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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: All eyes on U.S. women
Looking ahead to Tuesday, LGBT Watch at the Olympics will be closely monitoring women’s soccer as the powerful United States plays North Korea. With a win, the Americans would advance to the quarterfinals and a step closer to a medal.
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LGBT watch at the Olympics: Torch bearer kisses his boyfriend as spectators cheer
LONDON – A gay man carrying the Olympic torch today on the streets of London was cheered by spectators when he kissed his boyfriend during his stretch of carrying the device that will light the giant Olympic Flame tonight during the opening ceremony that will be telecast by NBC in the U.S. on a tape-delay basis.
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LGBT watch at the Olympics: U.S., Sweden women soccer teams win
LONDON, UK –- The U.S. and Sweden women’s soccer teams, which embrace a total of four lesbians on their squads, each won their first-round matches in the London 2012 Olympics on Wednesday.
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Retired NFL player Wade Davis reveals he is gay
Former pro football player Wade Davis publicly announced this week that he is gay. The 34-year-old corner back who played with Tennessee Titans, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Washington Redskins spoke with Outsports and SB Nation about being a gay athlete and his current work with disenfranchised lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, and non-conforming youth.
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‘Why I am an Athlete Ally’
To this day, I know only a handful of closeted gay athletes, though I have likely met and befriended countless without knowing. With stereotypes about LGBT people pulsing through the athletic experience, this is no surprise … Nonetheless, I have no illusions that ending homophobia is going to be as simple as telling a closed-minded teammate that setting aside fear or stereotypes will improve performance, or that team diversity is simply the right thing…
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Olympic diving champion comfortable as role model for gay athletes
SYDNEY, Australia — Openly gay Olympic gold medalist diving champion Matthew Mitcham, in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday, said he’s comfortable being seen as an icon for the LGBT community and a role model for gay athletes.
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NHL, Burke family unveil ‘You Can Play’ campaign to end homophobia in sports
The National Hockey League has joined the growing effort by professional sports and players campaigning to end homophobia with a series of new public service announcements to encourage gay athletes to participate in sports.
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Greg Louganis fans want Olympic diver on ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Anyone who has watched Olympic champion Greg Louganis do his thing from a diving board knows that he possesses grace, power, determination and skill. But can he move on the dance floor? Louganis’ Facebook fans have launched a campaign to encourage “Dancing With the Stars” producers to cast Louganis for the show.
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Gay teen athletes reach out to change the world …and meet Ellen
Three kids. Three timezones. One mission. This is the banner that welcomes you to the new blog, Walk the Road. What draws Brad, Robert and Ben together is the fact that they all love sports, and they’re all gay…
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First ever Pride Houses welcome LGBTQ athletes, visitors to Olympic games
It should come as no surprise that cities as gay friendly as Vancouver and Whistler would extend that hospitality to this year’s Olympic Games. The two communities are the first Olympic hosts to with Pride Houses to welcome gay and lesbian athletes and tourists and educate Olympic visitors about diversity and the LGBTQ community. Vancouver’s […]