Bit-by-bit, both the leftists and the conservative elite who insisted there would not be a World Cup in Brazil, got caught up in the football fever and the voices on the streets were silenced by patriotism.
As the Commonwealth Games gets underway in Glasgow, various LGBTI rights groups have been raising awareness about the oppression of LGBTI people in the countries taking part.
The staging of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Black Sea city of Sochi has cast a spotlight on anti-gay bigotry in Russia.
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