Senior IOC member criticizes U.S. choice of gay athletes for Sochi delegation

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

ROME — A senior Italian member of the International Olympic Committee criticized the United States on Wednesday for including openly gay athletes in its official delegation for next month’s Sochi Olympics.

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GOPRoud co-founder Jimmy LaSalvia quits US Republican Party

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

GOProud co-founder Jimmy LaSalvia has quit the US Republican Party over the party’s tolerance for homophobia and a leadership that he says is controlled by ‘big government conservatives. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/goproud-co-fo

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Former anti-gay employers top gay-friendly employer list

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

A list of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the UK has revealed several have changed their homophobic ways and improved for the better. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/former-anti-gay-employers-top-gay-friendly-employer-list1501

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New York , 15 January 2014 - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Nigeria

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

The Secretary-General shares the deep concern expressed yesterday by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, following the recent signing into law of the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act in Nigeria. The law introduces a wide range of

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Gay West Hollywood councilman defends removal of Rainbow Pride Flag at City Hall

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

The rainbow flag donated by a local business owner no longer flies over the entrance of West Hollywood City Hall. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-west-hollywood-councilman-defends-removal-rainbow-pride-flag-city-hall150114#sthas

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Zimbabwe LGBTI rights group GALZ wins High Court victory

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

Zimbabwean LGBTI rights group Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) have scored a major victory, with the country’s High Court ruling that the group does not need to register with the government and that police must return property seized during raids

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Lawyers in challenge to N.C. same-sex marriage ban watching Okla., Utah

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawyers on both sides of a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s 2012 prohibition of same-sex marriage say they are closely studying recent court rulings overturning similar bans in other states.

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Guernsey ’woefully behind’ in gay marriage

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

Guernsey is woefully behind in the introduction of civil partnerships, says Deputy Elis Bebb.

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Oklahoma’s governor is ’disappointed’ and ’troubled’ by judge’s ruling that struck down gay marriage ban

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

Oklahomas Republican governor was not among those celebrating this week when a federal judge ruled that the states ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/oklahomas-governor-disappointed-and-trou

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Gay choral director ousted from Indiana church and 80% of congregation leaves in protest

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2014

A Methodist church in Alexandria, Indiana, has lost about 80% of its congregation who are standing behind their former choral director who was ousted for being gay. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-choral-director-ousted-indiana-

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Same-Sex Couples Happier, Less Publicly Affectionate

• Released Date: 14-Jan-2014

A new British study found that same-sex couples are more likely to be happier and more positive about their relationships than their straight counterparts, but are less likely to be openly affectionate towards each other, the British newspaper the In

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US State Department issues travel alert for Olympics - warns of Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law

• Released Date: 14-Jan-2014

The US State Department made special note of Russias anti-gay propaganda law in a travel alert it issued on Friday (10 January) for those traveling to Sochi for the Olympics. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/us-state-department-issue

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