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10 February 2009Homeless gay teen charity appeals for long-distance runners to raise funds + A charity that works with young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who are homeless or living in a hostile environment is appealing for entrants in this year’s BUPA Manchester Great Run. -
9 February 2009German gay footballer to get biopic treatment + The story of a former East German footballer who left the professional game after deciding to come out of the closet is to be made into a film. -
30 January 2009Olympian Ian Thorpe ‘draws a line’ under gay innuendos 10 One of Australia's best-known sporting heroes has issued a statement after press speculation about the nature of his relationship with a fellow swimmer. -
21 January 2009Four banned from football grounds for homophobic chants at Tottenham game 1 Eleven people have appeared at Portsmouth Magistrate's Court on charges of indecent chanting. -
15 January 2009F1 boss falsely accused of homophobia had hired gay steward 1 The steward on board the private jet of Formula 1 team owner Ron Dennis is gay, it has been revealed. -
15 January 2009Gay footballers demand tougher action against homophobia 1 The Gay Football Supporters Network has said that homophobic taunts and chanting at matches should be treated as such, and not labelled "indecent."
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13 January 200913-year-old boy among eleven charged with homophobic abuse at football match 10 A thirteen-year-old boy and two fifteen-year-olds have been charged with indecent chanting at a football match.
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12 January 2009Day of football fun in Brighton for Justin Fashanu campaign 1 Brighton’s Jubilee Square will be transformed into a five-a-side football pitch on 14th March as part of the Justin Campaign’s Football Festival.
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8 January 2009Italy manager: gay players welcome but may cause locker room complications 7 The manager of Italy's national football team has said he does not think there are any gay professional footballers, but a gay man would not be excluded from playing under him.
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7 January 2009Formula 1 boss accused of unfair dismissal at employment tribunal + A leading Formula 1 boss is facing claims of dismissing an employee on the grounds of sexual orientation. -
5 January 2009FA committed to anti-homophobia DVD but no word on Beckham 2 The Football Association has confirmed it is collaborating on a new DVD aimed at tackling homophobia in the game. -
30 December 2008Top players to speak out against homophobia in FA video 7 The Football Association has agreed to organise and fund a video / DVD featuring premier league players speaking out against homophobia. The idea was put to the FA several months ago by Peter Tatchell of the gay human rights group OutRage!, as way of challenging the anti-gay abuse hurled by fans at players like Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell.
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16 December 2008Olympic champion diver named as influential gay Australian 1 Matthew Mitcham has been included on a list of 25 influential gay and lesbian Australians. -
15 December 2008Three men bailed over homophobic abuse at Tottenham game + Police in Portsmouth investigating indecent chanting at a football match have questioned three more people.
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11 December 2008Two men questioned over Sol Campbell abuse + Two men have been arrested, questioned and bailed after police in Hampshire released images of 16 people wanted for questioning about homophobic and racist abuse directed towards footballer Sol Campbell. -
10 December 2008Men sought by police in connection with homophobic chanting at Portsmouth game 1 Police in Portsmouth have released photos of sixteen people they want to trace in connection with racist and homophobic chanting at a football match. -
8 December 2008Italian footballer claims top players pay him for sex 16 An Italian man has claimed that up to 30 top flight footballers have paid him for sex.
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5 December 2008Coming out was the hardest thing I ever did says gay referee 4 The only openly gay man to be a rugby union referee at the highest level of the game has revealed he tried to kill himself because he did not want to be a homosexual. -
28 November 2008Rugby league join gay workplace equality scheme 4 The decision of the Rugby Football League to join the Diversity Champions Programme run by gay equality organisation Stonewall has been hailed as a major breakthrough. -
3 November 2008David Beckham honoured to be a gay icon 12 Football star David Beckham has spoken about his role as an icon for gay men and his love of fashion.
