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LGBT History Month profile: Glenn Burke, first openly gay MLB player
Glenn Burke was the first Major League Baseball player to come out to his teammates and managers during his career.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: U.S. women pulverize France to win gold medal in basketball
The U.S. women’s basketball team crushed France 86-50 on Saturday at the London 2012 Olympics, winning its fifth consecutive gold medal and again proving to be the best in world competition.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: U.S. women win the gold in soccer thriller
Playing like heavyweight champions, the United States won the gold medal in women’s soccer with a hard-fought 2-1 thriller over Japan on Thursday at the London 2012 Olympics.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: U.S. women advance to semifinals in basketball
Spoiler alert: LGBT Watch at the Olympics is a regular feature tracking the nearly two dozen LGBT athletes at the London 2012 Olympics. In the U.S., NBC is tape-delaying much of the games on its local stations, yet live-streaming on the Internet. Some of the results listed below may not have yet been broadcast in […]
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: U.S. women’s soccer team to play for gold
A gritty United States women’s soccer team would not take “no” for an answer, rallying from behind all match long to defeat a determined Canada team at the 2012 Olympics. The U.S. won 4-3 with just seconds left in extra time, thus avoiding a penalty-kick shootout.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: Lisa Raymond wins bronze in mixed doubles
American tennis doubles star Lisa Raymond won one bronze medal Sunday at the London 2012 Olympics, but lost another opportunity to medal.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: Doubles star Lisa Raymond goes for the bronze
American tennis doubles player Lisa Raymond, a 39-year-old lesbian from Wayne, Pa., will be playing for two bronze medals on Sunday at the London 2012 Olympics.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: U.S. women win big in soccer, basketball
The powerful United States women advanced to the soccer semifinals at the London 2012 Olympics with a 2-0 win over New Zealand on Friday in Newcastle, England. Abby Wambach scored the first goal in the 27th minute and Sydney Leroux added the icing on the cake with a beautiful goal in the 87th minute.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: First medal is won by an LGBT athlete
There has been plenty of competition for LGBT athletes at the London 2012 Olympics. Judith Arndt of Germany won a silver medal in cycling in the women’s time trial on Wednesday — she is the first LGBT Olympian to medal at London 2012.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: Good results for American, Swedish women’s soccer teams
In women’s soccer, the United States and Sweden advanced to the quarterfinals of the London 2012 Olympics in different fashion.