xpost from GD: Russia halts Student Exchange program due to LGBT Bigotry

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http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-bans-foreign-exchange-students-from-us-2014-10

Russia Just Banned Foreign Exchange Students From Studying In The US — And They’re Not Happy

Russia's past, present, and prospective participants in a popular U.S.-funded student exchange are lamenting their government's decision to halt its participation in the decades-old program amid Moscow's standoff with the West over the Ukraine crisis.
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Moscow's Explanation

Russia's child-protection ombudsman said on October 1 that a same-sex American couple established guardianship over a Russian high school student who was in the United States on an exchange program. Pavel Astakhov said the alleged incident was one reason for Russia's decision to scrap the 21-year-old FLEX program.

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