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Chicago Cubs release pro-gay 'It Gets Better' video
The Chicago Cubs are the second professional sports team to record an "It Gets Better" video to help LGBT kids realize that bullying stops and life does get better.
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Judge: Okay for gay softball team to limit straight players
It's okay for a national gay softball league to limit the number of straight players per team, a judge has ruled, while also ruling that three bisexual players can continue to sue.
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Chicago Bull Joakim Noah apologizes for gay slur (Video)
Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah apologized on Sunday night for hurling a gay slur at a fan during the game against the Miami Heat.
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ESPN radio sportscaster Jared Max: 'I'm gay'
It's been a virtual stampede to get out of the media and sports closet, as CNN anchor Don Lemon, NBA executive Rick Welts, former Villanova star Will Sheridan and now ESPN radio sportscaster Jared Max have all come out a
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First professional athlete joins gay marriage campaign (video)
For the first time, a professional athlete has joined the video campaign "New Yorkers for Marriage Equality."
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USOC 'Chef de Mission' Peter Vidmar steps down after anti-gay revelations
Former Olympic gold medalist Peter Vidmar, who was chosen to lead the U.S. Olympic Team as the "chef de mission" at the 2012 games, has now stepped down after a controversy over his anti-gay views.
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Braves pitching coach suspended without pay for calling Giants fans 'homos'
Major League Baseball suspended Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell for two weeks without pay Sunday because of homophobic comments he yelled at fans.
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Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell on leave after calling fans 'homos'
Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell has been placed on administrative leave after he yelled gay slurs at San Francisco Giants fans and threatened them with a bat.
