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In celebration of LGBT Pride, the U.S. Embassy in Prague illuminated the Glorietta pavilion with a  rainbow of colors on Monday evening to mark the beginning of Pride week.

Despite the Russian government’s continued inaction, NBC Universal has issued a memo stating it would take steps to assure the safety of its LGBT employees traveling during the Games.

The Armenian Police Department has withdrawn a proposed anti-LGBT amendment, similar to the heinous “propaganda” law recently passed in Russia.

The IOC must advocate for LGBT Russians, not just Olympic visitors when negotiating with the Russian government

The President stated that such laws violate “the basic morality that I think should transcend every country, and I have no patience for countries that try to treat gays, or lesbians, or transgender persons in ways that intimidate them or are harmful to them.”