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18 May 2012
Rugby Super League champions devote game to gay equality 11 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.
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.
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.
8 May 2012
Wrestler apologises for telling man ‘sickened’ by gays to kill himself 74 US wrestling champion CM Punk has apologised after telling a Twitter user who was 'sickened' by the idea of homosexuality to kill himself.
3 May 2012
Tennis stars Elena Baltacha and Anne Keothavong sign anti-homophobia Sports Charter 3 British tennis champions have signed up to the government's Sports Charter on tackling homophobia and transphobia in sport.
27 April 2012
UFC sponsor condemns homophobic comments 5 A major sponsor of the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts events has complained to organisers about homophobic comments made by competitors and staff.
25 April 2012
Germany: Gay golfers to return for eighth annual tournament later this year + Europe’s largest gay and lesbian golf tournament, the German-Rainbow-Open, will return for an eighth year this September.
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.
3 April 2012
German football club bans fans for anti-gay sign 7 A German football club has banned fans who displayed a homophobic banner from the stands during a league match.
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.
22 March 2012
New anti-homophobia Sports Charter logo unveiled 5 The logo for the government's pro-LGBT sports initiative was unveiled today, coinciding with the anniversary of the Sports Charter's launch.
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.
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.
9 March 2012
Video: Proud Mary spoof aims to set Margaret Court straight 6 It has been some time since former tennis champion Margaret Court's last controversial statement on homosexuality, but this new Court-inspired take on Tina Turner's Proud Mary deserves a mention purely for its comedic value.

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