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Billie Jean King part of diplomacy by diversity: ‘We reflect part of America’
Billie Jean King believes standing up to discrimination is the best way to combat it, so she had no hesitation joining the U.S. delegation for the Sochi Olympics.
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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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Putin rescinds blanket ban on demonstrations at Sochi Olympics
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has rescinded a blanket ban on demonstrations in and around the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi.
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Chris Kluwe: ‘I was an NFL player until I was fired by two cowards and a bigot’
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota punter Chris Kluwe says his special teams coordinator made anti-gay comments while Kluwe was with the Vikings, an allegation the coach “vehemently denies.”
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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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Colo. State coach suspended for calling Wash. State QB a ‘fucking faggot’
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State defensive line coach Greg Lupfer has been suspended without pay for two weeks for using a gay slur when yelling at Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday in the New Mexico Bowl last weekend.
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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.