During the Sochi Winter Games opening ceremonies, there was a malfunction with one of the rings. Oops. Watch (while it lasts), AFTER THE JUMP……
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Archives for February 7, 2014
Posts from February 7, 2014
10 LGBT Activists Arrested in Sochi Protest in Moscow’s Red Square: WATCH
Earlier today we reported on the arrest of four LGBT activists protesting Sochi in St. Petersburg. Among them was Anastasia Smirnova, coordingator of a coalition of six Russian LGBT advocacy organizations. Now, Russian media reports that 10 more LGBT…
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At the Sochi Olympics, Political Dissent Hits a Security Wall
(image vk.com) BY ANGUS WEST / GlobalPost The quick-handed muzzling of dissent so far doesn't bode well for protest at the 2014 Winter Games. SOCHI, Russia — As the 2014 Winter Olympics open, the first stirrings of dissent have confronted…
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Police Seek 3 Men in Connection with Anti-Gay Attack in Manhattan: VIDEO
Police are seeking three men in connection with an anti-gay attack in Manhattan in the early hours of New Year's Day, Metro reports: The victim, 27, and another man, 34, were walking along First Avenue near 15th Street about 3 a.m. on Jan. 1 when…
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Annie’s ‘Russian Kiss’ is an Orgasmic Gay Rights Protest: MUSIC VIDEO
Towleroad previewed Norwegian pop dance artist Annie's "Russian Kiss" collaboration with Richard X earlier this week and now the full track is out, complete with a video full of same-sex kissing. Longtime House music aficionados will re…
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Anti-Gay Demonstrators Protest in Sochi: VIDEO
An anti-gay demonstration has been filmed in Sochi by Sports Illustrated: SI staffers witnessed a small demonstration held outside of the Sochi Train Station on Friday afternoon that seemingly violated the Russian government edict that all protests d…
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Watch the Full ‘Hunted’ Documentary About Russia’s Anti-Gay Vigilante Groups: VIDEO
Yesterday I posted a couple of clips from Hunted, the Channel 4 documentary that sends an embedded crew with Occupy Pedophilia, the vigilante group that abducts gays in Russia and then tortures and humiliates them before posting the videos to YouTube…
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Second Gay Student at MN High School Targeted with Hate Crime After Coming Out: VIDEO
On Wednesday, Towleroad reported that Ryan Eichenauer, a gay student at Centennial High School in Circle Pines, Minnesota was targeted with vicious death threats after he posted a video in which he came out of the closet, to Facebook. Now, a second s…
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Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ Gets an Incredible Sochi Makeover: VIDEO
Self-described "international superstar producer" has given "Happy", Pharrell's hit single from the Despicable Me soundtrack, a gay Sochi protest anthem makeover. Says Mono: "When people are forbidden from expressing thei…
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Russell Tovey and Jonathan Groff Consider the Folsom Street Fair in New ‘Looking’ Clip: VIDEO
In Sunday's episode of Looking, the show will dip into San Francisco's annual leather meat market, the Folsom Street Fair. In a new clip from the episode, Patrick (Jonathan Groff) and Kevin (Russell Tovey) spy on the fair from an office windo…
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