Thursday, August 15, 2013

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

Lady Gaga rushed to reveal her newest song 'Applause' in recent days, fearing a leak of it would appear â€" and now the official lyric video for it shows her on a big night out watching drag shows!
Saturday's event will be a chance for couples to express their love for one another without fear of persecution and discrimination in front of their friends, family and community.
Across the world, ordinary people are finding creative ways to show their support for Russia's persecuted gay citizens â€" and to ridicule President Vladimir Putin for his vile treatment of them.

National Post

Russia and the IOC Agree: Don't Be Openly Gay at the Olympics
The Slatest
The International Olympic Committee's response to gay people? We mean it: Stay in the closet. According to an IOC spokesperson, the Olympics aren't the place for “proactive political or religious demonstration,” anyway. Just read the fine print: Rule ...
FIFA, International Olympic Committee seek answers from Russia on its anti-gay ...al.com (blog)
International Olympic Committee May Join Russia in Punishing Gay AthletesHuffington Post
Russia's anti-gay crackdown raises concerns for OlympicsMSNBC
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The International Impact of Russia's Anti-Gay Laws: The Olympics and Beyond
Huffington Post
It goes without saying that any large international event that puts a country in the big spotlight makes them keener than ever to tidy up, show a smile, make nice, try to appease everyone in sight, and bolster their reputation and worth. China did so ...


Gay rights campaigners petition IOC over Russia's Sochi Olympics
CNN International
The petition, delivered to the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne by gay rights group All Out, calls on Russia to repeal its anti-gay propaganda law in advance of the Sochi Games. It also urges the IOC to condemn the law and urged ...

Simon Blomfield was this afternoon remembered as "flamboyant, colourful and larger than life" by family and friends who gathered this afternoon for his emotional funeral service.
An Auckland lesbian couple with three children will tie the knot on Air New Zealandâ??s wedding flight on Monday.
The ban preventing HIV positive surgeons, dentists and other health care staff from performing certain medical procedures is to be scrapped.
The Government of Denmark has issued a warning to Russia over the recently passed gay propaganda law in the run up to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Pride House, an international coalition of LGBT sport and human rights groups has begun an initiative calling on everybody present at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, to show their commitment to inclusive sport by people of the same sex holding hands.


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