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Hello, I'm Colin Fallesen and here are the international LGBT news headlines from Pinksixty.
The Open Games in Moscow has been thrown into disarray as venues including the Hilton Hotel
have refused to host events at the last minute.
Government pressure is said to be behind the cancellations.
Ethiopian politician, Zenebu Tadesse has been praised for criticising Uganda’s new hate
law on Twitter this week.
However, government officials said her account had been hacked, before taking it down altogether.
New York City's mayor has said this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade will have no official
support due to its continued LGBTi ban.
He and other council members are refusing to take part in the parade on March 17th.
A Serie A soccer player has hit back at fans who criticised him for supporting the ‘Kick
Off Homophobia’ campaign in Italy.
Daniele Dessena defended his participation calling his critics ‘ignorant’.
And finally, 2015’s Superbowl could be relocated if Arizona's governor approves the state’s
religious freedom bill this week.
The bill, which permits LGBT discrimination contravenes the NFL’s non-discrimination
policy.
Well that's all from us at Pinksixty for today. Join us again tomorrow.