Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot were detained briefly Tuesday in central Sochi, after apparently being considered suspects in a theft at their hotel, and then released, CNN reported. Earlier in the day, band members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were meeting with journalists when police detained them, according to Tolokonnikova’s husband, Petr…
http://youtu.be/effb2JYiKXM Once you see this, you’ll never look at the luge the same again. Check out The Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion commercial in support of all athletes at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
LOS ANGELES — As Sochi, Russia prepares for the 2014 games, and as the international community remains divided about recently-passed anti-gay laws in that country, members of Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) continue to stand in solidarity with their Russian friends as they searched their archives and pieced together a video dedication to the LGBT community. In October of…
WASHINGTON – Today, AT&T became the first major U.S. corporation to make a public statement condemning the anti-LGBT Russian law outlawing “homosexual propaganda.” Since the passage of the law last June, the Russian LGBT community has been targeted with violence, harassment, bomb threats, and limitations on its freedom of speech and assembly. HRC called on…
This Valentine’s Day with the spotlight on the Sochi Winter Olympics, the Russian government is neglecting its duty to protect the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) community. LUSH Cosmetics and All Out champion everyone’s right to love and stand with all citizens who are calling on the Russian government to stop fueling anti-gay violence. For the…
In honor of Team USA’s participation in the 2014 Winter Olympics (February 7-23) and Paralympics (March 7-16) in Sochi, Russia, the U.S. Department of State has produced a one-minute video highlighting the diversity of the U.S. athletes competing in the Games as well as everyday Americans. The video focuses on the theme We Are All…
AMSTERDAM –Russia’s adoption of an “Anti-Gay Propaganda Law” caused enormous outrage in the LGBT-community and the rest of the world. PlanetRomeo, one of the oldest and largest gay dating and social networking platforms in the world, surveyed 1,526 Russian users on how these laws influence them in their daily life, if they face any form of…
WASHINGTON – With less than two weeks until the 2014 Winter Olympic Games commence in Sochi, Russia, actress and comedienne Wanda Sykes appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Tuesday night with a t-shirt from the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) #LoveConquersHate campaign. The campaign aims to support Russia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community which…
The Huffington Post reports that the mayor of Sochi is under the impression that there are no gay people in his city. Anatoly Pakhomov spoke with the BBC ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics and discussed how gay people would be treated in the Russian region with the country’s “homosexual propaganda” law in place. Pakhomov said gays…
Rumors have surfaced that popular Dutch band, Kleintje Pils, may include the popular gay anthem, “Y.M.C.A.” as part of its musical repertoire this year at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, according to a report on TalkingPointsMemo.com. The Dutch brass band that always performs at Olympic speed skating ovals is considering playing the iconic song as…
