It's officially less than a year until the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia kickoff, and already figure skater Johnny Weir is dispensing advice to LGBT athletes hoping to attend. 

The ban on LGBT propaganda that Russia wants to implement nationwide has passed the Duma (lower house) with flying colors. Details follow. 

A bill to ban "gay propaganda" in Russia will come up for a vote by lawmakers later this month. This national bill will be similar to St. Petersburg's anti-gay propaganda legislation that's currently on the books. 

Details after the jump.

We're sure Madge was losing a lot of sleep upon finding out that she was being sued by Russian anti-gay activists for hurting their feelings with her "pro-gay propaganda" at a St. Petersburg concert. 

Now it looks like she'll be able to rest easy as a Russian judge has thrown out the case. 

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Mixed news for LGBT Russians today as the nation's Supreme Court tackled the definition of the "Gay Propaganda" ban that has been spreading like a virus around the country. While the court decided to uphold the ban of the "direct promotion of homosexuals among minors," it ruled that LGBT Pride Parades and gay rights demonstrations are not prohibited under the controversial law. 

The Ukrainians aren't going to let the Russians have all of the anti-gay fun!

Ukrainian lawmakers have tentatively approved a bill that will give jail time to individuals that disseminate positive information about gays.

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Apparently Madonna's "pro-gay propaganda" during her stop in St. Petersburg has caused anti-gay activists a lot of pain and suffering.

In fact, they're so butt hurt over her calls for tolerance that they're suing her for $10 million to ease their pain.

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A bill has been introduced in Ukraine that "would impose prison terms of up to five years and unspecified fines for spreading 'propaganda of homosexuality' – defined as positive public depiction of gays in public."

The bill is apparently supported by Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych's representative in parliament Yuri Meroshnichenko, leading many to believe that the president may support it as well.

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Enforcement of anti-gay propaganda laws continued in Russia this weekend.

Gay rights demonstrators observed the Day of Silence, which draws attention to “the silencing of discrimination and crimes against sexual minorities.” Two demonstrators were arrested in St. Petersburg.

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The horror-story St. Petersburg, Russia has threatened to inflict upon one of its communities might possibly spread throughout the entire country. Details follow.

Talk about slippery slopes. The definition that Russian lawmakers settled on for "gay proganda" that is attached to a pending bill is dangerous at best. Details after the jump.