Lifestyle
- Lifestyle
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12 June 2009First trans man to play competitive football in Australia 6 Next season, a 25-year-old trans man will become the first to play competitive football in a men's team in Australia. -
27 May 2009Gay couples ‘are better at communicating’ 113 Recent studies indicate that same-sex couples have greater levels of satisfaction in their relationships than their heterosexual counterparts due to better communication. -
19 May 2009London team victorious at gay football championship 3 Richmond-based London Falcons FC are celebrating after winning the annual Gay Footballers' Support Network National five-a-side Championship in Cardiff. -
15 May 2009Boy, 14, found guilty of chanting homophobic abuse at footballer Sol Campbell 8 A 14-year-old boy and a 42-year-old man were today found guilty of shouting "disgusting" homophobic abuse at footballer Sol Campbell at a match in September last year. -
5 May 2009Gay footballers celebrate win privately for fear of being outed 13 The Scottish football team which won the Gay National League Cup had to celebrate its victory in private because some players were afraid of losing their jobs.
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22 April 2009Transexual tennis star beaten at Buenos Aires tournament 2 It has been over three decades since Renee Richards became the first transsexual in professional tennis. -
22 April 2009Football Association begins research on homophobia in sport 2 The FA has started to conduct research in an attempt to crack down on gender discrimination and homophobia.
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17 April 2009BBC cookery programme seeks gay families 3 The producers of a new BBC programme, Economy Gastronomy, are seeking a family headed by a gay or lesbian couple to appear on the show. -
17 April 2009Football bodies urged to crack down on homophobic and racist abuse + The Professional Footballers' Association warned yesterday that football governing bodies must take stronger action on racism and homophobia or risk footballers going on strike.
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17 April 2009Olympics winner: ‘Being gay cost me sponsorships’ 18 Matthew Mitcham, the Australian diver who won the ten-metre platform gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, has said he believes he lost sponsorship deals due to being openly gay. -
27 March 2009Comment: I’m not hungry – Gay men and eating disorders 8 Omar Hassan examines eating disorders in the gay community and explores issues such as peer pressure, low self-esteem and how the gay press presents beauty. -
24 March 2009Opinion: Ending the DINK myth 4 For around twenty years the perception of lesbian and gay people has been biased. -
24 March 2009Study explodes gay affluence myth 3 A study of lesbian, gay and bisexual couples in America has suggested that they are as likely, or more likely, to be living in poverty as straight couples. -
18 March 2009Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra refutes homophobia claims 3 Former Mets player Lenny Dykstra has been accused of using homophobic, racist and sexist language in a GQ interview. -
18 March 2009Italian footballer calls homosexuality ‘a sin’ 36 Juventus defender Nicola Legrottaglie has denounced homosexuality as a sin and said it is "seen like fashion" these days. -
13 March 2009Study to be released on poverty among gay Americans 8 An analysis of poverty among lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans is to be presented to Congress next Friday. -
5 March 2009Preview: Sydney Mardi Gras promises to be sunny despite economic gloom 2 PinkNews.co.uk's Australia Correspondent Emma Cullingford previews this weekend's Mardi Gras and explores the impact of the global economic downturn on the pride event. -
5 March 2009FA to launch anti-homophobia campaign + The Football Association is planning to release a DVD to raise awareness of homophobia in the sport.
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20 February 2009Gay Olympic hero to become men’s health ‘ambassador’ 5 He may still be waiting for big name sponsors to beat a path to his door, but Australian diver Matthew Mitcham has been asked to take up an important role in his home country. -
13 February 2009David Beckham subjected to homophobic abuse during England match 6 An international match between Spain and England on Wednesday was marred by homophobic chanting, according to the Gay Football Supporters Network.
