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1 April 2013
Rugby star Ben Cohen: Elton John made me get a hearing aid and ‘changed my life’ 13 Former England rugby player Ben Cohen has said that Elton John "changed his life" by convincing him to get a hearing aid, and said that Sir Elton does more charity work than people realise.
3 March 2013
Student Pride debate featuring Ben Cohen and John Amaechi speaks out against homophobia in sport 5 The panel on a debate at National Student Pride yesterday emphasised the importance of tackling homophobia and transphobia in sport, said they had seen some change, but that much more action needed to be taken.
27 February 2013
Rugby star Ben Cohen: ‘I think there is a bit of a witch hunt to find a gay footballer’ 9 Rugby star Ben Cohen has exclusively told PinkNews.co.uk that he believes the continuous media debate surrounding the absence of an openly gay professional footballer in the UK can amount to a "witch hunt".
26 February 2013
Rugby star Ben Cohen tells MPs that more needs to be done to combat homophobia in sport 9 Rugby star Ben Cohen has told MPs at a parliamentary event that sport has a huge role to play in reducing anti-gay bullying.
26 February 2013
John Bercow wrongly outs rugby star Ben Cohen in gay gaffe 22 The Speaker of the House of Commons was left red-faced after accidently referring to rugby star Ben Cohen as “openly gay” – even though the former player has a wife and is straight.
26 February 2013
Sports minister Hugh Robertson: I’m ‘appalled’ that sports stars can’t come out until after they retire 9 The Minister for Sport, Hugh Robertson, has spoken out on the importance of supporting athletes in coming out, and changing the sporting world in order to be more inclusive of LGBT people.
17 January 2013
Gareth Thomas: I previously took part in anti-gay jokes and prayed rugby could turn me straight 62 Former Wales rugby star Gareth Thomas has revealed that he once took part in homophobic jokes with teammates in a bid to hide his sexuality
7 January 2013
New Zealand TV presenter: I haven’t urged for a gay rugby player to come out 1 A gay sports presenter in New Zealand has denied calling for a gay All Blacks rugby player to openly declare his sexuality.
18 December 2012
Gareth Thomas joins ITV’s Dancing on Ice 16 Former rugby player Gareth Thomas will be in the rink for the new series of Dancing on Ice.
6 December 2012
Football needs a gay ‘champion’ says rugby referee Nigel Owens 4 Rugby referee Nigel Owens is backing a campaign to tackle homophobic attitudes in sport and says football would benefit from having a gay “champion” in the same way Gareth Thomas took up the mantle for rugby.
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.
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.
8 August 2012
Comment: Always picked last – rediscovering sport as a gay adult 11 Daniel Sellers writes about his experience of sport at school and talks to the members of a gay-friendly running club about how it differs from the 'individualism and hedonism' of the traditional gay scene.
20 July 2012
Gay rugby club chair joins Olympic torch relay in London this weekend + The chairman of the London inclusive gay rugby club the King's Cross Steelers will carry the Olympic torch this weekend.
8 June 2012
Sydney team wins gay rugby world cup at Manchester final 8 Gay Australian rugby team the Sydney Convicts have taken home the 2012 Bingham Cup, becoming gay rugby champions of the world.
31 May 2012
Manchester to host gay rugby world cup this weekend 6 Manchester will play host to the Bingham Cup this weekend, where gay and inclusive rugby teams from around the world will compete for the 2012 title.
30 May 2012
Gay rugby player Gareth Thomas cover star of Attitude’s annual ‘naked issue’ 22 Gay former professional rugby star Gareth Thomas will appear on the cover of this month's Attitude magazine, its annual 'naked issue', which is to focus on sexual health.
18 May 2012
Rugby Super League champions devote game to gay equality 12 World Club champions Leeds Rhinos are dedicating their Stobart Super League Round 24 fixture against Widnes Vikings on Friday August 10 to celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
17 April 2012
Documentary on stroke victim who ‘woke up gay’ airs tonight 139 A documentary following a rugby player who suffered a stroke and woke up gay is to air on BBC3 tonight.
4 April 2012
Welsh council hopeful apologises after comparing rugby with gay porn 45 A Labour council candidate in Wales has apologised for a series of tweets that left him accused of sexism and one which jokingly compared rugby with gay porn.

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