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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Pernetti Out as Rutgers Athletic Director
Friday, April 5, 2013
1:36pm

Tim Pernetti hands in his letter of resignation after video of basketball Coach Mike Rice shouting anti-gay slurs at players goes viral.

04/20/11
Kobe and Lakers' Message to Fans | 04/20/11

04/15/11
GLAAD and LA Lakers Address Anti-Gay Language | 04/15/11

Today the Los Angeles Lakers joined GLAAD in issuing a release regarding

04/13/11
Lakers Star Kobe Bryant Shouts Anti-Gay Slur at Ref | 04/13/11

04/13/11
Pro Hockey Team to Put Anti-Gay Taunts on Ice | 04/13/11

03/25/11
Athlete Ally's Hudson Taylor on MSNBC | 03/25/11

03/17/11
WWE to Partner With GLAAD on Anti-Bullying Messages | 03/17/11

01/25/11
Frito-Lay Distances Itself From Gay Themed Ads | 01/25/11

01/18/11
'Sir Charles' Speaks Out for LGBT Equality | 01/18/11

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Minnesota Basketball Star Opposes Marriage Amendment
09/06/12

University of Minnesota basketball star Trevor Mbakwe has joined the team of those opposing the state’s anti–marriage equality constitutional amendment.

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Member Lori Lindsey Confirms She's Gay
09/06/12

It has been quite the newsworthy summer for gay women in American soccer. Star midfielder Megan Rapinoe came out as a lesbian back in July and just this week openly gay USWNT head coach Pia Sundhage, who led the U.S. women to Gold at the London Olympics, announced she would be leaving the team in order to coach for her home country of Sweden.

The First Gay Major Leaguer Already Has A Lot of Friends
08/24/12

In a culture of increasing acceptance toward out individuals, in which the movement toward marriage equality sometimes appears unstoppable, sports remain one of the last frontiers of homophobic attitudes

Aussie Rugby Player David Pocock Won’t Marry Till It’s Legal Down Under
08/23/12

"How can we be challenging homophobia when we’re saying. ‘You’re equal to me but you’re separate. I’ll go sign this [marriage] document here but you can go have your civil union,’ which is the same, but not, really.”

GW Joins ‘You Can Play’ Movement
08/23/12

In March, Dan wrote about a movement called “You Can Play”, a public show of support by NHL stars and other athletes

Openly Gay Athletes Still Scarce At Olympic Games
08/10/12

Only a handful of Olympic competitors have publicly identified themselves as gay, including Hester, Rapinoe, U.S. basketball player Seimone Augustus, Australian diver Matthew Mitcham and South African archer Karen Hultzer, who came out to the media during the games.

Seimone Augustus Talks To ESPN About Coming Out As Lesbian On Minnesota Lynx
08/08/12

Seimone Augustus is having a very good Olympic Games. The Minnesota Lynx star, who came out publicly as a lesbian earlier this year, has helped Team USA to the semifinals, with their latest game a thrashing of Canada, 91-48. On Wednesday, Augustus talks to ESPN's Outside the Lines about coming out publicly.

Gay Torchbearer Kisses Boyfriend; Olympics Fans Cheer
07/30/12

Long the public face and chair of Britain's Gay Football Supporters Union, athlete and activist Chris Basiurski was

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