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Michael Sam: No issues fitting in with St. Louis Rams
Michael Sam is confident he’ll be judged on performance. The first openly gay player drafted in the NFL said Friday there have been no issues fitting in with his St. Louis Rams teammates, no awkward moments in the locker room and that he was accepted right away. “They respect me as a human being,” he said.
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Nike updates collection of #BETRUE footwear, apparel for Pride Month
Just in time for LGBT Pride Month, Nike is launching its #BETRUE collection of uniquely designed footwear and apparel inspired by the LGBT community. Nike says the #BETRUE collection features rainbow colors as a reflection of the diversity within sports and Nike’s support for the LGBT community.
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#ProudToPlay: YouTube campaign celebrates equality for all athletes
In celebration of the upcoming World Cup in Brazil and LGBT Pride month, YouTube is honoring the LGBT athletes, their supporters, and YouTube Creators who stand up for diversity in sports and elsewhere. In the new video sharing campaign, YouTube is encouraging users to to upload their own videos about what being #ProudToPlay means to them.
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WNBA first pro league to launch marketing campaign to recruit LGBT fans
NEW YORK — Amid a surge of public opinion in favor of gay rights in the U.S., the WNBA is launching a campaign to market the league to the LGBT community, becoming the first pro sports league to specifically recruit LGBT fans to its games.
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Michael Sam’s draft pick likely to expand NFL’s gay fan base
Years before Michael Sam was born, gay-rights activists Kate Kendell and Paul Guequierre were already die-hard National Football League fans. For them and other gay fans of the NFL — their passion for pro football was rewarded with a moment they describe as thrilling: the decision by the St. Louis Rams to make Sam the first openly gay NFL draft pick.
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Oprah Winfrey Network postpones Michael Sam documentary
The planned documentary by the Oprah Winfrey Network on Michael Sam, the NFL’s first openly gay player, has been postponed.
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Rugby group launches international study on gay discrimination in sports
SYDNEY — Organizers of the Bingham Cup, the world cup of gay rugby, have initiated an international study of discrimination based on sexuality in sports.
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Former NFLer Wade Davis helping St. Louis Rams, Michael Sam transition
ST. LOUIS — The head of an advocacy group for gay and lesbian athletes said he spent a full day this week helping the St. Louis Rams prepare for the arrival of Michael Sam, who hopes to become the first openly gay player in the NFL.
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Oprah Winfrey Network plans series on NFL’s Michael Sam
NEW YORK — The Oprah Winfrey Network says it plans to produce a documentary series following the life of Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team.
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Sportscaster Dale Hansen ‘unplugged’ on Michael Sam’s late NFL draft pick
Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen, who made headlines in February when, after Missouri’s Michael Sam came out publicly as gay, and addressed the notion that some people will be “uncomfortable” with an openly gay NFL player, revisited the topic on Monday to make note of Sam’s late pick in the NFL draft.