Homophobia

Openly gay U.S. gymnast Josh Dixon is disgusted by Indiana law that he says will cause him added stress during the P&G Championships this summer.

As Indiana is poised to enact a law legalizing discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people, the NFL has a decision to make about the future of the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

Charley Sullivan, associate head coach of men's rowing at the University of Michigan, argues that his unreasonable solution is the right thing to do.

Sports have long been used to create social change. Arizona recently refused to legalize discrimination based on pressure from losing the Super Bowl.

Straight athlete Christian Laettner was bombarded with gay slurs. Gay athlete Derrick Gordon has heard none.

"There's no doubt in my mind that homophobia is one of the factors as to why I've been treated so poorly by some in the UMD athletic department," Shannon Miller said.

WWE trainer Bill DeMott resigns amidst allegations of homophobia and racism, claims he is innocent.

The former NFL player doesn't like his old team asking the Supreme Court to OK same-sex marriage.

Just because you're sorry you got caught believing gay people don't deserve equality, that does not mean you should apologize. You slip up with a word? Fine. But you expound on your bigotry? I don't want to hear it anymore.

The problem with Daniel Murphy's comments about gay people isn't the effect it will have on Billy Bean. The problem is the effect it will have on Murphy's gay children.

The player, a devout Christian, says he supports gays in baseball even though he thinks homosexuality is wrong.

Who knew the Cubbies had such amazing powers?

Erskine College released an anti-gay policy from its Board of Trustees, then tried to backtrack a big. The students and faculty should demand the school rescind the policy all-together.

Campus Pride says the University of Minnesota-Duluth will not be considered as an inclusive campus until it answers to questions of why lesbian hockey coach Shannon Miller was fired.

Rysheed Jordan will not start today's game for St. John's basketball after Tweeting a gay slur.

Rysheen Jordan apologizes for anti-gay slur on Twitter, removes the Tweet. St. John's spokesman says "offensive messages in any form are unacceptable."

41 athletes share the hateful and hurtful words they don't say.

After finding strength by reading Outsports stories on gay athletes, this high school athlete wants to share his story. Sadly we have had to remove his anonymous story out of fear that his parents, who are against him being gay, might see it.

He proposes setting up centers modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous to administer medicine.

Tony Dungy continues to push gay athletes deeper into the closet and deny his motivation is homophobia. Vladimir Putin, our runner-up in the "Asshole" category, isn't any better.