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Nikolai Alexeyev: anti-gay laws spark opportunity for ‘gayest’ Olympics ever

Activist says Sochi boycott won’t improve lives of LGBT people or lead to anti-gay law repeal

By Natasha Barsotti

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Russia: Vladimir Putin issues decree banning protests at Sochi Games

‘Gatherings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets’ prohibited

By Natasha Barsotti

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New York: Police investigating trans woman’s death as possible hate crime

Unidentified suspect, 20, arrested in connection with attack on Islan Nettles

By Natasha Barsotti

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Greyson and Loubani in ‘good health’ and ‘good spirits’

Legal counsel hired for Canadians arrested in Egypt; hearing scheduled for Aug 28

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Lesbian activist in Uganda beaten and left for dead

Toronto groups plan fundraisers in support

By Andrea Houston

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Russia assures IOC it welcomes all athletes regardless of sexual orientation

Fate of athletes and spectators who protest at Sochi Games still unclear

By Natasha Barsotti

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Rally in Ottawa calls attention to anti-gay violence in Jamaica

‘We still have a chronic situation in Jamaica,’ Maurice Tomlinson says

By Adrienne Ascah

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Denmark: Thousands march against Russia’s anti-gay laws

‘To Russia with Love’ protesters submitted signatures to Russian embassy

By Natasha Barsotti

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Army private who leaked documents to WikiLeaks wants to begin transitioning to female

‘I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible’: Manning

By Natasha Barsotti

Opinion

From anal sex to sorcery

Relics in Canada’s Criminal Code are still being used in strange and ‘shifting’ ways

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Cameroon: Anti-gay rally targets bars and schools

Participants call for stricter enforcement of laws criminalizing homosexuality

By Natasha Barsotti

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Reporter slams Russian anti-gay laws on RT channel

‘I am going to take my two minutes here to tell people the truth’: James Kirchick

By Natasha Barsotti

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Calgary police investigating attack on gay man as possible hate crime

Greg Johansen left bruised and bloodied after attack from behind

By Natasha Barsotti

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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years for passing documents to WikiLeaks

Civil liberties groups say harsh penalty signals crackdown on leakers and journalists

By Natasha Barsotti

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Alberta Court of Appeal recognizes non-biological gay father

BC’s new Family Law Act already recognizes multiparent families

By Shauna Lewis

Transphobic activist apparently has a thing for voyeurism

By Jeremy Feist

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Russian relay gold medallist says kiss was ‘just happiness’ for team

Ksenia Ryzhova declined to say what her position on queer rights is

By Natasha Barsotti

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Video allegedly shows beating of trans woman in Russian park

Russia’s recently enacted anti-gay laws are being blamed for an uptick in attacks on queer people

By Natasha Barsotti

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