The AFL has put the writing on the wall in support of same-sex marriage, with a change to its logo at the game’s Melbourne’s headquarters. It comes as Carlton declines to endorse the “yes” campaign out of respect for “personal choice”.
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has qualified to compete at next year’s Commonwealth Games for New Zealand after winning the women’s 90kg-plus division at a national meet.
It’s gay pride today in Provo, Utah, but at the city’s one gay bar it was a sea of Wisconsin red this morning, gay and straight, since pregame college football drinking knows no sexual orientation.
Brisbane’s best gay rugby players have beaten a New Zealand gay rugby club on their way to claim what is known as the gay equivalent of the Bledisloe Cup this weekend. Beating any New Zealand rugby team has been a bridge too far for many Australian rugby teams in recent years.
There have been some rumours about Johanna Larsson’s homosexuality for years, now the 29-year-old Swedish player confirmed it in an interview to SVT TV in Sweden. Next to her there was just her girlfriend Amanda Strang.
Athlete Ally released their new Athlete Equality Index, which scores each of the Power 5 conferences and schools based upon lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer inclusion, and the Pac-12 had the highest score (79.3). A perfect score would be 100. The Pac-12 was followed by the ACC (68.8), Big 10 (65.2), Big 12 (56.3), and the SEC (56.0). Conferences were sent their scores three and a half weeks ago with the opportunity to raise them.
Nigel Owens, one of the top rugby referees in the world, says it was easier for him to talk about being gay than to admit he still has bulimia. As a referee in world-class rugby, one of the most macho sports on the planet, I was the first in the sport to come out as being gay. In the hope of reaching out to other young people struggling with mental health, I was also one of the first sportsmen to speak openly about the biggest regret of my life — a suicide attempt. …
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