Looking dapper in a tuxedo, soccer pro Robbie Rogers greeted the crowd at the 2013 Voice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (19 May) and thanked them for their support which he said inspired him to return to his sport.

Rogers, 25, announced his retirement in February when he came out publicly as a gay man. But in recent weeks, he has been practicing with Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy.

Rogers spoke with Gay Star News about possible return which, at this point, is a bit out of his hands.

Soccer pro Robbie Rogers came out publicly as a gay man in February then promptly retired from the sport.

But he's been practicing in recent weeks with the Major League Soccer team the Los Angeles Galaxy including forward Landon Donovan.

If it works out that Rogers joins the team, he will become the first out player in the league, something Donovan thinks players and fans are ready for.

He said of Rogers: 'We recently had a player come play with us who has declared publicly that he's gay, and it's been a very, very good thing for our team.'

Portlant Timbers are known for having a passionate fanbase, but they also believe in equality.

At last Sunday's (12 May) game against Chivas USA, they showed they had pride, not prejudice.

A giant banner bearing the slogan ‘Football fans against homophobia’ was draped over the stadium bleachers at Jeld-Wen Field, the home of the Portland Timbers.

Robbie Rogers, a former midfielder for the US national team who retired after coming out as gay in February, may be planning a return to the sport.

Rogers, 25, has been training with the Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy this week - the same week in which the NBA's Jason Collins also came out as gay.

If Rogers, who most recently played in England for Leeds United, resumes his professional playing career, he will be the first openly gay male player in the US to do so.

President Barack Obama said at the end of a White House press conference today that he 'couldn't be prouder' of NBA player Jason Collins for coming out publicly this week as a gay man.

'I had a chance to talk to him yesterday, he seems like a terrific young man,' Obama told reporters. 'I told him I couldn't be prouder.'

Collins, 34, became the first openly gay male athlete in one of the four major US team sports - basketball, football, baseball and hockey - to come out during his playing career.

Ellen DeGeneres is well-known for her comedy but on her daytime talk show, she will also turn serious at times to address major news events.

Monday (15 April) was one of those days when during the taping of a show to air today, DeGeneres learned of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.

At the end of the show, she takes a moment to address the tragedy.

‘I want to tell everyone in Boston that we’re thinking about you,' DeGeneres says. 'We’re watching the news and it’s incredibly sad.’

The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) have decided to allow the public to probe the bidding cities who wish to host the event.

Amsterdam, Limerick, London, Orlando and Paris are all hoping to host the 2018 Gay Games, which will be the tenth four-yearly event.

Out of the 300 questions asked, they range from the sports that will take place to the inclusion of all orientations and backgrounds of participants.

As an openly gay hip-hop artist for over 10 years, I thought Frank Ocean was old news. Gay, lesbian, bi and trans rappers have been openly rocking the mic for nearly two decades now. Starting in 1997 with the formation of hip-hop collective the Rainbow Flava crew, the long and brave history of homo-hop has brought to us to new artists like Le1f and Zebra Katz.

The justices of the US Supreme Court raised major doubts today about the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act during its second hearing in two days on gay marriage.

Journalists who watched the proceedings immediately began tweeting that it appears that DOMA, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, has the five votes needed to be struck down.

Air Force Major Mike Almy has settled his Don't Ask, Don't Tell lawsuit against the US Defense Department.

He brought the suit because of his 2006 discharge. During a routine search of emails, notes to his then-boyfriend were found. The correspondence was shown to a commander. After being relieved of his duties, Almy lost security clearance and a part of his pay. There was a 16-month  investigation, and the 18 year career military man was discharged. His severance was half of what it would have been if he left the Air Force for other reasons.

Last week was extraordinary. The issue of same-sex marriage was discussed more intelligently than ever before. In depth thought and information, including an outstanding synopsis by the American Sociological Association, appeared as briefs filed with the US Supreme Court.