Over at Pat Griffin's blog, she rings out the year with the "2008 Top 10 Steps Forward for LGBT Athletes and Coaches."

I decided to focus my 2008 Top 10 list on events and actions that I think are exemplary steps forward in making sports a safe and respectful place for LGBT people. It’s a pretty eclectic list and is completely my take on things. Let me know what you think. Some items were high profile media events and others were not necessarily well reported, but I think they make a difference. Here we go, in no particular order.... (insert drumroll herel)