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10 February 2012Group apologises for ‘undesirable gays’ at Olympics comment 9 The Friends of Clapham Common have apologised for saying the gay Olympics events at Pride House would draw "undesirable elements" of the community. -
8 February 2012New West Ham midfielder’s gay slur tweet deleted 51 Footballer Ravel Morrison has been criticised after a violently-worded message appeared on his Twitter page with a gay slur this week. -
7 February 2012Roland Martin’s Beckham crack ‘about soccer, not gays’ 28 A US political commentator has apologised for causing any offence after sending a tweet during Sunday's Super-Bowl which suggested "smacking the ish" out of a man who enjoyed David Beckham's H&M advert. -
3 February 2012Comment: Football needs a culture change, not a gay role model 42 While football may be dragging itself into the 21st century, Amal Fashanu only scratched the surface. -
2 February 2012Premier League clubs sign anti-homophobia charter 7 The twenty football clubs which make up the Premier League have signed the Sports Charter aiming to tackle homophobia and transphobia in sport. -
2 February 2012Ann Widdecombe: Let unhappy gays try to turn straight 236 Ann Widdecombe has backed the ability of therapists to offer so-called 'gay cure' treatments to clients who want to become straight. -
1 February 2012Gay EuroGames will mark ‘the end of the world’, politician fears 84 The leader of the Hungary's minority Jobbik nationalist party has reportedly described the gay EuroGames in the country's capital this summer as the "end of the world". -
1 February 2012John Amaechi: London will see through ‘undesirable gays’ rhetoric 16 Clapham resident and Pride House ambassador John Amaechi said the idea of the event turning Clapham Common into a "den of iniquity" during the Olympics showed the group who opposed the move were "out of touch".
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31 January 2012Gay footballers film boosts BBC3 audience by 50% 55 Britain's Gay Footballers, the BBC3 documentary shown last night examining the lack of openly gay players in the British game, drew 2.8% of the viewing audience. -
30 January 2012Preview: Britain’s Gay Footballers 27 A documentary by the niece of the late gay footballer Justin Fashanu examines tonight why he remains the only professional footballer in the UK to have ever come out. -
30 January 2012Interview: Greg Louganis on gold medals, HIV and Matthew Mitcham 6 He won his first Olympic medal at the age of 16. -
25 January 2012Margaret Court maintains stance on gay marriage 85 Margaret Court has caused controversy once again by repeating her views on marriage and the "choice" people make to be gay. -
24 January 2012Group fears ‘undesirable gays’ at Olympics event 33 A Clapham residents' group lodged an objection to the gay Pride House event at this year's Olympics saying it is "highly likely" to become a "magnet for undesirable elements of the gay community".
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24 January 2012Michael Ball fined £6,000 for anti-gay Antony Cotton tweet 34 Leicester City player Michael Ball has been fined £6,000 by the FA for anti-gay comments he made on Twitter. -
23 January 2012Gareth Thomas favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother 16 Gay rugby player, Gareth Thomas has been named as the favourite to win Celebrity Big brother according to the odds on several online bookmakers. -
23 January 2012Grindr ‘mandatory update’ to tackle hack 1 Man-locating app Grindr has said it will release a mandatory security update after thousands of Australian users' accounts were put at risk. -
20 January 2012Joey Barton: Gay footballers would face discrimination 22 Central midfielder and Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton attributed gay professional footballers' fear of coming out to managers' discrimination. -
18 January 2012LA to require condoms at porn shoots 89 The Los Angeles City Council voted yesterday to introduce a rule that condoms must be worn during pornographic video shoots in the city. -
18 January 2012German FA head: Gay players should have ‘courage’ to come out 24 The head of the German Football Association has again urged gay professional football players to come out. -
18 January 2012Gareth Thomas in ‘£7m shandy takeover’ 15 Gay rugby icon Gareth Thomas has reportedly taken over a Welsh drinks company along a former team-mate after deliberations about his career.
