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If you are watching Sunday's AFC Championship Game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots, and wonder what #87 for the Broncos looks like sans helmet and shirt, then turn to next month's GQ. The magazine has a photo spread of Broncos receiver Eric Decker and wife, country singer Jessie James (who is pregnant). […]

Jerry Smith was a star tight end for the Washington Redskins from 1965-77, retiring with a then-NFL record of 60 touchdowns. He was also gay, and died of AIDS in 1986. The NFL Network series "A Football Life" delves into Smith's sexual orientation in an hour-long documentary that airs Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 9 p.m. […]

Rebecca Windover finally found her voice -- and came out of the closet -- when she found her voice

The Gainsborough Trinity midfielder was inspired by the coming out of Thomas Hitzlsperger.

"If 5,000 athletes wave a rainbow flag, I'd like to see the Russian government do anything about it," Symmonds says. He discusses speaking out in Moscow last year, and why it's important to have out gay role models in sports.

High school soccer coach Dan Woog and others will present LGBTQ issues at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention this week, part of the association's larger anti-homophobia initiative.

Two non-American stations will tell the stories of various gay and lesbian athletes, and the struggles they have faced, starting Saturday.

Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog makes it a clean sweep: All NHL teams have been represented in the anti-homophobia campaign.

Hitzlsperger also played in Germany's Bundesliga and becomes one of the very few European soccer players to come out.

Inspired by British diver Tom Daley saying he was dating a man, champion Brazilian diver Ian Matos has come out publicly as gay in an interview with the newspaper Correio. Must Reads 77 athletes who came out in 2013 Outsports Must Reads 77 athletes who came out in 2013 "From a young age, I knew […]

What the Saunders boys basketball team wearing supportive T-shirts meant to their gay coach on opening day.

The University of Miami Hurricanes make powerful, inclusive You Can Play video

German slalom skier Felix Neureuther criticized Russia for its human rights record and for passing anti-gay laws after he won an event in Italy. The skier even joked that he would "pretend that I'm gay" as a protest. "I said that I was concerned about the human rights situation in Russia, that everything was not […]

Giants star wide receiver Victor Cruz visits with gay bullied teen Joey Kemmerling and talks about their shared experiences as bullied teens.

Zeke talks with Michael Musto about the state of the NBA and coming out to his Hall of Fame dad

We're not sure Baltimore wide receiver Torrey Smith should be taken to task over the use of a word we hear all the time. Is "queen" even a slur?

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, responding to a rumor that he was boyfriends with his personal assistant, told a radio station today that he is not gay. From Pro Football Talk: On Tuesday, Rodgers tackled the topic during his weekly appearance on ESPN Milwaukee. We know this because one of the ESPN Milwaukee on-air […]

Cameras caught Lupfer calling Washington State's quarterback a "faggot" during the New Mexico Bowl

Teammates and team executives knew about the gay players and everyone got along just fine.

From the coming outs to the controversies to the hot jocks, 2013 was quite a year.