi Olympics
A bipartisan group of 87 House members have signed on to a letter asking Secretary Kerry, “what diplomatic measures the State Department is planning to take to ensure…
Read moreU.S. Amb. Ian Kelly Statement On LGBT Rights In Russian Federation And Moldova
Geneva, Switzerland Ambassador Ian Kelly March 22, 2012 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We take this moment to subscribe to the joint statement of Canada, Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway…
Read moreStudy finds more countries accepting homosexuality
repost from AFP WASHINGTON — The vast majority of countries around the world have become more accepting of homosexuality, with the exception of Russia and other former socialist…
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