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12 March 2010Figure skater Johnny Weir ‘not family friendly enough for Stars on Ice’ 34 The American figure skating champion Johnny Weir has reportedly been rejected from the Stars on Ice Tour because he is not deemed "family friendly". -
5 March 2010Gareth Thomas ‘threatened with outing’ at 2007 World Cup 18 Gareth Thomas played in the 2007 Rugby World Cup fearing he could be outed by the press any day, he said this week. -
26 February 2010Australian presenters to be investigated for ‘anti-gay’ remarks 28 Two Australian sports commentators are facing an investigation by the New South Wales anti-discrimination board for their remarks about men's figure skating.
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23 February 2010Justin Fashanu’s niece supports anti-homophobia campaign 9 The niece of the late footballer Justin Fashanu is supporting a campaign in his memory to kick homophobia out of the sport. -
23 February 2010Figure skater shrugs off ‘homophobic’ remarks 29 A flamboyant American figure skater has shrugged off 'homophobic' remarks made about him by sports commentators.
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22 February 2010Gareth Thomas ‘wicked’ for supporting LGBT History Month 59 Rugby player Gareth Thomas has been accused of "promoting" gay sex to young children for his patron role in LGBT History Month.
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19 February 2010Amsterdam winners may get kisses from gay men, not girls 16 A left-wing party in Holland has suggested that winners of a cycle race should swap the traditional celebration of kisses from attractive girls for kisses from gay men. -
19 February 2010Complaints over Australian commentators’ gay remarks 93 Two Australian sports commentators who made a series of remarks about men's figure skating at the Winter Olympics have been accused of homophobia. -
12 February 2010Elton John and rugby chief support homophobia video – but footballers stay silent 24 Elton John, the chief of the Rugby Football Union and the gay Irish hurler Donal Óg Cusack have all given their support to the FA's anti-homophobia video but not a single footballer has come forward to condemn anti-gay abuse. -
12 February 2010Comment: Homophobia hurts young straight men too 20 Following the postponement of the FA's efforts to tackle anti-gay abuse, former NBA player John Amaechi argues that homophobia on and off the pitch damages straight men as well as gays. -
12 February 2010Top footballers ‘refused to appear in anti-homophobia film’ 20 Top-ranking footballers turned down requests to appear in the FA's anti-homophobia film because they feared being ridiculed on the pitch, it has been reported. -
11 February 2010Welsh rugby star sorry for gay joke 39 A Welsh rugby star and national teammate of Gareth Thomas apologised yesterday for making an off-colour gay joke on his Twitter account. -
11 February 2010Gay Football Supporters’ Network ‘extremely disappointed’ over postponed homophobia video 4 The Gay Football Supporters' Network has questioned why the Football Association has backed down from releasing a video to tackle the problem of homophobic fans. -
10 February 2010Watch the FA’s anti-homophobia video 23 Last Friday, PinkNews.co.uk revealed that the launch of the Football Association's video to tackle homophobia in the sport had been cancelled.
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5 February 2010FA’s homophobia in football video premiere cancelled 22 The Football Association has cancelled the premiere of a short video to tackle homophobia in the sport.
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4 February 2010Gareth Thomas’ ex-wife has no regrets over marriage 14 Jemma Thomas, the ex-wife of gay star Gareth Thomas, has said she does not regret their marriage.
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4 February 2010Gay referee Nigel Owens to discuss coming out 7 Nigel Owens, the Welsh referee who came out in 2007, is to discuss his decision in a television documentary. -
25 January 2010Gym owner apologises for ‘soy makes kids gay’ email 21 The owner of a New Zealand gym franchise has apologised after including an article on soy turning children gay in his email newsletter. -
22 January 2010Gay rugby hero Gareth Thomas announced as LGBT History Month patron 5 Gareth Thomas, the Welsh rugby star who came out last month, has been revealed as the new patron for LGBT History Month.
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21 January 2010Ian McKellen says sports world should be ‘ashamed’ of homophobia 2 Gay actor Sir Ian McKellen has criticised the sporting world for being "slow to catch up" with progress on gay players.
