Trans woman crowned UK Scrabble champion
A trans woman has been crowned the UK Scrabble champion in London. Mikki Nicholson, 32, only began playing the game five years ago. She beat former world champion Mark Nyman for the UK title. The...
View ArticleFigure skater Johnny Weir announces he’s gay
The US figure skater Johnny Weir has announced he is gay. The three-time US champion has refused to clarify his sexual orientation until now and previously said he did not want to label himself. In...
View ArticleCall for rainbow flags as Australian Open starts
As the Australian Open began today, a group is calling for fans to raise rainbow flags to protest in a “peaceful, non-disruptive” way against anti-gay comments made by former tennis champion Margaret...
View ArticleItalian footballer ‘regrets’ hoping there were no gays in Euro 2012 team
An Italian striker has apologised after telling a press conference he hoped there were no gay men in his team at the Euro 2012 football championships. Antonio Cassano, 29, usually plays with AC Milan...
View ArticleBoxer Alex Arthur: I won’t say Kellie Maloney, he’s still just Frank to me
Boxer champion Alex Arthur has said that he won’t refer to his transgender former manager Kellie Maloney by her new name or gender. Kellie Maloney, who also managed Lennox Lewis, revealed earlier this...
View ArticleTennis legend Martina Navratilova proposes to girlfriend at US Open
Tennis champion Martina Navratilova has proposed to her long-term partner during a game at the US Open. The retired Czech-American tennis star, who took home 18 grand slam singles titles and 41 doubles...
View ArticlePolice ‘investigating’ MP who decriminalised homosexuality over historic sex...
Late Labour MP Leo Abse, who sponsored the bill decriminalising homosexuality, is being investigated in connection with sex abuse allegations. Mr Abse served as a Member of Parliament from 1958 until...
View ArticleTransgender Scrabble champ took her own life to escape abuse, inquest hears
An inquest into the death of a transgender Scrabble champion has heard that she received regular abuse on the streets of Carlisle. 36-year-old Mikki Nicholson, who made headlines in 2010 when she was...
View ArticleSecond man arrested over horrific attack on gay rights champ
A second man has been arrested over a horrific attack on an elderly gay couple – that rendered one of them unable to walk. Chris and George Zander, of Palm Springs, California, were attacked on...
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Labour’s Chris Bryant wants to go head-to-head with ‘homophobic’ boxing champ...
Labour shadow minister Chris Bryant has challenged world boxing champion to go ‘head-to-head’ with him on homophobia. Fury, who became the heavyweight champ last month, has attracted attention in...
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Petition against boxing champ Tyson Fury gets 30,000 signatures in three days
A petition that calls for the removal of Tyson Fury from the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award shortlist has reached 30,000 signatures in three days. The British boxer was nominated for the...
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‘Anti-gay’ boxer Tyson Fury says he doesn’t want Sports Personality of the...
Boxing champ Tyson Fury says he doesn’t want to win the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award. Fury, who became the heavyweight champ last month, has attracted attention in recent weeks for his...
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