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Russian bill would fine 'gay propaganda'

Russian lawmakers introduced a bill that would fine spreading 'gay propaganda.'

Moscow: 40 gay-rights, Orthodox Church activists arrested during protests

About 40 people were detained in Moscow on Sunday when Russian Orthodox Church activists threw water and shouted prayers at gay-rights demonstrators.

Russia to move forward with anti-gay bill

Russian politicians in Moscow will soon vote on a first draft of a law that would ban gay rights events.

Gay rights activists take part in an anti-Putin rally in the central Arbat area in Moscow, on March 10, 2012. The partly seen makeshift poster (R) criticizes some "Russia's homophobic laws."

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