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NBC tells LGBT employees it will keep them safe during Sochi Olympics
NEW YORK — NBC is assuring its gay and lesbian employees who may cover the Winter Olympics in Sochi that it will do everything possible to keep them safe following Russia’s passage of anti-gay law.
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Olympic Committee wants more assurances from Russia on anti-gay law
MOSCOW — The International Olympic Committee is waiting for the Russian government to clarify the anti-gay law that is overshadowing preparations for the Sochi Games.
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IAAF calls on Russia to to reconsider its views on gays
MOSCOW — The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) called on Russia to reconsider its views on gays, yet said Wednesday that it does not want to raise political issues about the country’s new anti-gay legislation at the world track championships.
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Billie Jean King reflects on being a gay, professional athlete in the 1970s
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Billie Jean King said Tuesday that she couldn’t have revealed herself as being gay in the 1970s because it would have damaged the fledgling women’s professional tennis tour.
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Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham: Russia’s anti-gay laws are ‘horrific’
Openly gay Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham says Russia’s new anti-gay laws, which would result in athletes at next year’s Sochi Winter Olympics jailed if they are involved in any type of gay pride activities, are “horrific.”
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National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes
CHICAGO — Dave Pallone, who was part of Chicago history when he umpired the first night game at Wrigley Field, is returning to Chicago to take part in another chapter of American sports history: His inclusion in the inaugural class of what organizers say is the first-of-its-kind National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame.
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Russian sports minister says Russia will enforce anti-gay law during Olympics
MOSCOW — Russia will enforce a new law cracking down on gay rights activism when it hosts international athletes and fans during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the country’s sports minister said Thursday, appearing to contradict assurances to the contrary from the International Olympic Committee.
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Olympic committee: Russia says athletes, fans exempt from anti-gay laws
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee on Friday said it had received “assurances from the highest level” of the Russian government that athletes and spectators attending the the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi are exempt from an anti-gay statue that outlaws “homosexual propaganda.”
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Rutgers’ new athletic director Julie Hermann acknowledges she is lesbian
CHICAGO — New Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann revealed in her online biography that she is a lesbian.
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MLB to strengthen policy against discrimination based on sexual orientation
ALBANY, N.Y. — Major League Baseball says it will bolster its policies against harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a new agreement provided to The Associated Press on Monday.