Tim Pernetti hands in his letter of resignation after video of basketball Coach Mike Rice shouting anti-gay slurs at players goes viral.
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02/07/12
CNN political analyst Roland Martin posted an apology on his website following calls from GLAAD, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), bloggers, advocates and thousands of Americans.
02/05/12
Anti-gay violence in America is a serious problem facing millions of Americans. It's no joke. CNN should fire Roland Martin.
02/03/12
2011 was an amazing year for LGBT inclusion and support in the world of sports, but will that carry over into Super Bowl ads?
12/28/11
Are you an out gay student athlete? Would you consider taking part in a documentary about coming out in professional sports?
12/13/11
WWE stars speak out against anti-LGBT bullying in new PSA debuting tonight on USA (9pm / 8C)
12/09/11
Student athletes are stepping up to the plate, so to speak, to take a stand for LGBT equality. Recently, Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., became the first Athlete Ally Ambassador School in the Northwest Conference.
12/08/11
The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement includes language protecting players from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
11/18/11
Two transgender advocates, actress Laverne Cox and triathlete Chris Mosier, share their respective thoughts and experiences around the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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01/25/13
A coach who said he was fired from his job at Virginia Commonwealth University because he was gay – is now heading west. B
01/24/13
At least one half of the Harbowl would welcome a gay player on his team — the San Francisco half. "Personally, there’s no discrimination in my heart,” said 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh, according to OutSports.
01/24/13
Bullying — that term we associate with middle school and high school — we have all witnessed it, and perhaps a majority of us have done it. Once in college, though, one would think most students would have outgrown it.
01/23/13
At 3:40 am, hours after the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New England Patriots to earn a place in Super Bowl XLVII, Ravens linebacker and staunch marriage supporter Brendon Ayanbadejo wrote in an email:
01/22/13
At the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl‘s Blogs With Balls event today I chatted a few minutes with Vanderbilt quarterback Jordan Rodgers. The NFL prospect has a couple claims to fame here on Outsports.
01/15/13
Out pro poker player Vanessa Selbst, who is engaged to be married, just won over $1.4M at the PokerStars High Rollers Tournament, beating an all male field of players.
01/14/13
When I was 7 years old, my friends and I would play football in my backyard for hours, often with my mother watching through the kitchen window. One of the games we played was called "smear the queer."
01/11/13
David Cameron’s Government today backed London’s bid to host the 2018 Gay Games.