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8 September 2012Fellow NFL footballer defends equality-supporting Ravens player from delegate attack 10 A Maryland delegate caused a storm of controversy this week when he wrote a letter to the owner of a football team urging him to reprimand one of his players who recorded a pro-marriage equality. -
8 September 2012Update: Maryland pro-equality footballer backed by team after delegate requested his silence 23 The team of an American Football squad who were asked by a Maryland delegate to take action against one of their players who stood up for equal marriage rights, has declined to do so. -
7 September 2012Maryland: Footballer who supported gay rights campaign attacked by delegate 29 An American Footballer who recorded a video supporting a marriage equality group in October 2011, has just been attacked by a delegate of the state, who said that he should be punished for speaking out.
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28 August 2012Australian Football league launches major anti-homophobia drive 6 The Australian Football League (AFL) has "declared war" on homophobia in a new initiative. -
22 August 2012Australian rugby player speaks out for marriage equality on television 9 Australian rugby player David Pocock has pledged that he and his girlfriend will not marry until marriage equality is legalised in Australia. -
21 August 2012Surrey FA team up with Pride Sports 2 The Surrey Football Association have tamed up with Pride Sports with a view to help combat homophobia in sports and encourge LGBT people who wish to participate in football. -
16 August 2012Opinion: What impact will extra compulsory school sport have on LGBT pupils? 91 Writing for Pinknews.co.uk, former school governor and Surrey councillor Chris Ward ponders on what the government's new drive for competitive sport in the classroom means for LGBT students currently suffering from homophobic bullying. -
13 August 2012Freddie Mercury’s hologram ‘duets’ with Jessie J at Olympics closing ceremony 22 The hundreds of millions of viewers who tuned in to view the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony last night witnessed huge images of Freddie Mercury recreating his famous 1985 Live Aid appearance projected onto the main stage. -
13 August 2012Ten out gay Olympians win gold at London 2012 Games 14 Ten openly LGBT Olympians have taken home gold from the London 2012 Games. -
12 August 2012Gay Olympic hero Matthew Mitcham decides not to retire from diving 12 Despite a shock exit from the 10m platform semi-final yesterday, Matthew Mitcham, one of the very few openly gay Olympians says that he has decided not to retire from sport after the London 2012 Olympics. -
11 August 2012Gay Olympic hero Matthew Mitcham fails to join Tom Daley in diving final 24 Australian reigning Olympic 10m platform diving champion Matthew Mitcham has narrowly missed out on a place in tonight's Olympic final. -
10 August 2012Gay diver Matthew Mitcham joins Tom Daley in Olympic semi-final 10 Australian reigning Olympic 10m platform diving champion Matthew Mitcham has secured a place in the tomorrow's semi-final.
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10 August 2012Gay Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham declares he’ll dive naked if he wins Gold 47 Australian Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham has decalred that he'll dive naked if he wins another Gold medal. -
9 August 2012London: Olympians and Paralympians offered free entry to 2014 Gay Games 5 Olympians and Paralympians are being offered free entry to the ninth quadrennial Gay Games, due to take place in the US in 2014. -
8 August 2012London: Protest against Russian Winter Olympics’ ban on Pride House tomorrow 21 A protest is to be held tomorrow at an exhibition in London promoting Russia's Winter Olympics at Sochi after Pride House events celebrating gay inclusion in sport were banned. -
8 August 2012Australia: Former Olympic trampolinist reveals he is HIV positive 5 A gay former Olympic athlete from Australia has come out as HIV positive after seeing an interview with the diver Greg Louganis. -
8 August 2012London: LGBT sports clubs offer free taster sessions for budding athletes 1 The capital’s LGBT community is being urged to seize upon the spirit of the Olympic Games and try out a new sport. -
8 August 2012Comment: Always picked last – rediscovering sport as a gay adult 11 Daniel Sellers writes about his experience of sport at school and talks to the members of a gay-friendly running club about how it differs from the 'individualism and hedonism' of the traditional gay scene. -
8 August 2012Matthew Mitcham ‘most influential Australian Olympian on Twitter’ 11 Openly gay gold medal-winning diver Matthew Mitcham is the most influential athlete on the Australian team at this year's London Olympics, according to a PR firm in his home country.
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8 August 2012Team gold for Britain’s only openly gay Olympian Carl Hester 14 The only openly gay Olympian in Team GB has helped his equestrian team secure gold at the London Olympics.
