Olympic Surprises — First Four Days
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— LGBT visibility during the first few days of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, included some high profile political “messages,”…
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Sochi 2014: Putin Adds Fuel to Controversy
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Russian President Vladimir Putin poured fuel on the anti-gay controversy Friday (January 17), saying gays visiting Russia for the Olympics…
Traveling to Russia? State Dept. Issues Warning
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory Saturday for citizens traveling to Russia for the Winter Olympics next month,…
Pressure Builds for IKEA to Stand with LGBTQ Russians
Just One Week After Launch, Campaign Targeting IKEA for Anti-Gay Marketing Decisions Intensifies With Over 33,000 Petition Signers NEW YORK, N.Y. — Just two days after RUSA…
BREAKING: Russia to Create “Protest Zone”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that Russian authorities “plan to set up a protest zone in the city of…
The OutField Sochi Olympics: Kick Butt and Take Names
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— In 1936 it was the Nazis. In 1980, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 1984 brought retaliation for 1980. This year,…
The OutField — Sochi Olympics: Kick Butt and Take Names
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— In 1936 it was the Nazis. In 1980, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 1984 brought retaliation for 1980. This year,…
Olympic Sponsors to Condemn Anti-LGBT Law in Russia, HRC Says
Financial backers of Winter Games asked to take a stand against human rights abuses WASHINGTON – Today, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin sent a letter…