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The newest member of the L.A. Galaxy is eager to get back on the field and play the sport he loves. It's quite a change from when he first came out.

Fox beats Allanna Jones to advance to the title match of Championship Fighting Alliance 11

Minnesota Vikings superstar running back Adrian Peterson is sorry that punter Chris Kluwe is no longer with the team. But he does not think Kluwe was cut for his gay rights activism and will miss him, even if he disagrees with him on the issue. Peterson was interviewed by Bruce Murray and Amani Tomer on […]

The West Hollywood City Council members weren't complaining, even if they did pass an ordinance banning his attire shortly after the testimony

Wheeler is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist in basketball and is the head coach of the Univ. of Illinois women's wheelchair basketball team. She will coach the Paralympic team in Rio.

Jeremy Affeldt is a relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, but before moving to the Bay Area he was so homophobic than when he came as a visiting player, he would not leave his hotel room except to go to stadiums. Now, he calls the city “unbelievable.” Affeldt writes about his transformation in a […]

The former Oklahoma standout says his Christian perspective on homosexuality would not affect his treatment of a gay teammate

Today's roundup of gay sports news has a sexy theme, led by the Warwick University rowers of England, who are raising money for their 2014 naked rowers calendar, whose proceeds go to fight homophobia. It's stripping for a good cause. Says the club in its fund-raising pitch: Our specific aim this year is to raise […]

The Brittney Griner story shows that coaches should know that playing by the old playbook can only work for so long.

A roundup of gay sports news finds a new poll on the heels of Jason Collins coming out shows a large majority of fans are fine with an openly gay player — 87 percent-say their support would not change (77 percent) or would increase (10 percent) if their favorite athlete announced he or she is […]

Brittney Griner, the Baylor University basketball star and top pick of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury made news last month when she came out publicly as lesbian. She said that she had never really been in the closet and that people at Baylor knew. Griner now says that Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey, while aware of her […]

Nate Diaz is a moron and so is his manager. The UFC fighter was suspended after he tweeted this: I'll let Deadspin explain the context: He was referring to a recent incident in which fellow fighter Pat Healy was docked $130,000 in bonus money after testing positive for marijuana. $65,000 of that money-which was awarded […]

Once afraid of the "gay rainbow," the University of Hawaii returns to its roots

Australian Rules Football is a huge sport Down Under, so a campaign by the AFL Players Association to fight homophobic language is drawing attention and praise. The campaign is timed to coincide with Friday's International Day Against Homophobia. The AFL Players' Association has today launched #Footy4IDAHO, a social media campaign targeting the use of homophobic […]

The San Francisco Giants, Brittney Griner and Kevin McClatchy are given GLAAD Awards

The free agent cornerback puts the onus not on the gay player, but on those who might have a problem with him. "It’s not going to stop you from playing football."

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Timbers Army, a devoted group of fans supporting the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, used their creativity on Sunday to organize banners and decorate some seats in rainbow colors to call attention to homophobia in sports. From the Portland Mercury live blog from Sunday's game against Chivas: It appears as if Timbers Army has […]

The second- and third-ranked players in the world think an out athlete will be accepted on the ATP Tour

We talk about the speculation that Kluwe and Ayanbadejo were cut for their LGBT support, and how these two men are being treated like every other NFL player who has to deal with salary and contract issues.