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7 March 2013
FIFA investigates claims that lesbians have been banned from playing professional football in Nigeria 9 Following the comments of the chair of the Nigeria Women Football League, FIFA has written to the Nigerian Football Association over reports that lesbians have been banned from football in the west African country.
2 March 2013
NFL player Scott Fujita: ‘A gay football player would not be an issue at all in the locker room’ 7 NFL player Scott Fujita has spoken out about the issue of a lack of gay players in professional sport, and has said that he thinks it would "not be an issue at all" to have a gay player in the locker room.
27 February 2013
Gay-friendly London football club claims its first tournament prize 1 A gay-friendly football team in the London borough of Bexley has claimed its first tournament prize since it was established two years ago.
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.
25 February 2013
Football v Homophobia toolkit backed by West Ham and England manager 9 The Football v Homophobia campaign has sent out a document to FA clubs giving guidance on tackling homophobia and supporting LGBT fans and players.
25 February 2013
Comment: The loss of Robbie Rogers should shame football into action 6 Fears for the wellbeing of an out gay footballer may be overrated, but Robbie Rogers' retirement shows we've been spectators to bigotry and stupidity for too long, writes Adrian Tippetts for PinkNews.co.uk
21 February 2013
Study: 75% of US bullied LGBT gym class students feel unable to tell a teacher 3 Research by a gay support group in the US has found more than a quarter of LGBT student athletes report being harassed or assaulted while playing on a school sports team.
19 February 2013
Video, NBA star: ‘No one can tell me I can’t have two mothers, because I really do’ 3 An American NBA star has recorded a video introducing his two mothers, and in it he says "Nobody can ever tell me that I can't have two mothers, because I really do."
18 February 2013
US: NFL Footballer Tim Tebow to speak at anti-gay Dallas megachurch 15 An American football player for the New York Jets best known for during-game prayers, has been invited to speak at a church in Dallas, the leader of which has been criticised for denouncing homosexuality in the past.
17 February 2013
Gay rights group: ‘Sports in the US have reached a tipping point against homophobia’ 5 The decision of 25-year-old former Leeds United football player Robbie Rogers, to come out last week, has been commended by gay rights activists, who have described this as a "tipping point" for sports.
12 February 2013
US: Basketball player Kobe Bryant chastises Twitter fan for using ‘gay’ as an insult 8 A US basketball player has been commended for voicing his disapproval at a fan's use of the word "gay" as an insult.
2 February 2013
NFL player Chris Culliver to undergo sensitivity training for homophobic comments 14 San Francisco 49ers player, Chris Culliver, who earlier this week said there were no gay players on the team, and if there were, they wouldn't be welcome, is to begin sensitivity training following this weekend's Super Bowl.
1 February 2013
Former baseball player: ‘Why the hell should being gay matter in professional sport?’ 6 A former Major League baseball player has said that he played alongside gay teammates, and that he didn't understand why any player should have a problem with doing so.
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
11 January 2013
David Cameron supports bid for London to host 2018 Gay Games 21 David Cameron has voiced his support for a bid aiming to have the Gay Games brought to London in 2018.
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.
4 January 2013
West Ham’s Matt Jarvis: Gay footballers would find support and play better if they came out 18 West Ham footballer, Matt Jarvis, has appeared on the cover of Attitude magazine, and gave an interview saying gay footballers should come out, that they would be supported, and that they might even play better if they did.
31 December 2012
US baseball star Torii Hunter: I would be ‘uncomfortable’ with having a gay teammate 67 Torii Hunter, who plays as a slugger for the Detroit Tigers, says he would find it “difficult and uncomfortable” to accept openly gay baseball players.
21 December 2012
Football Association Chairman: ‘No player should fear coming out as gay’ 9 The Chairman of the FA, David Bernstein, has said that no football player should fear coming out of the closet, following a decision by the governing body to tackle discrimination.
19 December 2012
US: Baseball player apologises for tweeting homophobic slur 1 A New York Mets baseball player has apologised after he used a homophobic slur in a twitter conversation with a friend earlier this month.

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