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Gay former Olympian Greg Louganis will finally appear on a Wheaties box
The gay former Olympian says he harbors no ill will toward cereal maker General Mills for their decision to snub him in the 1980s at the height of his career.
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Ian Thorpe: ‘Media attention kept me in the closet’
He says he would’ve come out far sooner had he not been pushed on the subject.
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Int’l Olympic Committee relaxes guidelines on transgender athletes
Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the Olympics and other international events without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, according to new guidelines adopted by the IOC.
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Greg Louganis contemplates his, fellow Olympian Jenner’s journeys
“We all have our journeys,” Louganis, 55, told reporters. “Whether you’re gay, straight, bisexual, transgender.”
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Olympic Committee adds sexual orientation to non-discrimination policy
The International Olympic Committee has approved a wide-ranging reform package that includes rewording of its non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation.
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IOC adds anti-discrimination clause to Olympic host city contract
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee has added an anti-discrimination clause to its host city contract, hoping to avoid a repeat of the turmoil caused at the Sochi Olympics when Russia passed a law prohibiting so-called gay “propaganda” before the Games. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the language is based on Principle 6…
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IOC pressured by All Out, U.S. lawmakers to ban anti-LGBT discrimination
The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday came under increased pressure to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination and ensure future host countries do not have discriminatory laws on their books.
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Paralympics chief: No need for human rights assurances from host countries
SOCHI, Russia — Countries bidding to host the Olympics and Paralympics should not be compelled to provide assurances about human rights standards, according to the head of the International Paralympic Committee.
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Billie Jean King talks Sochi Olympics, LGBT rights, openly gay athletes
Billie Jean King’s taxi ride home after the Sochi Olympics included a revelation. She had just returned from a whirlwind three days at the Sochi Games, part of the U.S. delegation for the closing ceremony chosen by President Barack Obama. She watched the gold-medal men’s hockey game won by Canada, went up the mountain for bobsled, greeted U.S. athletes and met a Russian gay teenager…
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LGBT activists protest Russia’s anti-gay laws at final USOC Olympic event
NEW YORK — Nearly three dozen members of the gay rights activist group Queer Nation held a raucous protest on Sunday at the United States Olympic Committee’s final “Road to Sochi Tour” event at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.