Articles about Gay Sports

20 April 2013
NFL player came out to a dozen teammates and coaches several years ago 2 Reports have suggested that, for several years, a currently active NFL player has been openly gay to many teammates, and coaches.
7 April 2013
US: Brendon Ayanbadejo speaks to Anderson Cooper about four NFL players coming out 2 Former Baltimore Ravens player and equal marriage advocate, Brendon Ayanbadejo has expanded on his announcement earlier this week that four NFL players might soon come out as gay.
11 January 2013
Gay former NFL player says there are many ‘semi-openly’ gay US athletes 6 An openly-gay former National Football League (NFL) player has said that he thinks there is at least one gay "significant contributor" in the NFL.
9 November 2012
London: LGBT community urged to try Ju-jitsu 4 Have you ever thought of trying out martial arts but didn’t know where to begin? Why not check out the LGBT Ishigaki Ju-jitsu Club, which has groups in both London and Brighton.
5 November 2012
London: Gay water polo side beat Manchester rivals 9 LGBT water polo club London Orca clinched gold from their Manchester rivals at the weekend's London Orca European Water Polo Championship tournament.
31 October 2012
UK: Gay sport stars lend support to NUS campaign 2 England and Surrey cricketer Steven Davies, the sports first openly gay player, is backing the National Union of Students' (NUS) campaign to tackle homophobia in sport, along with gay rugby star Gareth Thomas.
25 October 2012
European gay water polo tournament splashes into London 2 The London Orca European Water Polo Championship tournament is taking place next Friday, with LGBT teams hoping for victory in the competition.
24 October 2012
Chris Kluwe: First openly gay NFL player will have ‘biggest marketing opportunity in 50 years’ 1 Equal marriage advocate and NFL Football player, Chris Kluwe has spoken about the possible marketing and endorsement opportunities, surrounding the first openly gay NFL player, whoever that may be.
23 October 2012
Q&A: Swedish gay footballer Anton Hysen 12 Anton Hysen, the world’s only openly gay professional footballer, says his life has changed dramatically for the better, following his decision to come out eighteen months ago.
11 October 2012
Sydney to host gay rugby cup in 2014 + Sydney has won its bid to host the 2014 Bingham Cup, the world's top gay rugby tournament.
5 October 2012
London: Gay Games fundraiser launched 10 A massive drive to secure funding for London’s bid to host the Gay Games in 2018 is now underway.
4 October 2012
London: LGBT community urged to try out basketball 3 Want to shoot some hoops? Not sure who to play with? Why not come along then to one of London Knight’s (formerly London Cruisers) gay men’s basketball training sessions and try it out! Rory Desch profiles one of its members.
22 September 2012
Ex-Major League Baseball team owner comes out as gay 2 The former owner of a Major League Baseball team in Pittsburgh, has come out as gay, saying that homophobic slurs meant that he kept his sexuality a secret in the past.
19 September 2012
London: Gays urged to get on their bikes 3 After a summer of watching Olympic cycling success for Team GB, what better way to build up those leg muscles than by joining Cycle Out London.
10 September 2012
London: Gays urged to ‘come’ Out to Swim 25 After a summer of Olympic sporting fever, the capital’s LGBT community is being urged to hit the pool.
8 August 2012
London: LGBT sports clubs offer free taster sessions for budding athletes 1 The capital’s LGBT community is being urged to seize upon the spirit of the Olympic Games and try out a new sport.
23 June 2011
Comment: Why it’s vital to kick homophobia out of sport, by David Cameron 152 Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, prime minister David Cameron says sport is at the heart of the nation and more must be done to stop homophobia and encourage positive role models.

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