Sports
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40 NBA players sent more than 75 homophobic tweets
The fan unearthed the homophobic tweets, sent by 40 players between 2009 and 2013, while deciding who to root for.
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Transgender softball player furious Gay Softball World Series is in Dallas
Transgender softball player furious Gay Softball World Series will be held in Dallas, Texas
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Tom Daley wants Olympics to ban countries with death penalty for gay people
British diver Tom Daley wants to see countries that punish gay people with the death penalty banned from future Olympic games
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Bryan Ruby, minor league journeyman, becomes sole gay active pro baseball player
Bryan Ruby, a minor league journeyman, has become the only out gay professional baseball player at any level in the sport.
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A tennis player yelled anti-gay slurs at the Olympics. He blamed the weather.
Fabio Fognini repeatedly used an Italian word for "f****t" during his tennis match against Daniil Medvedev
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Nashville Predators’ Luke Prokop is the first out gay NHL player
Luke Prokop, a prospect for the NHL's Nashville Predators, said he was "no longer scared to hide who I am"
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Tomorrow’s All-Stars: Meet Team DC’s 2021 Scholarship Recipients
Team DC’s student awardees talk about being out in high school sports, efforts to restrict trans athletes, and what a scholarship means to them.
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Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib becomes first openly gay active NFL player
Carl Nassib, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, came out in an Instagram video, making him the first openly gay active NFL player.
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Seattle Seahawks radio host indefinitely suspended after posting transphobic tweet
Dori Monson, known for his conservative views, mocked transgender people's ability to change their gender marker
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No MLB players used anti-gay slurs during regular season for first time in four years
The only incident on record was Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman's use of an anti-gay slur on air
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George Washington University’s women’s basketball team goes out of its way to support LGBTQ players
Colonials' women's basketball team values and demands acceptance
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Lesbian soccer player refuses to sing national anthem to protest Donald Trump
Megan Rapinoe stood still during the national anthem at the Women's World Cup in France
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Team DC’s Night OUT at the Nationals pays homage to a legion of LGBTQ baseball fans
Annual LGBTQ basecall event expects its biggest night ever
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Team DC’s “Night of Champions” honors student-athletes and leaders in DC’s LGBTQ sports community
The annual awards present $2,000 scholarships to six LGBTQ high school athletes
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Basketball legend Tim Hardaway says he’s not in Hall of Fame because of anti-gay comments
Former NBA star told a Miami radio host in 2007 that he "hated" gay people and wouldn't accept a gay teammate
