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UN Panel Condemns Russian "Gay Propaganda" Law

A U.S. Olympic sponsor and a U.N. children's rights panel on Wednesday condemned a Russian law that prohibits spreading so-called "gay propaganda" to minors.U.S. sponsor AT&T called the measure harmful to a diverse society. The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child said the law "encourages the stigmatization and discrimination" of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, including children.Protests against the law were planned for around the world...

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