Ferdinand demands FIFA take action over homophobia
An English footballer has demanded that the game's authorities take homophobic chanting and abuse seriously.
COMMENT: We will fight homophobia in the beautiful game
Football. The most popular team sport on the planet, the beautiful game. But that is not always the case if you're a football fan who happens to be gay.
Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham "proud" to be gay role model
Australian diver Matthew Mitcham has said he was "very surprised" that he was the only out male athlete at the Beijing Olympics in August.
Watford Football club's word of words with gay star Elton John
The Chairman of Watford Football Club has hit back at gay star Sir Elton John after he criticised the club for selling some of its best players for £21 million.
Arsenal manager says homophobic abuse should not be tolerated
A leading football coach has said insults of any kind should not be tolerated after a Portsmouth player was targeted with homophobic and racist abuse.
Police investigate Campbell homophobic abuse
Police are to investigate alleged homophobic and racial abuse towards Portsmouth football captain Sol Campbell.
Sponsorship rumours surround gay Olympic swimmer
Matthew Mitcham, the Olympic gold medallist swimmer, may be about to sign his first national sponsor.
Human rights conference to be held alongside Outgames in Copenhagen
The second International Conference on LGBT Human Rights will be held at the same time as next year's World Outgames.
German gays on the rise, census shows
Statisticians have claimed that the number of same-sex couples in Germany has doubled in the past decade.
A micro-census conducted by federal statisticians in Wiesbaden say that the number of gay couples appearing in the figures has risen by 30,000 to 68,000 since 2006.
Stamp of approval for gay Olympic hero
Australia has immortalised its gold medallists at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on a series of special commemorative stamps.
Gay World Cup organisers hope more women will take up the game
The team behind last week's International Gay and Lesbian Football Association World Championship in London said they were "delighted" that it passed off so successfully.
Gay Tory attacks Britain's Olympic athletes for going to China
One of the most senior Tories in London has attacked the British Olympic team for going to the Beijing Games and implied the Mayor was forced to go.
England wins gay football World Cup
Stonewall Lions FC have triumphed at the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA) World Championship on Saturday.
Brighton to play host to Euro gay sailing regatta
Gays will be setting sail for the 8th annual Euro Gay Cup next month. The competition returns to Brighton Marina.
Competition and friendship at gay soccer world cup in London
The world's largest gay football event got underway with a series of matches on Bank Holiday Monday in Regents Park.












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