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It had been months since Alan Gendreau put on a pair of cleats and stood three yards behind a football. The former Middle Tennessee State placekicker had all but left the game behind when he graduated a year ago.

Openly gay former college kicker Alan Gendreau reflects on his time at Middle Tennessee

The linebacker is a longtime advocate of gay rights and will retire as a New Orleans Saint

(This story was published in 2002) Déric Peterson, the 2001 U.S. 800 meters indoor champion, becomes a very rare individual in July’s issue of Genre magazine: an out professional athlete. Having spent much of the last few years in college at the University of Missouri, and now running track professionally with a sponsorship deal from […]

(This story was published in 2002). Texas Rangers relief pitcher John Rocker, already infamous for his homophobic and racist comments in Sports Illustrated in 1999, apologized for anti-gay remarks he made towards patrons Sunday on a Dallas restaurant. Rocker was having brunch at Breadwinners with his girlfriend. Breadwinners is, according to 102.1 FM KDGE openly […]

(This article was published in 2002) From GLAAD Director of Communications John Sonego When John Rocker is quoted as telling a group of gay and transgender people, ‘I hope you die of AIDS, I hope you cease to exist,’ his message and his intent are clear: he’s targeting gay people with vicious messages of hate […]

San Francisco 49ers Chris Culliver should consider joining a monastery and taking a vow of silence, since trouble seems to follow him when he opens his mouth. Or in this case, uses his fingers. Culliver, who created a Super Bowl sensation when he uttered homophobic comments, is now under fire for posting a screen capture […]

Openly gay professional poker player Somerville talks about the fairness of trans MMA fighter Fallon Fox

The bottom line in the league is winning, not sexual orientation. As longtime general manager Bill Polian says: "I just don't think it's important."

Patrick Burke and David Testo will speak with the MLS players

Magic Johnson's son says his TMZ video was like a second coming out

Police officer Javier Pagan raced to the scene to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Strange tweet from former NFL player warns folks of either sour candy or gays

Former pro soccer player Robbie Rogers, who came out as gay earlier this year, will give his first two television interviews today. At 8 p.m. Eastern, Rogers sits down with Anderson Cooper on CNN. At 11:35 p.m. Eastern, he is interviewed on ABC's "Nightline." Here is a clip from the "Nightline" show: Unfortunately your browser […]

Alan Gordon of the San Jose Earthquakes was suspended three games, fined an undisclosed amount and ordered to sensitivity training two days after calling an opponent a "f—ing faggot" during a match. The suspension was the same handed out to another Major League Soccer player who used a gay slur last year and shows the […]

Peyton Manning Comes Out As Gay For Football | The Onion“For many years I’ve struggled with hiding this secret, but after a great deal of soul-searching, I know it’s time to publicly acknowledge that, yes, I’m gay for football,” said Manning, who wiped away tears while admitting that disclosing his true feelings about the sport […]

Rhodes tells TMZ "I'm not gay" after a website posts affectionate photos of him with a man.

Commissioner Gary Bettman talks about "inclusion on ice," as the league and the players union join with a project to make gay players welcome in the sport.

Results may not be seen for a while, but attendees are hopeful that more real change is coming soon to the NFL