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30 Coming Out Stories in 2012

Thursday is National Coming Out Day, a day for LGBT people to stand up and be counted. It's a perfect time to remind everyone that gay and lesbian athletes are part of the community of people...

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Texas A&M Hosts LGBT Sports Conference

Texas A&M hosted an LGBT sports conference last week that featured a strategy session with academics and activists focused on working more closely together to end homophobia in sports. The Sexual...

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Ohio State coach Urban Meyer apologizes to gay group for choice of shirt color

Urban Meyer, photo by Greg Bartram / US PRESSWIRE Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer has apologized to the Ohio State LGBT alumni...

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Jordan Rodgers, Aaron's brother, speaks out against Vanderbilt's nondiscrimination policy

Jordan Rodgers Jordan Rodgers, quarterback at Vanderbilt University and the brother of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, was...

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Football as a homoerotic ritual -- are players really gay?

With the Super Bowl only days away, it's time to revive a classic that has long been forgotten: An academic paper from 1978 by Cal-Berkeley anthropologist Alan Dundes called "Into the End Zone for...

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The day Joe Paterno cursed me out, or why I am glad he is gone

I am a graduate of Penn State University and yet have never been a fan of football coach Joe Paterno. So I am not saddened that he is out, effective immediately. His actions – and rather inaction...

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Openly gay college athlete needs other athletes for honors thesis

We have featured Brenner Green before, a college runner in Connecticut who did a great It Gets Better video and also wrote about his coming out experiences. He has a great idea for his senior...

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Expert panel debates the homophobia that confronts lesbians in sports

Portland State basketball coach Sherri Murrell When you get Pat Griffin, Lisa Howe, Lauren Lappin, Sherri Murrell and Mechelle Voepel...

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Eric Anderson's latest study shows increasing acceptance of gay athletes by teammates

Eric Anderson (aka Coach Gumby) has long been one of the world's leading academics on gay-sports issues. Recently his research revealed an increasing trend of young straight men kissing one...

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Majority of NCAA trainers are gay-positive

A majority of athletic trainers at NCAA college and universities hold a positive view of of gay and lesbian student-athletes, a first-of-its-kind survey has found. Trainers also dealt with a much...