GAY SPORTS NEWS

All Premier League clubs sign up to charter pledging to tackle homophobic abuse both in the stands and on the field
yahoo.com | thefa.com | Sign charter 2 Feb 12

Football's new hate shame - only 16 of 160 clubs responded positively to a call to tackle homophobia
independent.co.uk 19 Feb 12

Liverpool Football Club is backing a week of action designed to tackle homophobia
liverpoolfc.tv 19 Feb 12

Ravel Morrison - FA charges West Ham player over homophobic comments made on Twitter
goal.com 15 Feb 12

Bob Murphy - Coming out 'a sick fascination', says Australian footballer
afl.com.au 15 Feb 12

Brighton & Hove Albion and Millwall to sign government's anti-homophobia Sports Charter before match tonight
seagulls.co.uk 14 Feb 12

Matt Cecchin - New Zealand rugby referee comes out - waited until his teenage son completed exams
stuff.co.nz 13 Feb 12

Sports Charter logo - From 70 entries, Judge Rugby Union star Ben Cohen has now shortlisted the top six entries, most of them from young people. Vote for your favourite
ben-cohen.com 12 Feb 12

It's the media who keep gay players in the closet - We're not the homophobic neanderthals that we're made out to be, says professional footballer
sabotagetimes.com 4 Feb 12

University of East London - is first Uni to join National Union of Students Out in Sport project
uel.ac.uk | nus.org.uk 4 Feb 12

Justin Fashanu' s niece - Amal asks why no gay player has followed in her uncle's boots in 25 years Britain's Gay Footballers
bbc.co.uk | iPlayer 27 Jan 12

Britain's Gay Footballers was watched by 712,000 viewers on BBC3 last night, 50 per cent increase on average
radiotimes.com | iPlayer 31 Jan 12

Professional Footballers' Association has sent all 92 teams a poster to raise awareness of homophobia - when you are part of a team you are never on your own
dailymail.co.uk 2 Feb 12

John Amaechi - Pride House Ambassador has branded a park group 'bigoted and outdated' after it objected to the gay festival on Clapham Common during the Olympics
wandsworthguardian.co.uk 1 Feb 12

The end of the world - "God is my witness, it's not some kind of homophobia but merely common decency that makes me say that this really is the end of the world." says leader of Hungary's National Party - 27 Jun-1 Jul
politics.hu | Eurogames 1 Feb 12

Gareth Thomas - Gay rugby star tells how a string of sportsmen had secretly come out to him - but their profession is still dogged by homophobia
dailystar.co.uk 1 Feb 12

Britain's Gay Footballers was watched by 712,000 viewers on BBC3 last night, 50 per cent increase on average
radiotimes.com | iPlayer 31 Jan 12

Joey Barton: We must accept openly gay footie stars - Premier League hard man tells of uncle's secret
thesun.co.uk 30 Jan 12

QPR warns fans about offensive chanting - after signing player who was banned for singing homophobic song
thesun.co.uk 26 Jan 12

England Rugby champion Ben Cohen MBE joins impressive line-up of Ambassadors for Pride House London
pridehouselondon.co.uk 25 Jan 12

Friends of Clapham Common against 18-day Pride House olympic event - magnet for undesirable LGBT elements
southlondon-today.co.uk 24 Jan 12

Leicester City sack Michael Ball after defender is fined £6,000 for homophobic tweet by Football Association
telegraph.co.uk 24 Jan 12

Soccer bad boy Joey Barton has blamed football bosses for preventing professional players coming out
thesun.co.uk 19 Jan 12

German soccer president says gay players should come out; Germany captain disagrees
washingtonpost.com 18 Jan 12

King's Cross Steelers win first game of 2012 with
21-17 victory over Phantoms II
pitchero.com 18 Jan 12

Laura Robson - teenage tennis player, found herself at the centre of a gay rights controversy at Australian Open thanks to her choice of hairband
telegraph.co.uk 17 Jan 12

Philipp Lahm - Germany's captain Philip Lahm says 'I do not think that society is at the point where it can accept gay professional footballers'
goal.com 17 Jan 12

Stephen Fry - lends his support to the government's campaign to kick homophobia out of sport by signing the Sports Charter
homeoffice.gov.uk | Sign up 17 Jan 12

Britains Gay Footballers -documentary to look at homosexuality and football - BBC Three, 9pm Mon 30 Jan
atvtoday.co.uk 21 Jan 12

Sacked Oxford striker Lee Steele apologises for homophobic tweet about Gareth Thomas
bbc.co.uk 16 Jan 12

Gay activists plan to inundate Australian Open and raise hundreds of rainbow flags
heraldsun.com.au 16 Jan 12

Pro-gay protest is in the works to take place at the Australian Tennis Open
yahoo.com 14 Jan 12

Go gay for Thierry Henry - After Henry's skilful homecoming, fans said they would 'go gay' for him. Isn't it time football bodies stopped playing it straight?
guardian.co.uk | thefa.com 13 Jan 12

Oxford City sack Lee Steele for homophobic tweet
bbc.co.uk 12 Jan 12

United Arab Emirates gay campaigner inspired by the presence of Steven Davies in England's test squad
bbc.co.uk 11 Jan 12

59.2% of gay men compare their appearance to people who are better looking
uwe.ac.uk 6 Jan 12

Randy Phillips Soldier who came out on YouTube starts shirtless fitness video excercise series
youtu.be 6 Jan 12

Budapest mayor opposes city's Gay Olympics next year - 27 Jun - 1 Jul
politics.hu | eurogamesbudapest.hu 30 Dec 11

Gay Games leader resigns - Picking the host city in Europe would be disastrous for the Cleveland games
ebar.com 31 Dec 11

More needs to be done to tackle homophobia in our game, say soccer fans
stateofthegame.co.uk 26 Dec 11

Tottenham FC stewards wear headcams to monitor anyone heard using homophobic or racist language
independent.co.uk 22 Dec 11

Barnsley supporter cautioned over homophobic abuse following Brighton football match
theargus.co.uk 20 Dec 11

What will come first - an openly gay NBA player or a female coach?
tmz.com 20 Dec 11

Gareth Thomas is among those honoured in this years OUT magazine 100 most influential people
out.com 11 Dec 11

Gay footballers should feel free to come out, say fans - clubs, agents forcing players to keep quiet
independent.co.uk | Take Survey 11 Dec 11

National Basketball Association latest professional sports league to add sexual orientation protections
advocate.com 10 Dec 11

Steve Davies gay cicketer set for England call-up for Pakistan Test series
guardian.co.uk 8 Dec 11

Gay Ski Calendar 2012
passportmagazine.com 8 Dec 11

Hyde FC the first Blue Square Bet North football club to sign the government charter against homophobia
hydefc.co.uk | Gay Sports 8 Dec 11

Peter Roebuck's sad legacy - change the gender equation and we'd be saying "Ah, yup"
theage.com.au 6 Dec 11

Southampton soccer fan banned for three years for shouting anti-gay abuse
dailyecho.co.uk 5 Dec 11

Italian Players' Association president tells homosexual players to stay in closet
tribalfootball.com 1 Dec 11

Clare Balding leads outcry over BBC Sports Personality shortlist without any women
dailymail.co.uk 30 Nov 11

Gay softball group settles with 3 players disqualified for perceived heterosexuality
washingtonpost.com 29 Nov 11

Major League Baseball to add 'sexual orientation' to discrimination clause
nydailynews.com 23 Nov 11

Tom Varndell of London Wasps first rugby union club to sign the Government Charter for Action against homophobia
wasps.co.uk 22 Nov 11

Two Southampton fans arrested for homophobic chanting
justincampaign21 Nov 11

Gay athletic group in US can limit number of straight players on team - to convey its expressive message
opposingviews.com 20 Nov 11

Competition to design anti-homophobia Charter for Action logo launched by Home Office
homeoffice.gov.uk

Kristian Phillips - fined by Ospreys rugby club for using terminology on Twitter "likely to be construed as homophobic"
rugbyrugby.com 19 Nov 11

Outdoor Lads - Swap bars and clubs for rivers, beaches and mountains, to do something healthy this Christmas
outdoorlads.com 16 Nov 11

Crawley Town footballer fined £1,200 for homophobic comment on his Twitter page
thisissussex.co.uk 16 Nov 11

Cricket writer Peter Roebuck was 'accused of sexually assaulting Zimbabwean male student, 26, before leaping to his death'
dailymail.co.uk 15 Nov 11

Ugandan lesbian rugby player receives asylum in Germany
mask.org.za 13 Nov 11

Offensive survey leads to Buffalo head coach resignation - I am a queer, check
k2radio.com 13 Nov 11

David Testo - Montreal Impact gay soccer player comes out
thestar.com 11 Nov 11

LGBT History Month 2012 pre-launch to be held at The Oval, with Equality in Sport workshops - 10am-10pm Mon 21 Nov
lgbthistorymonth.org.uk 6 Nov 11

Political correctness my arse! - players defended like a team of fairies
bernieslaven.co.uk 7 Nov 11

Muscles ripple in Olympics artworks - "steel buttocks" and "absurdly muscly" are among the 12 festival poster images
PA google.com 5 Nov 11

Crawley Town boss condemns homophobic comment made on player's Twitter account
crawleyobserver.co.uk 2 Nov 11