TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia on Thursday became the first former Soviet nation to legalize gay partnerships, while Kyrgyzstan — another ex-Soviet republic thousands of kilometers east — considers anti-gay legislation.
The parallel moves reflect starkly divergent paths taken by the countries that once were parts of the Soviet empire.
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