ESPN Shows Gay Champion Bowler Kiss Husband
January 02 2013 12:50 PM ET

ESPN Shows Champion Bowler Kiss Husband

Diane Anderson-Minshall

The network might just have made history in doing so.

MLB Outfielder Says Gay Player Would Make Him 'Uncomfortable'
December 31 2012 12:05 PM ET

MLB Outfielder Says Gay Player Would Make Him 'Uncomfortable'

Lucas Grindley

In a lengthy story about how unwelcome gay athletes still feel in pro sports, Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter says a player coming out would make him "uncomfortable."

Newly Acquired Mets Pitcher Apologizes for Gay Slur in Tweet
December 20 2012 11:28 PM ET

Newly Acquired Mets Pitcher Apologizes for Gay Slur in Tweet

Trudy Ring

Noah Syndergaard, just acquired by the Mets from the Toronto Blue Jays, apologized for using the f word on Twitter earlier this month.

Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe Extends His Gay Activism
December 17 2012 3:14 PM ET

Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe Extends His Gay Activism

Neal Broverman

Ardent LGBT rights proponent Chris Kluwe, a punter for the Minnesota Vikings, upped his activism ante this week by becoming the first pro athlete "Ally Ambassador."

ESPN Radio Hosts Mock Transgender Basketball Player
December 11 2012 3:46 PM ET December 11 2012 6:11 PM ET

ESPN Radio Hosts Suspended for Mocking Transgender Basketball Player

Michelle Garcia

Transgender woman Gabrielle Ludwig, a Desert Storm veteran, got to fulfill her life-long wishes by going back to college and playing for Contra Costa Community College's basketball team at age 50.<

December 07 2012 6:03 PM ET

Entire Soccer Team Suspended for Antigay Slurs

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Beat Bullies And Defended Gay Brother in High School
December 07 2012 2:29 PM ET

NFL Commissioner Beat Bullies, Defended Gay Brother in School

Michelle Garcia

Time magazine calls NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell "The Enforcer" on its cover, and that sense of enforcement may be what saved his gay brother's life decades ago.

NFL Will Not Punish Linebacker Tank Carder for Antigay Tweet
November 30 2012 3:03 PM ET

NFL Won't Punish Player for Antigay Tweet

Michelle Garcia

It appears that the NFL will take no action against a rookie linebacker on the Cleveland Browns who tweeted an antigay slur and added, "I don't agree with being gay."

November 26 2012 9:49 AM ET

Hope for Closeted Athletes

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