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Tag: LGBTQ

The jobs we do · This or That

It got better for a young reporter. Then someone killed her.

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 19, 2019, 3:51 PM Apr 19, 2019
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This is Lyra McKee, who was shot and killed while trying to do her job on Thursday. She’s a reporter. Read more →

Sports

NCAA relents; allows student athlete to keep donations after being disowned

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2018, 4:16 PM Nov 16, 2018
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Every now and then, the NCAA shows a little common sense in its insistence that college ‘student-athletes’ not be tainted by money.

Emily Scheck, is a cross-country runner at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. She’s also gay. Read more →

Sports

Old tweets are a glimpse into men’s sports’ homophobia, racism

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 31, 2018, 8:11 AM Jul 31, 2018
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There is only one openly gay player on any professional men’s sports team in America — Minnesota United’s Collin Martin. That should tell you plenty about the climate for people who are gay in professional men’s sports because it’s a sure bet that there’s more than one gay man in all of baseball, football, hockey, or soccer.
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No Pride for area police

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2017, 7:14 AM Jun 22, 2017
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In normal times, members of the Minneapolis Police Department and some other departments would march in the Twin Cities Pride parade. But these are not normal times and organizers have said the police should stay away, at least as much as police can stay away from public gatherings. Read more →

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