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Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis announces engagement
Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis announced he plans to marry this fall. People magazine says the 53-year-old Louganis will marry paralegal Johnny Chaillot.
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No transgender students have taken advantage of new Neb. athletics policy
LINCOLN, Neb. — No students have asked to exercise a policy approved in December by the Nebraska School Activities Association that allows participation in high school athletics by transgender students, the association says.
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Jason Collins joins U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Boston gay pride parade
BOSTON — NBA veteran Jason Collins marched in Boston’s gay pride parade on Saturday with Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III, his onetime roommate at Stanford University.
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Rogers talks coming out, returning to soccer as first openly gay player
Major League Soccer player Robbie Rogers, the sport’s first openly gay athlete, spoke with the “CBS This Morning” on Monday about returning to soccer after his retirement, and coming out to the public.
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Pacers’ Roy Hibbert apologizes for gay slur, cursing – fined $75,000 by NBA
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 on Sunday by the NBA for using a gay slur and cursing during his news conference after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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NFL MVP Adrian Peterson says he’s ‘not with’ gay marriage
MINNEAPOLIS — NFL MVP Adrian Peterson says he has family members who are gay whom he loves and respects. But on gay marriage, the Minnesota Vikings running back says “that’s not something I believe in.”
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Rogers debuts with Galaxy, first openly gay professional soccer player
CARSON, Calif. — Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to play in a U.S. professional league on Sunday night, making his Major League Soccer debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers comes out of retirement, joins LA Galaxy
LOS ANGELES — Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports.
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Minn. governor wary of Vikings cutting outspoken LGBT ally Chris Kluwe
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has joined the list of those wondering if the Minnesota Vikings cut veteran punter Chris Kluwe solely for performance purposes.
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Former Virginia football star Kevin Grayson comes out as gay
RICHMOND, Va. — Kevin Grayson, a star wide receiver for the University of Richmond from 2008-2011, and one of the most decorated football players in Central Virginia history, has come out as gay.