Sports
Stories that show how athletes, teams, leagues, and journalists who cover the world of sports are dealing with LGBT-related issues
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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03/08/13
People are questioning what it means that NFL QB Tim Tebow is speaking at Liberty University - and Fox News says those questions are "bullying" him.
03/07/13
Professional MMA fighter Fallon Fox has come out as a transgender woman. GLAAD has been working with Fallon and various media outlets to make sure that her story is told accurately, respectfully, and in a manner that educates audiences.
03/01/13
A recent episode of Outside the Lines showcases the fact that acceptance for openly LGBT athletes is becoming mainstream.
02/28/13
Major League Soccer player Marc Burch releases a statement supporting the suspension he received after using a homophobic slur during a Soccer game. This comes at a time of unprecedented attention to the LGBT movement by professional sports.
02/28/13
GLAAD sits down with Freedom Sounds founder Nevin Caple to discuss her personal history as an LGBT athlete and how the Br{ache the Silence Campaign is advancing acceptance within women's collegiate athletics.
02/27/13
The Vatican has denied rumors that Pope Benedict XVI's resignation was influenced by a "Gay Lobby" or network of gay bishops. Tim Tebow opted not to visit an anti-LGBT church in Dallas, Texas. A Southern Baptist Church wants to uphold the ban on gay Boy Scouts, but many Jews feel differently.
02/27/13
In response to stories that NFL teams are wondering whether Notre Dame star football player and Heisman Trophy runner-up Manti Te’o is gay, former Bears Quarterback Jim Miller said that religion would prevent a gay player from being accepted in an NFL locker room.
02/27/13
Rapper Macklemore has become the first non-athlete to participate in the You Can Play project to promote LGBT inclusion in sports, releasing a video today.
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04/26/13
Minnesota Vikings’ Chris Kluwe says it loud and he says it proud – He’s an ally and advocate of gay rights.
04/24/13
Former Baltimore Ravens reserve linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo called on professional athletes Tuesday to stand up for marriage equality because he said it is "the right thing to do."
04/24/13
Alan Gendreau would seem an unlikely pioneer. He is a former kicker for Middle Tennessee State, the leading scorer in Sun Belt Conference history, a little-known 23-year-old who wants a shot at the N.F.L. And he is gay.
04/24/13
The NFL is taking action to better protect gay players from harassment and discrimination as a result of meetings with the state's attorney general.
04/23/13
It had been months since Alan Gendreau put on a pair of cleats and stood three yards behind a football.
04/22/13
Being drafted into the NFL isn’t like getting a job at the salt mines.
04/19/13
Like Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), sports apparel juggernaut Nike is a friend to the gay and lesbian community. So much so, that the largest sporting-goods company in world wants to sponsor -- for the first time ever -- an openly gay athlete.
04/19/13
It turns out that for the past few years, with no one watching, an NFL team -- with its machismo and tough guys -- had reached a certain understanding with one of its players. The player was gay, many on the team knew it, and no one cared.