Team USA vs. Turkey Open Thread
Team USA plays Turkey at 12:30 pm Pacific Time on ESPN, looking for their second win in a row after beating Finland 114 to 55 on Saturday.

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Michael Sam, 1st Openly Gay NFL Draft Pick, Cut By St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams have cut defensive end Michael Sam, the first openly gay draft pick in NFL history. Sam narrowly missed out on the ninth and final slot on the team’s defensive lineup, though Sam and Rams coach Jeff Fisher were optimistic about his …

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Sam's first stint with Rams advanced LGBT sports movement – USA TODAY

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Sam’s first stint with Rams advanced LGBT sports movement USA TODAY Though the first chapter of Michael Sam’s NFL story lasted just a summer, ending Saturday when he failed to make the St. Louis Rams’ 53-man roster at the end of training camp, his very arrival as the league’s first openly gay player made an impact. Shower arguments: the silliness is almost overLGBT Weekly Michael Sam’s March to NFL History Derailed—But Only For NowTIME Harry Styles Shows Support for Michael SamGuardian Liberty Voice Windy City Times –CBS Local –MTV.com all 754 news articles »

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Homosexuality and evolution [Pharyngula]
I made the mistake of reading some of the comments on those last youtube videos. There were some good ones, but they were also laced with the usual grunting assholes complaining about gays and “trannies” and quoting the Bible and making racist remarks about Africans. Let us pass over those contemptible arguments; there’s no dealing…

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Gay Couples React to Anti Gay Ads
Remember those hilariously awful anti-gay marriage ads a few years back? The ones that tried to paint a ominous future for America should we (God forbid!) allow gay couples the same rights as heterosexual couples?

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