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Coaches inspire respect

Education, Environment, Health & Safety, Our Neighbourhoods, SportsBy Stephen BurnsMay 13, 2015

Coaches create respectful locker rooms where LGBT athletes are welcome and supported.

Homophobic attitude and language ingrained in culture of sport

Culture, Education, Health & Safety, Our Neighbourhoods, SportsBy Stephen BurnsMarch 30, 2015

Part 8 in a series examining homophobia in sports asks straight athletes what it will take to change long standing discrimination.

Fullback finds female football team is like ‘family’

Culture, Education, Health & Safety, SportsBy Stephen BurnsMarch 12, 2015

Lesbian football player believes education and awareness are the best ways to end homophobia in sports.

Roller derby romance lets couple be themselves

SportsBy Stephen BurnsMarch 2, 2015

Most derby girls are not lesbians, but those who are, think efforts to combat homophobia need to start at an early age.

Gay athlete fears coming out, leaves college’s homophobic environment

Culture, Education, Environment, Health & Safety, SportsBy Stephen BurnsFebruary 26, 2015

Talented athlete and coach struggles with decision to announce his sexual orientation in a sports world filled with discrimination.

Len Loewen: refusing to be sidelined

Culture, Education, Health & Safety, Our Neighbourhoods, SportsBy Stephen BurnsFebruary 10, 2015

Never facing any serious homophobia in the locker room, he’s been accepted by his teammates as fewer and fewer people have issues with him being gay.

Alan Moore: creating a welcoming community

Culture, Our City, Our Neighbourhoods, SportsBy Stephen BurnsFebruary 3, 2015

If homophobia in sports is going to decline, it has to start from the top. Professional athletes and coaches need to instill a more accepting attitude in the young players who look up to them.

Dmitri Bondarenko: the culture of coming out

Education, Politics, SportsBy Stephen BurnsJanuary 27, 2015

Growing up in Russia surrounded by homophobia, gay athlete finds a more tolerant and accepting sports community in Winnipeg.

LGBT athletes gaining ground

Culture, Education, Health & Safety, Our Neighbourhoods, SportsBy Stephen BurnsJanuary 20, 2015

“I used to think sports was a social anchor for the gay movement but now it’s becoming a powerful tool. Homosexuality used to be stigmatized, but now homophobia is what’s becoming stigmatized.”

Made from scratch

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, DowntownBy Stephen BurnsNovember 4, 2014

Local Comic Con enthusiast creates elaborate costumes from random materials ordinarily used in home renovations.

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