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Brian Boitano never planned to publicly announce he is gay
BOSTON — Brian Boitano never intended to publicly reveal he is gay until he was chosen for the U.S. Olympic delegation by President Barack Obama last month.
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Hitzlsperger hopes his coming out will make it easier for other gay athletes
BERLIN — Encouraged by others who have come out as gay, retired soccer player Thomas Hitzlsperger is hoping going public will help make it easier for other sporting stars to do the same.
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Former World Cup player from Germany Thomas Hitzlsperger comes out as gay
BERLIN — A former World Cup player from Germany became the biggest name in soccer to come out as gay, saying he wants to break down the stigma of homosexuality in sports.
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Report: Houston Oilers had two gay players in 1993, teammates didn’t care
HOUSTON — Long before the question of whether the NFL is ready for a gay player, at least two key members of the tumultuous 1993 Houston Oilers team were gay, former teammates have told the Houston Chronicle.
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Olympic figure skating champ Brian Boitano says he’s gay
Olympic figure skating champion Brian Boitano came out on Thursday, two days after he was named to the U.S. delegation for Sochi along with openly gay athletes Billie Jean King and Caitlin Cahow.
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Obama to skip Olympic games, selects gay athletes for Sochi delegation
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Russia a clear message about its treatment of gays and lesbians with who he is – and isn’t – sending to represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics.
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Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis urges protest of Russian anti-gay laws
WASHINGTON — Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis on Friday urged American Olympians to dedicate their performances at February’s Winter Games in Sochi to their gay friends and relatives as a means of protest against Russian anti-gay laws.
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Sports stars speak out against homophobia at UN Human Rights day
UNITED NATIONS — Former professional basketball player Jason Collins and tennis great Martina Navratilova on Tuesday urged world sports bodies like the International Olympic Committee and FIFA to take gay rights into consideration when awarding major sporting events.
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Orlando Cruz, first openly gay professional boxer, marries partner
NEW YORK — Openly gay professional boxer Orlando Cruz married his partner, José Manuel Colón, in a ceremony in New York’s Central Park on Saturday.
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UConn women take lead role in campaign to support lesbian, bisexual athletes
HARTFORD, Conn. — Members of Connecticut’s NCAA champion women’s basketball team are taking a lead role in a national campaign in support of lesbian and bisexual athletes in women’s sports.