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Coming out: Rugby Old Redcliffians’ skipper Jed Hooper comes out….

Love it! Congrats! More power in numbers…And he is quite fetching! OLD Redcliffians captain Jed Hooper has become the first Combination player to publicly announce that he is gay. The 22-year-old back row forward came out to family and friends earlier this year. And Hooper has now spoken exclusively to the Evening Post in the hope that his story can …

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Ravens line backer Brendon Ayanbadejo supports gay marriage…

Baltimore Ravens player Brendon Ayanbadejo, makes video for the Marylanders for Marriage Equality campaign.

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NFL add sexual orientation to protected class…

While the public focused on the major financial issues resolved in the new NFL collective bargaining agreement—revenue sharing, the salary cap, and a rookie wage scale—one change was the most newsworthy in my view: adding “sexual orientation” to the list of classifications protected from discrimination. via widerigthts.com

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Openly gay CEO Rick Welts, Resigns from Phoenix Suns today…

The first openly gay senior executive of a men’s professional sports team, Phoenix Suns president and CEO Rick Welts, announced his resignation today on the heels of telling The Advocate he’s been plied with job offers.“Leaving one of the best jobs in sports to go figure out what’s next is something I never would’ve done a year ago or five years ago …

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Website administrator gets death threats for posting naked pics of Tom Brady’s son…

The story blew up this afternoon: a naked photo posted of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s son Benjamin on the website Barstoolsports.com, and the guy who posted the photo and the blog post is defending himself. Dave Portnoy, known by the site’s legions of followers as El Presidente, says he had every right to do this and thought it was …

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2 Baseball players spew homophobic slurs…

Krol Gordon Really, at this point how stupid are these people? Still doing this shitz. Do these idiots read the news?Ian Krol an Oakland A’s minor leaguer pitcher, has been suspended indefinitely after he tweeted a homophobic slur and some offensive language. No reports on what the slur was but the tweet has been taken down. No apology yet from him. And another winner, Gordon …

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DeSean Jackson apologizes for anti-gay slur…

Well this did not take long. DeSean Jackson apologized for his anti-gay slurs. While on an XM radio show Jackson ripped a caller by saying he was a “gay ass faggot” after the caller asked him if he “got his dick knocked in the dirt”. Then said the following on his twitter after the indecent: “WANNA BRING ME DOWN BUT IM OK!!” he …

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Hockey player fires agent over anti-gay tweets…

Remember Todd Reynolds the sports agent who tweeted that he was against gay marriage and condemned hockey player Sean Avery for his pro-gay marriage stance. Well NHL player Andrew Brunette fired Reynolds because of his tweets. Now, with the start of NHL free agency less than three days away, Reynolds has lost a client because of past comments. Minnesota Wild …

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Prime minister David Cameron hosts reception to fight Homophobia…

Prime minister David Cameron is to host a reception at Downing Street for the gay community tomorrow evening. The event will focus on tackling homophobia in sport and invitees will include gay and lesbian sports stars, campaigners and celebrities. Sportsmen Gareth Thomas, Steven Davies and Ben Cohen are all expected to have been invited, along with community leaders and volunteers …

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Red Sox To Make "It gets better" video…

Last week I posted about Sam Maden the 12-year-old Red Sox fan who petitioned the team to make an “it gets better” video. Maden was inspired by his late uncle. The Red Sox announced that they will in deed record a video for the campaign. This marks only the third professional sports team to join the campaign. Kind of sad …

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S.F. Giants tell kids "it gets better"

EVERY professional sports team should do an “it gets better” video. EVERYONE

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Gays Are Busting Down The Locker Doors In Sports!!!

Jared Max Scott Norton Omg. The gays are a comin’, the gays are a comin’!…What a week it has been for those locker room doors flying open. Four men involved in professional sports left the fear behind in order to stand up and be proud. Love it. But let me say that these men were not in the closet in …

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Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Leonard, Reveals He Was Molested By a Boxing Coach As A Teen…

Legendary fighter Sugar Ray Leonard says he was molested by a “prominent Olympic boxing coach” back when he was 15 years old … and says the incident has “haunted me for life.” Leonard reveals his story in his upcoming biography, “The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring’ — in which he explains the coach “unzipped my pants and put …

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Giants to Create "It Gets Better" Video for LGBT Youth…

The San Francisco Giants told SF Weekly today that the team will make an iconic “It Gets Better” video to encourage LGBT youth across the nation. The Giants will be the first professional sports team to join the spirited campaign aimed at curbing LGBT bullying and teen suicides. According to Staci Slaughter, spokeswoman for the Giants, the team was already …

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Phoenix Suns President, Rick Welts Comes Out: "I’m Gay"

Joshua Lott for The New York Times Wow, pretty big news for the sports world. Rick Welts, president of the Phoenix Suns Basketball team revealed that he is gay. Now if only more would come out, that would be awesome. Hopefully this will have a domino effect. Last month, in a Midtown office adorned with sports memorabilia, two longtime friends met for …

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Sports anchor fired for backing anti-gay tweets….

We need more of this happening in the United States, then we would see bigger changes in the sports world. Rogers Sportsnet broadcaster Damian Goddard, decided to take to his twitter and support the anti-gay, homophobic tweets by sports manager,Todd Reynolds. It began, when New York Ranger Sean Avery made a video in support of gay marriage. Then Burlington-based hockey …

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VP Of Sports Agency Rips Sean Avery’s Pro Gay Marriage Stance…

An agency that represents several NHL players made controversial comments Monday, criticizing New York Rangers star Sean Avery over his decision to openly support gay marriage. Avery has become one of the few athletes to endorse gay marriage by appearing in a video for the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign. In Twitter posts Monday, Todd Reynolds, the vice president of …

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Gay Brazil: Gay athlete comes out…

Four days after the game in early April between Santos’ team, Volei Futuro, and Sada Cruzeiro, the player took the rare step among sports figures anywhere and declared on the GloboEsporte website: “I am gay. Everyone here knows it.” That announcement stoked a national debate over homophobia in Brazil. On Thursday, Brazil’s top court ruled that same-sex civil unions must …

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Laker’s Do A PSA Against Discrimination…

Although i do think it is great that they did it, they would never have done it if Kobe beef did not use an anti-gay slur. Plus it would mean more if Kobe was not trying to appeal his $100,00k fine…

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Kobe Bryant Appeals Fine…

Ya know, yesterday when Bryant apologized for his anti-gay slur, i thought everyone makes mistakes, i get, he apologized, was fined $100 grand, move on. Now he is appealing his fine and i have no respect for the idiot. First off he said the slur, plain and simple. Secondly appealing the fine only shows how sorry he is NOT. The apology meant nothing, he was …

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Omg! Watch This Gymnast…

Holee shitz….They play it twice from 2 different angles…

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Kobe Bryant Fined $100,000 For Anti-Gay Slur…

Ooh child that is a sting. although for any other person it would be, but when you are worth millions it’s chump change… Bryant was just fined $100k by the NBA for his homophobic slur at the Lakers game last night. NBA Commissioner David Stern says, “Kobe Bryant’s comment during last night’s game was offensive and inexcusable. “ He continues, …

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Brazilian men’s volleyball team fined for fans’ homophobic chants during match

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian sports tribunal has fined a men’s volleyball team about $30,000 because its fans taunted a player with homophobic chants during a match. The tribunal fined Cruzeiro on Wednesday because of chants made by supporters during a match against Volei Futuro on April 2 in the city of Contagem. Volei Futuro player Michael, who is gay, …

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Kobe Bryant Apologizes…Some What…

“What I said last night should not be taken literally. My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period. The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were NOT meant to offend anyone.” Ok, i thin he should have added the word sorry to the apology…Just say’n…

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Runner goes from the closet to activist for gay athletes….

Eastern Michigan athlete Austin Hendrix wrestled with his sexuality through high school. Now that he is out in college, he has helped start a campus group to fight homophobia in sports. Few things in life have the ups and downs one experiences as a collegiate athlete. Whether it is winning the conference championship one minute or getting a season-ending injury …

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Rugby fans warned over anti-gay chants at Gareth Thomas…

Castleford Tigers fans have been warned by the club’s chief executive to ensure that homophobic chants directed at gay player Gareth Thomas are not repeated. The club was fined £40,000 last year after a small number of fans abused Crusaders star Thomas. The fine was cut to £20,000 on appeal and the club banned three people. The Crusaders are to …

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Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason Against Gay Marriage…

Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason appeared on “The Norris & Davis Show” on 105.7 The Fan this morning, and he was asked to react to a video teammate Brendon Ayanbadejo filmed in support of same-sex marriage in Maryland for Equality Maryland.“It’s bold. But I guess it’s a trend now,” Mason said. “You have actors, actresses, but now he’s probably the …

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