ACLU, Gay Rights Groups Withdraw Support For ENDA
It is currently legal in the majority of states to fire an employee for being gay. A bill meant to change that lost key allies Tuesday, including the ACLU, Lambda Legal and GLAD. National gay rights groups object to a religious exemption in the Employment …

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Documentary to follow up on gay rights issues at Sochi Olympics
Retired figure skater Johnny Weir will serve as the host of “To Russia with Love.”

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Northern Ireland baker could face court over gay marriage cake
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Christian bakery in Northern Ireland that refused to make a cake with a slogan supporting gay marriage may be facing legal action under anti-discrimination legislation. The controversy was sparked when the order was …

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Those rights include birth certificates with both names for their children, allowing the parents to enroll their …
Attorneys for same-sex couples fighting to have their marriages recognized in Ohio are urging a federal appeals court to grant them the same rights as heterosexual couples.

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Gay Club in Kiev Attacked By Mob of Neo-Nazis: Video
Violence against the LGBT community in Eastern Europe continued this week with an attack by a group of 15 to 20 neo-nazis against the gay club “Pomada” (Lipstick) in the Ukrainian capital city, Kiev. The melee was captured on video by a surveillance camera.

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Russian lawmaker protests at 'pornographic' banknote
A Russian MP called Tuesday for the replacement of ruble bank notes featuring a nude Greek god, claiming the image’s miniature genitals are pornographic and a bad influence on children. The widely circulated 100-ruble note worth around $3 (two euros) depicts a statue of Apollo on the portico of the legendary Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Roman Khudyakov, a lawmaker in the ultra-nationalist Liberal …

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