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The nation’s first sports hall of fame honoring LGBT athletes is scheduled to launch in Chicago in August.

The Washington Wizard’s Jason Collins made history on Monday when he revealed he is gay, which makes him the first out professional male athlete in a major sport.

Support from high-profile politicians, athletes, family, friends and fans came pouring in just hours after basketball veteran Jason Collins announced he is gay.

A former San Francisco 49ers player has been charge for assaulting his ex-boyfriend after the men argued over soy sauce over rice and allegedly stolen underwear.

ESPN aired footage of an openly gay professional bowler kissing his husband after winning a prestigious tournament.

Despite the pro-gay advocacy of athletes like the NFL’s Chris Kluwe, men’s pro leagues remain homophobic enough so that athletes only come out after retiring. It has been easier for women. EDGE examines why and how the sports world is changing.

In an effort to help end homophobia in professional sports, and to provide good role models to LGBT youth at risk for suicide, The Last Closet is encouraging pro athletes and commissioners to support gay athletes.

Karen Hultzer, an Olympic archer from South Africa, announced she was gay in order to become a role model for people who struggle with coming out of the closet and to combat homophobia in sports and in her homeland.

David Testo, 30, who has played for the Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whitecaps, recently announced that he is gay, according to the Associated Press. He says, however, he regrets not going public until now.

The captain of a German soccer team warns in his new memoir that gay players should stay in the closet lest they become targets for abuse from homophobic fans.