Lifestyle
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12 July 2010Castleford rugby club bans three fans for Gareth Thomas abuse 2 Castleford Tigers rugby club said on Friday it had banned three fans for shouting homophobic abuse at Welsh player Gareth Thomas. -
12 July 2010Gay basketball star John Amaechi becomes LGBT History Month patron + Former NBA basketball player John Amaechi has become a patron of LGBT History Month. -
8 July 2010Caster Semenya to return to sport after gender controversy 5 The African runner Caster Semenya has been given the all-clear by the IAAF over her gender tests and will compete this month, her agent says. -
5 July 2010Feature: Football’s last taboo 7 Why has so little advancement been made around homophobia in football in the last 30 years? Ben Riley-Smith meets gay grassroots players to find out more about the sport's last taboo. -
5 July 2010World Cup footballer ‘in gay affair’ + A World Cup footballer is the subject of internet rumours that he had a year-long affair with a British reality TV star. -
2 July 2010London 2012 Olympics to sell special ‘gay’ pin badges 10 The organising committee of the London 2012 Olympic Games is to sell special pin badges aimed at LGBT people. -
1 July 2010Gay football group Justin Campaign receives £2,000 grant 1 The Justin Campaign, a group set up to tackle homophobia in football, has won a £2,000 cash injection.
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30 June 2010Gareth Thomas ‘delighted’ at rugby club’s £40,000 fine 8 Gay rugby league player Gareth Thomas is said to be delighted at the Rugby Football League's decision to fine Castleford Tigers after its fans shouted homophobic abuse at him.
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29 June 2010Rugby club fined £40,000 for anti-gay chants at Gareth Thomas 17 Castleford Tigers rugby club has been hit with a £40,000 fine after its fans subjected gay player Gareth Thomas to homophobic taunts.
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28 June 2010New campaign urges gay men in relationships to ‘play it safe’ 1 The Terrence Higgins Trust has launched a new HIV-prevention campaign aimed at gay men who are in long-term relationships. -
28 June 2010Beauty: Home made beauty in a post-austerity budget Britain 3 Everybody likes to try to look their best but expensive face creams and body lotions can take their toll on your wallet. -
28 June 2010Beauty: The lure of male make-up 4 More and more guys, and not just gay guys are starting to wear make-up, so are we entering a new era of slapped up straight men? Encouraged by the make-up wearing trends of cool male icons such as Russell Brand, Pete Doherty and Robbie Williams, it seems the male population is gradually warming to the idea of a bit of war paint. -
28 June 2010Beauty: Is Perfect Skin All About Wrinkles? 3 Whereas many of us will happily spend a small fortune on shoes we’ll baulk at the price of skin care products which promise to keep our skin in its prime or, worse, merrily fall in to bed without so much of taking off our make up. -
25 June 2010Stanley Cup to feature at Chicago gay pride parade + The Stanley Cup, the trophy annually awarded to the champion team of the National Hockey League, will be on display at this Sunday's Chicago Gay Pride Parade - its first appearance at a gay-themed event. -
23 June 2010Daily Mirror journalist says there is ‘no chance’ of English football players coming out 24 Daily Mirror sports jounalist John Cross has stated in an interview with an anti-homophobia in sport website that he cannot see any English footballers coming out in the near future as "our sport has created a dangerous taboo". -
15 June 2010Freddie Ljungberg ‘proud’ of gay gossip 14 Swedish football star Freddie Ljungberg says he is "proud" of the rumours he is gay. -
8 June 2010Play on Justin Fashanu’s last year to be shown next month 3 A play exploring Justin Fashanu's last year is to be shown in London next month.
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4 June 2010Online survey to question football fans on homophobia 4 University researchers are conducting a study on the attitudes of football fans towards out gay players.
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3 June 2010Cristiano Ronaldo supports impending introduction of gay marriage in native Portugal 11 Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has signalled his support for the impending introduction of gay marriage in his native Portgual. -
2 June 2010Aussie Rules star Jason Akermanis suspended for gay comments 6 Jason Akermanis, the Aussie Rules Football star who said gay players should stay in the closet, has been suspended.The Western Bulldogs player wrote in a newspaper that gay team members could "break the fabric" of clubs and that the macho sport is not ready for them to come out.
