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8 May 2012
US gymnastics hopeful comes out as gay ahead of Olympics 22 US gymnast Josh Dixon has come out during his bid to represent the US at the London Olympics this year in a move which would make him the country's first openly gay gymnast at the competition.
18 April 2012
Matthew Mitcham happy to be seen as an LGBT icon 12 The Australian Olympic champion, Matthew Mitcham, has said that he's happy to be seen as an icon for the LGBT community, and did not mind the attention that would be drawn to his personal life as a result.
19 March 2012
Gay sport figures among Olympics torch-bearers 14 7,300 torch-bearers were named this morning and will carry the flame for 70 days and 8,000 through the UK in July ahead of the opening of the Olympics on 27 July.
6 March 2012
Olympics volunteers ‘quizzed on how to treat gays holding hands’ 58 A quiz for Olympics volunteers which included advice on dealing with complaints about gays holding hands has been dubbed 'a bit patronising'.
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.
10 February 2012
Group apologises for ‘undesirable gays’ at Olympics comment 9 The Friends of Clapham Common have apologised for saying the gay Olympics events at Pride House would draw "undesirable elements" of the community.
30 January 2012
Interview: Greg Louganis on gold medals, HIV and Matthew Mitcham 6 He won his first Olympic medal at the age of 16.
24 January 2012
Group fears ‘undesirable gays’ at Olympics event 33 A Clapham residents' group lodged an objection to the gay Pride House event at this year's Olympics saying it is "highly likely" to become a "magnet for undesirable elements of the gay community".
9 May 2011
US Olympic official quits over gay marriage comments 17 Former Olympic gymnast Peter Vidmar has resigned as the chef du mission of the US 2012 team after anger over comments he made about gay marriage.

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