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17 December 2010FIFA boss Sepp Blatter sorry for saying gays shouldn’t have sex in Qatar 18 FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised for saying that gay football fans shouldn't have sex in Qatar when the country hosts the 2022 World Cup. -
16 December 2010Gay referee Nigel Owens on reporting homophobic abuse 26 Rugby referee Nigel Owens has spoken about why he called police over homophobic abuse at a recent game. -
14 December 2010John Amaechi: ‘FIFA boss must apologise for gay remarks’ 12 Gay basketball star John Amaechi has condemned the head of FIFA for saying that gay football fans should not have sex in Qatar. -
13 December 2010FIFA president says gays should refrain from homosexuality during Qatar World Cup 37 Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, has dismissed concerns that Qatar is unsuitable to host the 2022 World Cup because of its attitude to homosexuality saying that gay football fans should refrain from having homsexual sex while in the country. -
7 December 2010Gay rugby star Gareth Thomas says film will ‘help millions’ 15 Gareth Thomas has revealed more about the film to be made of his life. -
6 December 2010Gay football group to boycott 2022 Qatar World Cup 10 The Gay Football Supporters' Network says it will boycott all activities related to the 2022 World Cup because host country Qatar is homophobic.
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3 December 2010Gay groups’ anger at ‘homophobic’ World Cup hosts Russia and Qatar 24 Gay groups have said they are "deeply concerned" by FIFA's decision to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. -
18 November 2010UEFA to investigate Croatian football chief over ‘gay ban’ 1 UEFA is to investigate the president of the Croatian Football Federation after he said he would not allow gay players on the national team. -
17 November 2010Rugby League begins gay equality campaign in parliament 1 The Rugby Football League (RFL) held a reception in parliament last night to launch a campaign to welcome gay fans and players.The event was hosted by Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland and attended by a number of MPs from all parties and two players from Sheffield Eagles. -
12 November 2010German footballer Mario Gomez says gay players should come out 1 Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez has urged gay footballers to come out of the closet.
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11 November 2010Croatian football chief says sorry for anti-gay comments 19 The president of the Croatian Football Federation, Vlatko Markovic, has apologised for offending gay people after he said that there was no place for homosexuality on the country's national team.
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10 November 2010Documentary on out gay baseball player Glenn Burke 3 A documentary has been produced about Glenn Burke, the only Major League baseball player to have come out as gay. -
10 November 2010Croatian football president bans gays from national team 8 The president of the Croatian Football Federation, Vlatko Markovic, has said that there is no place for gay players on the country's national team.
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4 November 2010Trans student first to play NCAA basketball 11 A Washington student has become the first transgender person to play NCAA basketball. -
21 October 2010Gay rugby player Gareth Thomas hopes to find London club 2 Gareth Thomas, the out gay former Welsh rugby captain, is planning to join a London rugby union team.
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14 October 2010Trans golfer sues after being banned from tournament 11 An American trans woman is suing the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) because it only allows women who were "female at birth" to participate. -
5 October 2010Pre-launch will celebrate LGBT sporting history + A pre-launch event will be held at Twickenham rugby stadium next month for LGBT History Month.
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1 October 2010Manchester wins bid to host 2012 gay rugby world cup 8 Manchester will host the Bingham Cup tournament in June 2012.
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20 September 2010Cricketer Jimmy Anderson poses naked for gay magazine 21 England cricketer Jimmy Anderson has posed nude for next month's Attitude magazine. -
10 September 2010Rugby club fined £40,000 for anti-gay chants has amount halved 4 Castleford Tigers rugby club has had its £40,000 fine for fans' homophobic chanting halved.
