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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.
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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: Lesbians rule the day, and a kiss seen around the world
The first weekend of competition at the London 2012 Olympics is off to a great start for LGBT athletes. And a brief moment — a lesbian kiss — during the opening ceremonies on Friday night was truly a lesbian kiss seen around the world and sent anti-gay pundits into a tizzy.
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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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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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Prop 8 supporter Vidmar resigns as Olympic liaison over anti-gay position
Peter Vidmar, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics and devout Mormon, stepped down Friday as the chief of mission for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team in the wake of growing criticism of his public opposition to gay marriage.