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Russian athlete denies podium kiss was meant to back gay rights

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian athlete denied on Tuesday that she had intended to show her disapproval of her country's "anti-gay propaganda" law when she kissed a teammate on the lips on the winners' podium at the Moscow world championships.

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IOC must push Russia on gay rights -Navratilova, Collins

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Tennis star Martina Navratilova and U.S. basketball player Jason Collins said on Tuesday the International Olympic Committee has not done enough to defend the rights of gay athletes ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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USOC backs gay rights but won't lead charge for change

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - U.S. Olympic officials said on Tuesday they support amending the Olympic Charter to boost support for gay athletes but cautioned that its main role is as a sports body and not a human rights organisation.

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U.N. urges Olympic social inclusion amid Russian gay rights storm

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly called on Wednesday for an international truce during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia and urged Moscow "to promote social inclusion without discrimination" amid outrage over the country's ban on gay "propaganda" among minors.

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Merkel pushes Putin on Ukraine, gay rights

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin insisted Tuesday that there was no alternative to a stalled Ukraine peace plan as they struggled to mask deep rifts during a first meeting in Russia since 2015.

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OPINION: On gay rights, Folau can't have his cake and eat it too

Folau wants to be lauded by the conservative, fundamentalist factions of the Christian Church while being excused as moderate by the mainstream, writes Samuel Leighton-Dore.

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Gay rights protesters detained in Russia as Games start

Russian police detained gay rights activists who tried to protest on Moscow's Red Square and in St Petersburg on Friday, shortly before Vladimir Putin opened the Sochi Winter Olympics, gay rights activists said.

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Lady Gaga uses stardom for gay rights

Pop sensation Lady Gaga has thrown the full weight of her stardom behind efforts to repeal a US ban on gays serving openly in the military.

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Michael Kirby: the rainbow in Asia and the fight for gay rights in our region

One day the violence and discrimination will be finished in Asia and throughout our region – but in the meantime, there is a need for heroes.

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