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10 openly gay Olympians win medals
Ten openly gay Olympians won medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics which ended Sunday in London.
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Olympian Ji Wallace comes out HIV positive
Australian Olympian Ji Wallace last week announce he is HIV positive.
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Chicago Cubs welcome Out at Wrigley to the Friendly Confines, August 26
On Sunday, August 26, Wrigley Field will be packed with over 500 gay and lesbian fans for Out At Wrigley, MTM Chicago's annual Gay Day at the Friendly Confines.
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Athletes, activists go for gold at Olympics
With the nation-by-nation parade of athletes at the Games of the XXX Olympiad, history was made – in the sports arena and in the political arena.
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Chicago Fire teams with EQIL, hosts Pride Night Saturday, Aug. 4
This Saturday, August 4, the Chicago Fire is hosting Pride Night at their game against the Toronto FC at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. The event is the culmination of the partnership between the Windy City's Major League So
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Greg Louganis: Easier for individual Olympians to come out gay
Greg Louganis, who won four Olympic gold medals in diving, believes it's easier for Olympians competing in an individual sport to come out gay.
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Tabloids claim global Grindr outage caused by horny Olympic athletes
Despite salacious headlines and claims by a number of British tabloids that the arrival of thousands of Olympic athletes caused Grindr to crash, it appears statistically unlikely that horny athletes actually broke the po
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‘Out at Wrigley' National Anthem Contest winner announced
Zachary Kropp has won a once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field as part of ‘Out at Wrigley' presented by MTM Chicago and the 2012 ‘Out At Wrigley' committee.
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Ride for AIDS Chicago: Cyclist rides to raise funds and awareness
Despite claiming he is "no cyclist," this weekend's Ride for AIDS Chicago is not 22-year-old Kalman Varga's first multi-day bike ride. Last year Varga rode AIDS/Lifecycle in his home state of California and afterwards pr
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Chicago Fire soccer team partners with Equality Illinois
Equality Illinois and the Chicago Fire, Chicago's Major League Soccer team, are partnering at a number of events this summer, leading up to the Chicago Fire Pride Night on August 4.
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Ian Thorpe annoyed by gay rumors
Ian Thorpe, the Australian Olympic swimmer nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, has said that he is annoyed by rumors that he could be gay.
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University of Nebraska football coach faces heat for anti-gay comments
University of Nebraska football running coach Ron Brown is not backing down from comments he made opposing an LGBT non-discrimination ordinance in Omaha.
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Houston Dynamo player sorry for lobbing gay slur at ball boy
Houston Dynamo soccer player Colin Clark says he's very sorry for using a gay slur during a match on Friday.
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Ohio State football coach apologizes for lavender jersey punishment
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer says he's sorry that the team has been making loafers wear lavender jerseys.
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Mixed Martial Arts fighter Dakota Cochrane talks about gay porn star past
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Dakota Cochrane said he regrets appearing in gay porn films when he was younger, a job that earned him $80,00.
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CNN commentator Roland Martin suspended, meeting with GLAAD over homophobic tweets
CNN commentator Roland Martin said he is "looking forward to meeting with GLAAD in the near future" after he was suspended for some homophobic tweets during the Super Bowl.