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16 May 2013
US: NFL player and gay rights advocate Chris Kluwe signs with new team 8 Chris Kluwe, outspoken human rights campaigner and NFL punter, has announced that, after being dropped by the Minnesota Vikings last week, he has now been signed to the Oakland Raiders.
10 May 2013
Governor says he feels uneasy that Chris Kluwe was dropped by Minnesota Vikings + Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has said that he "doesn't feel good" about the fact that former Minnesota Vikings player and gay rights supporter Chris Kluwe was dropped by the team earlier this week.
6 May 2013
US: Chris Kluwe announces that he has been dropped by his team the Minnesota Vikings 6 NFL player and human rights campaigner Chris Kluwe, has announced that he has been dropped by the Minnesota Vikings, saying that "making people aware of an issue that is causing children to commit suicide is more important than kicking a leather ball."
2 May 2013
NFL player: I respect Jason Collins but ‘why does everybody have to announce their sexuality?’ 94 An NFL player has spoken out to congratulate NBA star Jason Collins for coming out as gay, but has questioned why gay athletes felt the need to "flaunt" their sexuality.
30 April 2013
NFL player Chris Kluwe on why he supports the gay community: ‘It’s the right thing to do’ 5 NFL player and human rights campaigner Chris Kluwe has written an impassioned opinion piece in which he addresses the question of why, as a straight man, he supports the gay community.
24 April 2013
US: Gay former NFL player to speak at Youth Pride event + An openly gay former National Football League player is set to speak at a US Youth Pride Day event in Washington DC.
24 April 2013
Brendon Ayanbadejo: I can do more to help towards equal marriage having left the NFL + Former NFL player Brendon Ayanbadejo has expressed ongoing support for equal marriage, and has said that now he has left the world of professional sport, he can help "so many more people", than he could before.
24 April 2013
Video: Openly gay American football player hopes to join NFL ranks 15 A gay American footballer is hoping to be drafted by an NFL team, and could be the first openly-gay player the industry has anticipated for some time.
19 April 2013
US: As controversy dies down over anti-gay remarks, NFL’s Chris Culliver in trouble again 9 NFL player Chris Culliver, who shortly before playing in the Super Bowl was involved in a controversy over his anti-gay remarks, is now facing trouble over publicly posting a text message conversation in which women are referred to as "bitch" and "hoes".
5 April 2013
Brendon Ayanbadejo says four gay NFL players may soon come out, all at the same time 6 American football player and equal rights advocate Brendon Ayanbadejo has said that he thinks several NFL players could come out "sooner than you think", and that he was in talks with four players who might all come out on the same day.
5 April 2013
US: NFL’s Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo honoured with equality award 1 NFL players Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe were honoured on Thursday with an award from Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), for their work advocating for the LGBT community.
5 April 2013
US: Brendon Ayanbadejo denies being cut by his team for supporting equal marriage 1 Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker, and equal marriage advocate, Brendon Ayanbadejo, said he does not think he was cut by the team for his open support for equal marriage.
28 March 2013
US magazine editor: Gay NFL players should stay in the closet 33 The editor of a Christian magazine has weighed into the debate over there being no openly gay US professional athletes, said that being gay is "clearly a sin", and that gay NFL players should not come out.
27 March 2013
Brendon Ayanbadejo: A baseball player will come out of the closet before an NFL player + Super Bowl Champion Brendon Ayanbadejo, has said that he thinks it is more likely that a baseball player will come out sooner than anyone in the NFL.
26 March 2013
US: Gay NFL player plans to come out and keep playing 2 A gay US National Football League player has indicated he may publicly come out, and plans to continue playing.
25 March 2013
US: NFL players make final push for equal marriage: ‘why is common sense not enough?’ 5 Players in the US National Football League (NFL) have been using their influence to speak out in favour of equal marriage, ahead of the Supreme Court taking on two cases around the issue this week.
7 March 2013
US: Electronic Arts hosts event focussing on LGBT issues in video games 2 Video games company Electronic Arts (EA) is hosting an event in New York today focussing on LGBT issues within the gaming industry.
2 March 2013
NFL player Scott Fujita: ‘A gay football player would not be an issue at all in the locker room’ 7 NFL player Scott Fujita has spoken out about the issue of a lack of gay players in professional sport, and has said that he thinks it would "not be an issue at all" to have a gay player in the locker room.
2 March 2013
US: NFL players Kluwe and Ayanbadejo file Supreme Court brief in support of equal marriage 4 Two top NFL players, both equal rights advocates, have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging it to strike down Proposition 8, the Californian ban on equal marriage.
1 March 2013
Brendon Ayanbadejo: Prospective NFL players may have to lie that they’re straight to get drafted 1 NFL player and equal rights advocate, Brendon Ayanbadejo, has expressed regret at the fact that gay, prospective NFL players may need to lie about their sexuality, when asked, in order to get drafted as professional players.

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