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Outsports Premieres #GLAADAwards video of San Francisco Giants Accepting Corporate Leader Award, Recognize GLAAD's Work in Sports World
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
9:00am

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.

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

01/06/11
Boston Sportswriter Steve Buckley Comes Out | 01/06/11

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Sports Illustrated Photo Captures 49ers Celebration at Gay Sports Bar
01/29/13

Millions of Sports Illustrated readers will get a look at a Bay Area 49er fan celebration they may not be familiar with. A photographer snapped a photo at "Hi Tops" in San Francisco's Castro District when the 49ers clinched a spot in the Super Bowl.

Gay VCU volleyball coach finds new court
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

49ers Coach Says He'd Welcome a Gay Player
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.

OP-ED: University of Virginia Students, Act Your Age
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.

Brendon Ayanbadejo Dreams Of Bringing Marriage Equality To Super Bowl, Dancing With Ellen
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:

College athlete Jordan Rodgers has no problem with a gay teammate
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.

Engaged Lesbian Wins Poker Tourney
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.

OP-ED: Gay people in sports: On the field -- and in the closet
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."

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