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11 January 2012
Oxford City dismisses player for Gareth Thomas tweet 57 Oxford City FC said today it had released Lee Steele from his obligations to the club after the player posted a comment on Twitter which was "seriously contrary to the ethos of the club".
9 January 2012
Oxford City player misses match after Gareth Thomas tweet 67 Lee Steele holds the record for the fastest-ever goal by a Leighton Orient player, managing to score in 12 seconds while playing for the club in 2004, but waited until the following day to delete his tweet about the gay rugby star.
23 December 2011
The weirdest and most unexpected LGBT stories of 2011 6 In our annual rundown of the year's events, we look at the strangest stories of the year: the news in 2011 which took us completely by surprise.
15 December 2011
Former tennis star Margaret Court serves up controversy over gay marriage 94 Margaret Court, once the world's number one female tennis player, well-known for her anti-gay views, has sparked a heated row with other former champions after saying gays were "aggressively demanding marriage rights that are not theirs to take."
12 December 2011
Fans say football clubs and agents to blame for lack of gay players 30 A survey of 3,500 football fans says they blame football agents and clubs for the lack of openly gay players.
30 November 2011
Italian Footballers’ Association head “would not recommend coming out” to players 20 The President of the Italian Footballers' Association Damiano Tommasi has suggested gay players keep their sexuality quiet, because the sport is "different to every other profession".
30 November 2011
Rugby star Sacha Harding bares all for Elton John AIDS appeal 10 Sacha Harding has posed nude for the front cover of Gay Times magazine to support Sir Elton John’s AIDS charity campaign.
24 November 2011
Rourke in training with gay rugby club for Gareth Thomas film 39 The 59-year-old is hard at work producing and starring in a film about the world's first openly gay professional rugby player.
24 November 2011
Bradford Bulls rugby player warned over shirtless photo shoot comment 15 Elliott Whitehead had said Stuart Reardon's shirtless photo shoot in Australian DNA magazine "really let the bradford bus down [sic]".
23 November 2011
Ospreys fine Kristian Phillips for gay slur tweet after “genuine remorse” 17 Welsh rugby team have issued an undisclosed fine to the 21-year-old wing for describing a Big Brother contestant as a "faggot".
16 November 2011
Footballer fined £1,200 for “fully homophobic” tweet 22 Hope Akpan denies sending the tweet himself, claiming a member of his family was responsible, and said he had "no option but to plead guilty".
14 November 2011
Ugandan lesbian rugby player granted asylum in Germany 16 Sportswoman allowed to remain in Europe after speaking of persecution experienced in notoriously homophobic country.
11 November 2011
US professional footballer David Testo comes out 19 Testo spoke of the difficulty of not being able to thank his partner publicly on winning awards.
8 November 2011
Hairdresser “woke up gay” after stroke 91 Chris Birch says he transformed from a rugby lover to a "preened man" after breaking his neck while attempting a back flip.
25 October 2011
Gareth Thomas announces he’s retiring from rugby 14 Gareth Thomas has announced he is retiring from rugby with immediate effect.
29 September 2011
Gay former basketball sttar John Amaechi launches HIV support for UK Africans 14 John Amaechi, the openly gay former basketball player, is supporting a new HIV programme aimed at African communities in the UK.
10 February 2011
Mickey Rourke to watch Gareth Thomas match 13 Mickey Rourke is set to watch gay rugby star Gareth Thomas play in Wales this weekend as preparation for a film about the player's life.
9 February 2011
German footballer Manuel Neuer encourages gay players to be open 11 German football Manuel Neuer says that gay players should come out and not fear the reaction of fans.
3 February 2011
Survey finds football fans disapprove of homophobia 19 A survey released to coincide with LGBT History Month says that the vast majority of fans strongly oppose homophobia in football.
1 February 2011
Tory MP says Gareth Thomas inspired him to come out 16 Tory MP and deputy Speaker Nigel Evans says Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas inspired him to announce he is gay.

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