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A rainbow face-masked protester involved in a mid-march discussion.
Thousands gathered in central Istanbul on Sunday for the city's 12th LGBT Pride march, the biggest gathering of its kind in the Islamic world.
The march wasn't officially sanctioned — it never is — but apart from a minor confrontation with the massed riot cops blocking access to iconic Taksim Square, it passed peacefully.
Last week, out Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced a bill in the House that would deny U.S. entry visas to violators of LGBT rights.
The bill, called the Global Respect Act (H.R 4907), calls for the U.S. State Department to "protect the basic human rights of the international LGBT community" by denying human rights violators access into the U.S.
Robbie Rogers, who plays for LA Galaxy and was formerly with Leeds United, is one of very few footballers to have come out. Photograph: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images
More than three dozen members of Congress on Monday asked the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee to explain how he plans to ensure the safety of American athletes who plan to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.