Gay Athletes

Could Josh Dixon Be The First Openly Gay Olympics Gymnast?

Posted 05.07.2012

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Josh Dixon could become the first openly gay male gymnast to participate in the Olympics. As Outsports is reporting, the Stanford graduate -- who ...

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Nebraska Football Coach Says It Would Be An 'Honor' To Be Fired For Anti-Gay Views

Posted 04.27.2012

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Nebraska Cornhuskers assistant coach Ron Brown has come under fire for publicly expressing sentiments some say are anti-gay, but he insists he'll cont...

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Olympic Diver Matthew Mitcham On Being Gay: 'I Don't Mind Attention Being Brought To My Sexuality'

Posted 04.18.2012

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Aussie Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham says he's comfortable being seen as an icon for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. ...

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WATCH: NYU Athletics Produces Poignant 'It Gets Better' Clip

Posted 04.10.2012

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Coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) in the world of sports still presents significant challenges for athletes, but the captain ...

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WATCH: NHL Stars Release 'You Can Play' PSA Supporting LGBT Athletes

AP | Posted 03.05.2012

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TORONTO -- Some of the NHL's biggest stars are featured in a public service announcement promoting equality within the sport, regardless of sexual ori...

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WATCH: Gay Man Recalls College Football Team Defending Him In 'Shocking' Show Of Solidarity

Nathan Manske | Posted 04.25.2012

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Accosting Boys in Showers: LGBTQ Athletes and Homophobia

B.J. Epstein | Posted 04.25.2012

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B.J. Epstein

As long as gay athletes are scared to come out, because they worry about what their teammates and fans might think or even because they fear for their safety and their future, society will not recognize that it is possible to be both gay and sporty.

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Mark Cuban: Gay Player Will Come Out In Next '3 To 5 Years'

Posted 12.19.2011

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The NBA might currently be without an openly gay player, but according to one top basketball honcho, it's going to happen soon. In an interview wi...

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Canadian Soccer Star Comes Out: 'I Fought With It My Whole Life'

Posted 01.10.2012

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An American-born professional soccer player now joins the ranks of other acclaimed LGBT athletes in coming out as gay. As the CBC Radio-Canada is ...

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PHOTOS: The Legacy Of Gareth Thomas And Other Openly Gay Sports Figures

Posted 12.25.2011

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Gareth Thomas, the Welsh rugby player who became the world's first openly gay professional male athlete in a team sport after coming out in 2009, stun...

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Gay NASCAR Driver, Please Stand Up

Mark Morford | Posted 07.25.2011

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Mark Morford

Look, right there. Did you see him? The one who just slam dunked? The one who tackled that receiver? The one who smashed that double to left center? Guess what? Yep. Totally gay.

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The Sports World Needs to Get With the Times

Jim Neal | Posted 07.19.2011

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The recent revelation by the president and CEO of the Phoenix Suns that he is gay is another step toward cracking the door to one of the last vestiges of homophobia: the sports world.

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So What Exactly Is a "Golf Lesbian?"

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.25.2011

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The climate in professional American sports is so inhospitable that no athlete in the major leagues has ever come out while still playing. Sports is far behind most of society in this respect.

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Baseball Justice

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Dreier

Despite its noble history in transcending American racism, in recent years, Major League Baseball (MLB) has hardly distinguished itself as a paragon of American virtue or a pioneer for social justice or moral clarity.

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Gay Games: Cleveland To Host In 2014

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, the Federation of Gay Games announced Cleveland as their chosen city to host the 2014 games. The Gay Games, started in San Francisco in 1...

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