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Articles about Homophobia In Sport

9 May 2012
Man who received anti-gay Twitter abuse from footballer puts on charity match 3 A man who received homophobic abuse on Twitter from a footballer at his club has organised a charity match to draw attention to homophobia in the game.
28 March 2012
US footballer suspended and fined for homophobic tweet 11 Colin Clark, the Houston Dynamo midfielder who was heard using an offensive homophobic slur against a ball boy, has been suspended for three games and given an undisclosed fine by Major League Soccer.
24 March 2012
American footballer apologises for gay slur 14 Colin Clark, the midfielder for Houston Dynamo, has apologised for using a homophobic slur against a ball boy, who refused to throw the ball back to him during Friday’s game with the Seattle Sounders.
19 March 2012
Groups’ caution over John Fashanu claims brother ‘was not gay but wanted attention’ 81 Groups have warned that the late footballer should not be "put back in" the closet and ensure that support is on hand for anyone in a similar situation.
21 February 2012
FA launches new anti-homophobia initiative 6 The Football Association launched a new initiative yesterday to promote inclusiveness for gay, bi and trans people in football.
17 June 2011
Lesbian couple ‘told to stop kissing at baseball game’ 54 A lesbian couple say they were told off by a security guard for sharing a brief kiss at a Minnesota Twins baseball game.
25 May 2011
Online football forums ‘filled with anti-gay hate’ 93 Internet forums for football fans contain shocking attitudes towards homosexuality, a study suggests.
5 May 2011
Blackburn Rovers fans charged over racist and anti-gay chants + Two Blackburn Rovers fans have appeared in court charged with shouting racist and homophobic abuse at players.
23 June 2010
Daily Mirror journalist says there is ‘no chance’ of English football players coming out 24 Daily Mirror sports jounalist John Cross has stated in an interview with an anti-homophobia in sport website that he cannot see any English footballers coming out in the near future as "our sport has created a dangerous taboo".

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