Billie Jean King Drops Out of Sochi Delegation
The tennis champion will remain in the United States to care for her ailing mother.
February 05 2014 12:12 PM
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2014 Winter Olympics
WATCH: Russian Activist Detained for Unfurling Rainbow Flag
Pavel Lebedev was tackled to the ground and detained by police Saturday after he waved a rainbow flag during the Olympic torch's procession through the Russian town of Voronezh.
January 22 2014 2:56 PM
Olympic 'Mayor:' Gay Cartoons Could Harm Kids
The appointed mayor of Sochi's Olympic skiing village says the anti-LGBT propaganda law protects kids from seeing "a king love another king."
January 15 2014 2:23 PM
WATCH: Janet Napolitano 'Evolves' on Marriage Equality
The former Department of Homeland Security secretary and current Olympic delegate discussed security and LGBT rights ahead of the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, next month.
January 07 2014 2:54 PM
IOC President Won't Meet With LGBT Activists in Russia
But Thomas Bach did propose an alternate meeting with Russian activists at the IOC's headquarters in Switzerland.
October 30 2013 5:10 PM
WATCH: Rachel Maddow on NOM's Meddling in Russia
The out MSNBC anchor contends that 'a virulently antigay Russia' was 'made in America.'
October 11 2013 11:52 AM
NBC Criticized for Editing of Olympics Speech
The network removed part of International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach's comments against discrimination.
February 10 2014 7:37 PM
PHOTOS: Protesting Russia's Laws in Tutus and Toe Shoes
Ballet dancers and Amnesty International activists presented a scene from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and delivered petitions to the Russian Embassy in London, in protest of Russia's 'gay propaganda' law.
January 29 2014 2:31 PM
WATCH: Jon Stewart Covers 'Homophobic Olympics'
The Daily Show host counts down the countries who are contenders for the gold in the race to become the world's number one antigay country.
January 22 2014 12:22 PM
WATCH: Will Russia Take Kids From Gay Parents After Olympics?
A new report from CNN suggests that a bill aiming to revoke the parental rights of gay and lesbian Russians is likely to be reintroduced after the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, with a few minor adjustments.
January 16 2014 6:30 PM
WATCH: Step Inside Sochi's Gay Nightclub
A CNN news report shows that the patrons and owner of a gay-friendly bar in Sochi, Russia, and reveals that they do not support a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
December 20 2013 2:17 PM
Putin Promises Gay Olympians Will Be 'Comfortable' in Sochi
Russian president Vladimir Putin told national sports officials today that his administration will 'do everything' to make sure LGBT athletes and spectators are 'comfortable' at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
October 28 2013 5:07 PM
WATCH: Olympic Torch Extinguished in Moscow
We'll make no comment about that particularly fabulous snowsuit he's wearing.
October 07 2013 8:40 PM
Opening Ceremony Was a Snark Fest on Twitter
Gaysayer Twitter comedians went for the gold in snark during the Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony.
February 08 2014 1:06 AM
Gay At The Games: Snowboarding, Obama's Gay Message
On the first full day of Olympic events, lesbian snowboarder Cheryl Maas christened the snow in women's slopestyle, and the Gay Games' organizers began preparing Ohio for this summer's events.
February 07 2014 2:19 PM
Sochi Mayor: We Don't Have Gays in Our Town
Sochi mayor Anatoly Pakhomov says there are no gay people in his Russian town -- at least none that he knows of.
January 27 2014 1:00 PM
Putin to Gays: Leave Kids Alone and You'll Be Safe
The Russian president contends LGBT people will be welcome in Sochi for the Winter Olympics, as long as they don't try to speak to children.
January 17 2014 11:46 AM
Russia Accuses EU of 'Aggressive Propaganda' of Gay Love
The report, from Russia's Foreign Ministry, also calls out 'xenophobia, racism, violent nationalism, and neo-Nazism' in Europe.
January 15 2014 6:39 PM
State Dept. Warns LGBT Olympic Spectators
In advance of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, next month, the U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory for American citizens.
January 10 2014 6:46 PM
Russia Is Spying on LGBT Activists Who Meet With HRC
A so-called expose that aired on Russian television this week reveals that government officials recorded private conversations between LGBT activists and international human rights organizations in October.
November 14 2013 2:27 PM