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New gay and inclusive rugby club opens in Devon
A rugby club has been set up in Exeter for LGBT+ people who want to play rugby in Devon and Cornwall.
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This pro footballer has just come out as gay
Slowly the closet doors that lead to the sportsfield are being swung open.
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Footballer “accidentally” flashes the entire world
Free Willy… You know what it’s like. Freezing cold, there’s a drizzle in the air, you’re wearing thin white short shorts and the world is watching. What do you do? Yep, accidentally pull your shorts down exposing your Johnson to the world. Behind your manager of all people. An unidentified Huddersfield substitute player managed to exposed his manhood […]
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New video shows rugby is a game for all
The Manchester Village Spartans have just released a video following one of their new players who talks about his worries of joining a gay rugby team and if he’ll fit in not being of ‘typical’ rugby build. Think rugby isn’t for you? Think again. If you’d like to join a rugby team then check out: […]
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Britain’s first high profile racing driver, Danny Watts comes out as gay
Danny Watts, an award-winning, high profile racing driver has come out as gay and is believed to be the first in the sport. Danny Watts, 37, is believed to be first high-profile racing driving to come out in Europe. Speaking to THEGAYUK.com he said it was “such a good feeling” to be out. He came […]
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OPINION | Banning homophobes from stadiums is not the answer
Apparently, there’s a school of thought that if you hide something under a rock or you stick a head in the sand, the problem goes away. Except it doesn’t. So this week there’s been a lot of talk about banning homophobes from sports’ arenas and stadiums if they shout anti-gay, homophobic, biphobic or transphobic abuse […]
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Openly gay rugby ref Nigel Owens asked doctors to be chemically castrated
Rugby ref Nigel Owens asked his doctors to be chemically castrated after he realised that he was gay. In a horrifying revelation by one of the world’s only openly gay professional sport’s referees, Nigel Owens, 45, asked his doctor to chemically castrated him when he realised he way gay. He also revealed that he suffered […]
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People are being triggered by Rainbow Laces which are trying to eradicate homophobia in sports
Highlighting the problems of homophobia in sport has never been so clear, as today the Premier League used Rainbow Laces to show solidarity with the LGBT+ community – making some people very very very angry. A number of football clubs have decided to use rainbow laces to shed light on homophobia in sports. It is […]
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Editors of The Daily Beast removes article after athlete “outing”
The Daily Beast has removed and apologised for an article which potentially “outed” several athletes in this year’s Rio 2016 Olympic games. IMAGE: Grindr / FILE PHOTO The news site, The Daily Beast, has been heavily criticised after an article appeared online in which a journalist, Nico Hines, was trying to go on some dates […]
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COMMENT: Do We Need Gay Sports Clubs In 2016
As a sportsman (or someone who is not very good, but really enjoys it) I am someone who plays cricket for a ‘normal’ straight team and football for a gay team. The question is often asked now if we need to have gay teams, or if the gay community is becoming too inclusive? It doesn’t […]
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How Many Balls In A Gay Football Team?
Just one… you dirty minded minx. Jokes aside the London Titans FC are celebrating their 10th anniversary this weekend. One of London’s most popular LGBT football teams, London Titans FC, will be celebrating their 10th birthday this weekend by hosting a tournament on Wandsworth Common from 10AM.The club which is now 50 players strong started life […]