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San Francisco Bay Area inspires with first multi-pro-sport You Can Play video
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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06/19/13
San Francisco Bay Area inspires with first multi-pro-sport You Can Play video | 06/19/13

06/18/13
Congratulations to Greg Louganis | 06/18/13

Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis is engaged! According to People, the diving champion plans to wed his partner, paralegal Johnny Challiot, this fall.

06/13/13
Pew Research Center drops new numbers on LGBT population | 06/13/13

The Pew Research Center has released incredibly comprehensive new survey numbers on nearly every aspect of LGBT life in America. The survey of 1,197 LGBT adults explored many aspects of members of the LGBT community's lives and is the first study at this level by a major polling organization.

06/03/13
Blogging for #LGBTFamilies Day: Go! Athletes | 06/03/13

Anna Aagenes is the Executive Director of Go! Athletes and Sean Smith is the organization's Communications Director. Both took a wider view of the idea of "family" on Blogging for LGBT Families Day.

05/28/13
Robbie Rogers se convierte en el primer atleta gay masculino en un equipo profesional de fútbol | 05/28/13

Robbie Rogers se convierte en el primer atleta gay masculino en un equipo profesional de fútbol.

05/27/13
Soccer star Robbie Rogers becomes first gay male pro team athlete to play in game | 05/27/13

Robbie Rogers on Sunday became just the second male pro team athlete in the US to be out while active, and the first to ever set foot on the field during his league's season.

05/23/13
MMA Fighter Fallon Fox to compete in first match since coming out as transgender on Friday | 05/23/13

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Fallon Fox is set to fight in her first match since news broke that she was transgender via a Sports Illustrated magazine article.

05/15/13
Outsports Premieres #GLAADAwards video of San Francisco Giants Accepting Corporate Leader Award, Recognize GLAAD's Work in Sports World | 05/15/13

Outsports today premiered the video of Staci Slaughter, San Francisco Giants spokesperson, accepting the Corporate Leader Award at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco on Saturday. They further went on to recognize the important work GLAAD is doing to the lead the conversation for LGBT equality in the sports world.

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Russian Gay people in US Call for Boycott of Sochi Games
06/18/13

A group of gays from Russia and the former Soviet republics living in the United States has a message for gay athletes and others planning to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi: Don’t go.

Rule is in place for transgender athletes in Nebraska schools, but it hasn't been tested
06/14/13

Nearly six months after it went into effect, a Nebraska School Activities Association policy for transgender students in school sports and other activities remains untested.

NFL And Athlete Ally Debut Gay Pride T-Shirt Line Featuring Football Stars
06/13/13

Athlete Ally, a nonprofit organization fighting for equality in organized sports, have teamed up with the NFL Players Association to produce a line of Pride shirts entitled, The One Team Pride Shirts, to show their support for the LGBT community.

Jason Collins marched in Boston's gay pride parade
06/10/13

Jason Collins joined thousands in Boston to march in the city's gay pride parade on Saturday.

NBA player Roy Hibbert fined, apologizes for slur
06/03/13

The NBA has fined Roy Hibbert $75,000 after the Indiana Pacers center used a gay slur in one answer and a profanity in another during his news conference Saturday following Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Jallen Messermith gay: catholic college student believed to be first out man in college basketball
05/31/13

Messersmith is a 6-foot-7 shot-blocking specialist from tiny Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan.

College basketball player raised Mormon comes out as gay
05/29/13

The Benedictine College Ravens forward, Jallen Messersmith became the first active college basketball player to come

First active, publicly gay college basketball player shares his story
05/29/13

On the heels of NBA player Jason Collins' announcement earlier this month that he is gay -- making him the first active team athlete in a major American sport to declare such -- we have another basketball player announcing the same.

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GUÍA PARA UNA COBERTURA OBJETIVA DE LOS DEPORTES Y LA COMUNIDAD LGBT
04/29/13

Agradecemos la cobertura de las personas gay o transgénero en los medios, y GLAAD le insta a todos los medios de comu

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