If choreography, One Direction and an anti-bullying message occurred more in professional sports, we might buy a team jersey in a non-ironic way one of these days. A group of talented kids in Vancouver brought pro-sports one step closer to our gay dreams when they decided to perform an anti-bullying "Acceptance" flash mob at a Vancouver Giants hockey game. 

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The Vancouver school that for 42 years did not apologize to Robin Tomlin for printing the slur "fag" next to his 1970 yearbook photo has attempted to make amends. But is Robin satisfied with the Superintendent of the North Vancouver School District's apology? 

There are dozens of HIV vaccines currently on trial around the world, but the first to use a dead virus cell to jumpstart the immune system has just been approved by the FDA for human testing. Details follow. 

Wah-wah. Dreams of having this be the face of America's first big openly-gay professional sports star are dashed...at least for the time being. Details follow.

As a Type 1 diabetic, Kris Freeman has risen above the odds to compete as an American cross-country skiing -- a notoriously taxing competition -- favorite in Vancouver. One quick look at his ripped Olympic body and it's easy to see why he's one of our favorite's, too...

Just shortly after arriving in Vancouver to take in some winter action, the summer games' golden child made two big announcements: The 2010 Games in London will be his last AND he will not attempt to repeat his record-setting win of eight gold medals.

Though athletes "retire" all the time, only to annoyingly be swayed back for the chance of futher Olympic glory (yeah, we're talking to you Plushenko), Phelps said he's pretty set on his plans.

"I told myself I will not swim over the age of 30, and I will not swim over the age of 30," he said.

He'll be 27 when he hits the pool in London.

At the risk of encouraging his haters, sixth-place Olympic finisher Johnny Weir has come forward with a big decision weighing upon him: whether or not to retire from skating to pursue a career in fashion.

Weir, arguably America’s figure skating darling in the Vancouver 2010 games, sparked a dialog across the country this week (even here on the Instinct blog) for everything from a public fight with PETA, to a public fight with gold-medal-winner Evan Lysacek, to his Olympic costumes – which he designed, of course.

“I am going to skate in the World Championships and then I have to decide how long I want to stay on vacation,” Weir told Yahoo! Sports. “In figure skating your body can only last for so long. I can’t be 50 and trying...

It's not just the term biathelete that turns us on, it's Austrian military servicemember Dominick Landertinger's inclusion in the sport that kicks it up a notch, too.

The 6'2", blue-eyed 22-year-old is a shining (as in smile, look at that thing!) example why the Winter Olympics shouldn't be overlooked when on the hunt for hot jocks.