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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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Congratulations to Greg Louganis
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
1:45pm

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

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

12/02/10
LPGA Modifies Rules to Include Transgender Competitors | 12/02/10

11/03/10
Kye Allums Comes Out as First Transgender NCAA Basketball Player | 11/03/10

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Columbus will host Gay Softball World Series
01/30/13

The Gay Softball World Series held in Columbus in 2010 was a grand slam.

Ravens' LB Brendon Ayanbadejo Speaks Out for Equality
01/29/13

Brendan Ayanbadejo plans to tout his support for equality proudly this weekend during the Super Bowl. Writer Rod McCullom covers Ayanbadejo's continued support for LGBT equality for Ebony.com.

Case Begins Against Former 49er Accused of Attacking Ex-Boyfriend
01/29/13

Kwame Harris, a former football player for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders, appeared in court on Monday following a bizarre brawl his ex-boyfriend alleges him of initiating.

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:

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