‘Hard to spot and easy to miss,’ that’s veteran activist Peter Tatchell’s take on the LGBT presence at the London Olympics.

If he’s right, it’ll be a sad irony. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people seem to have been integral to winning the games for London (diversity was a key part of the bid to the International Olympic Committee) and gay individuals and businesses will also play a big role in delivering the games.

Federación Mexicana de Futbol (Femexfut), the Mexican football association, may take action against two soccer players who shared a gay kiss.

During a match between Puebla and América last Sunday (22 April), in the Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla, América football players Christian Benítez, from Ecuador, and Matías Vuoso, from Argentina, celebrated a successful penalty with a gay kiss.

Jeremy Joseph, the boss of legendary UK club G-A-Y, has run his third London Marathon and has risen over £135,000 ($217,458, €164,553) for the Elton John AIDs Foundation.

Fifty years ago Emile Griffith and Benny Paret met in a Madison Square Garden boxing ring. Only one walked out alive.

The Griffith Paret boxing match, 24 March, 1962,  is a sad chapter in the sport's history. Griffith, the former welterweight champion, was the challenger that Friday night. His handlers earned their keep by creating an alternate life for the young fighter.

A new play which aims to challenge gay stereotypes and masculinity through fighting hits London next month.

Shadow Boxing, by Bad Girls and Billy Elliot actor James Gaddas, is billed as 'a high-impact show about a boxer facing his toughest opponents yet - his personal demons'.

It stars Jonny Collis-Scurll as Flynn, a boy determined to become a successful boxer and not end up like his father, who never won a fight.

Houston Dynamo midfielder Colin Clark, who called a ball boy a 'faggot' during a game last weekend, has been suspended for three games by Major League Soccer.

Clark was also fined an undisclosed amount and must attend sensitivity training sessions.

A television microphone captured Clark uttering the slur to the ball boy during a throw-in situation. Apparently the player wasn't issued a new ball as quickly as he wanted during the opening minutes of a game last Friday (23 March) against the Seattle Sounders.

Billie Jean King is, once again, fighting on behalf of women.

The tennis legend is speaking out against Republicans in the US Congress who she says are waging 'an epic battle' against women’s health care choices.

It’s no secret that Melbourne and Sydney both vie to represent the best that Australia has to offer - Sydney’s spectacular harbor and relaxed lifestyle makes it popular with visitors, while Melbourne confidently proclaims itself as the most ‘liveable’ city, with a well deserved reputation for top restaurants, cafes and live music.

The best place to evidence this hard-edged competitiveness between the two cities is sport - one of the most passionate and hard-fought arenas of battle for all Australians.

Former NBA basketball player John Amaechi will open an anti-discrimination photo exhibition in Croatia.

Yes to Diversity, No to Discrimination will feature photographs celebrating diversity across Europe and is the conclusion of a Europe-wide competition by human rights group Amnesty International.

Football clubs in the UK have agreed to tackle homophobic and transphobic abuse in the sport, following a summit at Downing Street yesterday.

British football governing bodies, ministers, campaign groups and ex-players met at Number 10 to discuss the problem of homophobia and racism in the game.

The event was held in light of recent high-profile incidents involving several players making homophobic remarks on Twitter, as well as Liverpool's Luis Suárez and England captain John Terry facing charges of racism.

A New Zealand rugby referee has come out, claiming he has never heard homophobia on the field.

Matt Cecchin is the first National Rugby League official or player to reveal he is gay since retired front-rower Ian Roberts came out 16 years ago.

The CEO of Midsumma festival celebrating queer culture in Melbourne, which culminates in a march on Sunday, has extended an open invitation to Tennis Australia to join in with the 25th anniversary of the festival next year.