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Megan Rapinoe & teammates win fight for equal pay between women’s & men’s soccer
“I feel a lot of pride for the girls who are going to see this growing up, and recognize their value rather than having to fight for it,” U.S. forward Margaret Purce said.
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Tom Daley says it’s his “mission” to ban countries that execute LGBTQ people from Olympics
Specifically calling out Qatar, host of the next World Cup, the Olympic diver stated, “I think it should not be allowed for a sporting event to host in a country that criminalizes… basic human rights.”
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Mexico’s soccer team is begging fans to stop chanting homophobic slurs at their games
After receiving one of the toughest punishment from FIFA in recent years, Mexico’s team president scolded fans: “To those who think it’s fun to yell it out, I have news for you. It’s not.”
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The World Cup has barely started but gay fans are already being bashed & arrested in Russia
A couple attending the World Cup were brutally beaten leaving one with brain injuries while British activist Peter Tatchell has been detained by police.
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Russian vigilantes threaten to report men who kiss to the police at the World Cup
“They’ll be providing ‘security’ at the World Cup in June. Now you can freak out.”
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Will CBS broadcast antigay slurs during Sunday’s Patriots vs Raiders game?
Will CBS learn from the past or allow a hateful and bigoted term to find its way onto the airwaves?
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Soccer team promises to renovate schools if fans stop homophobic chant
FIFA has been fining national teams whose fans use this chant, so this team is trying to end it in a positive way.
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Russian MPs call FIFA 17 ‘gay propaganda’ and seek to ban it from the country
The game is said to violate the law passed in 2013 banning gay propaganda.