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Via Huffington Post: Canadian bobsledder Justin Kripps says his personal website has been censored in Russia. Kripps tweeted Friday that he could not access his site from Krasnaya Polayna, where some of the Sochi Olympic events are being held. Others who tried to access the site from Russia got the same message, which says it has been blocked because of …

Perhaps having noted the action of Britain’s Channel 4, one of Sweden’s most-read dailies has rebranded its logo in rainbow colors in solidarity with Russia’s LGBT people. From the editor: “Inauguration ceremonies for the Winter Olympics have begun in Sochi. We will be watching the competition, but we also want to show that we do not like that the organizers …

As part of Channel 4’s Project Rainbow campaign during the Sochi Olympics, Ben Cohen has recorded a new message about bullying. Note Channel 4’s logo.

Pop star Annie, who I once described here as Norway’s answer to Kylie Minogue, has released a new single in support of Russia’s LGBT people. Via Pitchfork: The Sochi Olympics kick off today. Norwegian singer Annie and Norwegian visual artist Bjarne Melgaard have shared “Russian Kiss”, their protest song and short film aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and …

“What is the true price of fame? The price of fame is what you risk when you have the platform. As an athlete, a role model for society, people listen to you. As an athlete, when you make a statement, that statement is heard, no matter what that statement is. Speak up for LBGTQ rights, for human rights, for empathy? …

Toronto’s crackhead Mayor Rob Ford is furious that his town’s city hall today raised a rainbow flag in solidarity with Russia’s LGBT people. “It’s not about someone’s sexual preference,” he told reporters as he left his office to go outside and inspect the Canadian flag he had just put up in his office window. “No, I do not agree with …

It’s not clear when the offer was made, but today Blondie published its response to an offer to perform next week at the Red Rocks Festival in Sochi. In 2012, prior to the passage of Russia’s “gay propaganda” law, the headliners at the festival were Scissor Sisters. Thank you, Blondie!

From the American Family Association: A well-known insurance company is donating large amounts of money from customer premiums to political lobbying efforts to pass a national gay marriage law and to repeal state marriage protection laws. AFA has quietly asked them to simply remain neutral and stop funding gay marriage efforts. We’d like your help in showing them that policy …

“The last few weeks have been a roller coaster for marriage law in Utah. On Dec. 13, U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups vindicated years of slippery slope arguments by opponents of marriage redefinition by declaring the state’s law criminalizing polygamous cohabitation to be unconstitutional. One week later, on Dec. 20, another U.S. District Court judge, Robert J. Shelby, declared …