Homophobia

Telling athletes they cannot live out their dreams because of Russia's LGBT rights issues would be a black eye on any nation

Every time a gay athlete comes out publicly, there is an inevitable chorus of “who cares?” from many fans and some in the media. Why do gays need to flaunt their sexual orientation, I couldn’t care less, focus on sports, the cry goes. Comment threads, talk radio, Twitter and Facebook are replete with such examples. […]

Russia is becoming increasingly a more repressive places for gays and lesbians, as the government is about to pass a gag law that will mean hefty fines for anyone giving LGBT information to children or holding a gay rights march. Despite this, the International Olympic Committee says it will still welcome LGBT athletes to next […]

Gay marriage is now legal in France, but that did not stop a small group of anti-gay marriage protestors from disrupting today's men's final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. One shirtless masked man carrying a lit flare even made it onto the court during the second set with Nadal serving. The man was quickly […]

We dust off the Rocker Scale to rate the apologies of athletes like after they made anti-gay comments. They range from the sincere to the non-existent.

Balding has been the BBC's lead horse racing commentator for years

The Indiana Pacers star uses the slur at a press conference following Game 6 win over the Miami Heat.

Is the underwear commercial harmful or just plain fun?

Michael Austin says he proposed a column about LGBT issues. Now he's out of a job.

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 […]

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 […]

And the winner for dumbest comments on Jason Collins coming out as gay go to Asante Samuel, cornerback of the Atlanta Falcons. He told Fox Sports radio: "Straight people are not announcing they're straight, so why does everybody have to announce their sexuality or whatever? You know, what they prefer. So that's just how I […]

Orlando Predators coach Doug Plank, of Arena Football, says football locker rooms aren't ready for gay players.

Running back Alfred Blue says a 'sissy' can't play football, while other players have more welcoming responses

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

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 […]

The league targets discrimination of all kinds, including homophobia.

Mitrione calls the trans MMA fighter "a lying, sick, sociopathic, disgusting freak"

NOM claims the Bears made a donation to their cause and support their message. The Bears deny it. Group raffling Urlacher, "Sweetness" paraphernalia.

Tapes show the Rutgers men's basketball coach using a gay slur, along with hitting players and throwing basketballs at them.