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Using metrosexual jocks
to sell fashion
Jason Sehorn became known as much for his underwear ads as his NFL playing career. Along with soccer star Freddie Ljungberg posing for Calvin Klein, he is an example of what a new book calls the rise of metrosexuals in sports. An excerpt examines both underwear campaigns and why they were conceived. Story


'Gods of Football' gallery


Oz Open: Mauresmo talks


Best of Picture This 2008


MVP Chad Manning?

January 7, 2009

Jock Talk Blog

  • Photo: Nipple ring on the football field
  • Granderson: Pro athletes are quietly out
  • Some pollsters never saw Utah play
  • Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival
  • Formula One boss accused of homophobia
  • Utah rips 'Bama, stakes claim to No. 1
  • Detroit woes impact gay autosport
  • Some wrestling vids to keep you warm
  • Go see 'The Wrestler'
  • Mitcham puzzled by lack of sponsors

    Picture This: Sultry, shirtless tennis player

  • A day with Michael Irvin
    Cyd Zeigler spent a day on the air with Michael Irvin last week. While the show is usually Cowboys, Cowboys, Cowboys, with some other NFL and a little Mavericks mixed in, they spent half the show talking about gay issues.
    Olympics 2008 photo gallery
    The 2008 Beijing Olympics was the sports highlight of the year. Check out these winning rowers, the U.S. men's gymnasts with their medals and the other top images from the Olympics.
    Podcast
    Jim and Cyd discuss the year in gay sports and who are person of the year is. Also, we dump on the BCS.
    'Gods of Rugby'
    Australia's Nick Youngquest is one of 20 Aussie rugby and football stars who are posing for a calendar to raise awareness for breast cancer.
    Outgames, Gay Games play nice
    Any bitter emotions still lingering from 2006, when the inaugural Outgames was held in Montreal about a week after Gay Games VII concluded in Chicago, are just that: history.
    Wild day with the Colts
    During the NFL wild card weekend, Jim got a field pass to see his Colts (and tight end Dallas Clark, left) play the Chargers. The day with Dave Kopay included a police escort, photo-ops, a memorable game and a shocking use of anti-gay slurs by the crowd.
    Viking shows penis
    Fox accidentally broadcast a locker room scene that showed Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe in all his glory.
    Related: Shiancoe gets porn offer
    Nude French swimmer
    A French Olympic swimmer has caused a bit of  a scandal after nude hots of what look like him wound up on the Internet.
    Gay Bowl 8 results
    Gay Bowl 8 hit Salt Lake City, with the New York Warriors taking their third straight title.
    Also: Team notes, Gallery
    Local TV news coverage
    Out Ivy League runner
    Jamal Brown ran track and Dartmouth as an out man. He talks about coming out to his team and being gay in Ivy League sports.

    Photo Galleries

    Elite decathletes 2006 Outgames 2006 Gay Games European swimming World water polo UM Mud Bowl
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    Matthew Mitcham

    Mitcham wins gold
    Australian diver Matthew Mitcham was the only openly gay athlete in Beijing, and he managed to pull off the biggest upset of the Games. He now has a stamp in his honor.
    - What win means

    - Aussie Mitcham stamp
    - NBC defends not saying Mitcham is gay

    - Video of Mitcham, partner
    - Partner stands by his man
    - All Mitcham: Articles, photos, videos

    Summer Olympics 2008

    l Our gay Olympic heroes
    Olympics 2008 Blog, hot jocks, top photos

    John Amaechi

    l Amaechi interview
    l 'Man in the Middle
    l Amaechi at gay pride 
    l Outsports pegs him 16th
    l Shaq, D'Wade, Pippen
    l Endorsement deal
    l CBA fires Hardaway
    l Stern cancels Hardaway
    l  'I hate gay people'
    l Hardaway 1 in 10?

    On Campus

    l Fired coaches sue at Mesa College
    l College wrestlers on porn site
    l
    Out swimmer at UMBC
    l Out Purdue swimmer at Olympic Trials
    l Out Univ. of Missouri diver
    l OSU's Kirk Walker Outsports Hall of Fame Coach
    l Jeff Sheng's 'Fearless' tour shows out athletes
    l Former Washington U. out jock coaches softball
    l UC-Santa Cruz volleyballer comes out in Hangman
    l Out Brown water polo player sets example
    l 'Top Chef' was out diver
    l Out coach at West Point
    l Out college triathlete at New York's Columbia
    l Gay lax coach update
    l Still 'Not Gay' at UVA

    Gay sports teams and leagues

    l Straight players in gay tournaments
    l Gay hockey team reaches out
    l Chicago beach league a smash
    l Gay hockey team wins straight league
    l Gay World Series in Seattle     Photo Gallery
    l San Diego wins Pride Bowl
    l IGLA swimmer at Trials
    l Sydney wins Bingham Cup
    l Wrestlers Without Borders go to mat
    l Records fall at IGLA meet
    l Gay polo in SoCal

    Famous gay sports fans

    l Disney exec loves his G-Men
    l Politico David Mixner is a big sports fan

    Putting the T in Athletics
    Jesse Ream was born a girl but as raised playing in a boys basketball league. She now advocates for the end of the separation of boys and girls, men and women, in sports.

    Outgames a year away
    Organizers gear up at one-year mark.

    Washington supports marriage
    Much-maligned actor Isaiah Washington has made a donation to a gay-marriage-rights group in support of sports & media publicist Howard Bragman's wedding.

    Beach volleyball gallery

    Racing against a crush
    Cyd Zeigler writes about his first crush, a rival high school hurdler from a nearby town. From the first time they met, Cyd's adoration of him turned into an increasing desire to beat him on the track.

    Ex-tennis pro is gay
    Francisco Rodriguez, an openly gay former pro tennis player who was ranked in the high 300s during his pro career from 2001 to 2006, talks about being gay in pro tennis.

    Foundation IX group
    Shelly Boyum-Breen grew up in northern Minnesota surrounded by sports. With four older brothers and active parents, she started golfing at age 4. Now she's building an organization supporting girls in sport.

    Outgames in money trouble
    The 2009 Outgames, set for next summer in Denmark, is having trouble raising sponsorship money.

    DJ was quite an athlete
    Scotty Thomson is making a name for himself as an accomplished DJ. However, in college, sports were his passion, especially sailing.

    Mike 'I'm not gay' Piazza retires
    The 16-year veteran baseball catcher calls it quits. His 2002 press conference declaring his heterosexuality spurred debate about gays in sports.

    Lose and get naked
    The Austrian national rugby team lost 48-0 in a match in Lithuania. So they did what any team that just got shellacked would do -- they went to the town square and did a strip-tease.

    Jim Rome apologizes
    Screaming radio personality Jim Rome crossed the line with GLAAD when he talked about "transvestites" and "shemales" that soccer star Ronaldo had picked up.

    Cohen honors gay fans
    English rugby player Ben Cohen has announced details of his May 28 event in London to honor his gay fan base. Guests are promised a night of "
    fun, feasting and frivolity.

    Six-Pack Abs
    Fitness icon David Rich has made a name for himself with his muscled-adonis workout program. He's sharing some of his best tips and tricks in a series of videos we'll be running on Outsports.

    Out kickboxer in ATL
    Rod Llaneza of Atlanta is a study in contrasts. During his career he has wrestled with his sexuality.

    Gay ping-pong in NYC
    Wolfgang Busch and his friends have started a gay ping-pong group in New York City, one of the few gay ping-pong organizations in America.

    Jock kind of wishes he was gay
    Swedish high jumper Linus Thornblad, who is straight, posed for a gay magazine and jokingly said there are some advantages if one were gay.

    Cowgirl revolution
    Like many sports, rodeo is still obsessed with the ruggedly masculine. Yet in the sport's beginning, women actually enjoyed some equality, Patricia Nell Warren writes.

    Swimmer in the spotlight
    Whether setting records in the pool or creating designs for Bravo's "Project Runway," Jack Mackenroth has been a success.

    Castro, Amaechi honored
    John Amaechi and former out high school quarterback Anthony Castro are this year's Outsports Persons of the year.

    Playing with the boys
    Jenny Fulle is a high-powered executive in Hollywood. But as a child in the 1970s, she took on Little League baseball, which would not let girls play with the boys.

    Stories of the year
    We look back at a year that included an NBA player coming out, steroids in baseball, and college athletes quietly making a statement.

    2007 Picture This
    French decathlete Romaine Barras is just one of our favorite images from Outsports' Picture This in 2007.

    Martina talks
    Martina Navratilova sat down with Outsports and talked about the AARP, gay men in tennis, recreational drug use on the tour, and wanting to have Wayne Gretzky's baby.

    Hoop transformations
    Patricia Nell Warren looks at the origins of basketball from a way to spread "muscular Christianity," to a way for gays and lesbians to celebrate their freedom.

    More Ben Cohen
    Our favorite rugby player, the incredibly gay-friendly Ben Cohen, is back playing and sent us some more pictures from his recent match.

    Helping black athletes
    "We're here. We're queer. We're gay student-athletes, and also people of color."

    Congressman: Kopay my hero
    A Washington congressman harkened back to his boyhood sports hero to urge his colleagues to pass a law banning job discrimination against gays.

    Top 10 tennis hotties
    Our list of the five men and five women who gave us the most to look at this past season is headed by a Serb who is making a huge splash on the scene.

    Rugger loves gay fans
    English rugby star Ben Cohen will throw a party to thank his gay fans. Cohen also is releasing a 2008 calendar.

    Out's 100
    In the past, there's been a scarcity of sports names in the Out 100. This year, Out recognizes eight in sports, including Outsports.

    Court to the screen
    Cathy DeBuono was a star volleyball player at Kentucky. She parlayed her athletic success into an acting career, playing a Klingon on "Star Trek."

    GLAAD PSA
    To mark the beginning of the NBA season, GLAAD is releasing a 20-second public service announcement featuring out former NBA player John Amaechi.

    Sports and sex
    Coach Eric Anderson has conducted a study that shows masculine sports culture is starting to accept gay sex.

    Gopher comes out
    A Univ. of Minnesota sports blog published an interview with former player Zach Puchtel in which he talks to the press about his sexuality for the first time.

    Horse breeding pioneer
    In 17th C. England, George Villiers was another homosexual horse breeding pioneer.

    College runner comes out
    This, his senior year, will be the first season Steven Millard runs at Willamette University as an openly gay man.

    Gay Superbowl 7
    The New York Warriors won their second straight Gay Superbowl title.
    Notes

    Gay softball series
    Teams from the Southeast cleaned up at the Gay Softball World Series held in Phoenix; with photos.

    Strides against hate
    Former UCLA runner Brandon Del Campo is forging his way into the ranks of professional triathletes.

    Calderon honored
    J.P. Calderon will be honored Oct. 12 at the annual benefit for the Association of Latino Men for Action.

    Gay soccer champs
    Dogos of Buenos Aires beat the defending champion London Stonewall to take the title at the IGLFA 2007 World Championship in Buenos Aires.

    Gay team in road race
    Evan Darling, left, and the founder of Gaywheels.com are one team in the 3,500-mile Fireball Run race that starts Sept. 29.

    Men of Chicago rugby
    Jim is a member of the Chicago Dragons rugby team and one of the featured players for the team's first calendar.

    Coors Cup 3
    The third Coors Cup skated into Denver over Labor Day weekend with 165 participants, including a solid showing from female players.

    40 missing 1
    It was great to see four from sports make the Advocate's 40 heroes list. What's sad however is that they did not include the most important champion of gay rights in sports: Former NFL running back Dave Kopay.

    Gay soccer torment
    Former English star Graeme La Saux has a book out that details the torment he underwent after players and fans perceived him as gay.

    Crips and Queers
    Danielle Peers is a world-class wheelchair-basketball-playing lesbian who is taking on the men.

    Kopay's $1M gift
    Former NFL player David Kopay is pledging $1 million to help gay and lesbian students at the Univ. of Washington.

    Gay-straight fantasy challenge
    Seven gay people are taking on three ESPN Radio personalities in a gay vs. straight fantasy football league.

    Gays love Joey
    The career of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is going to the dogs, but some gay fans are glad his NFL descent has pushed Joey Harrington to the front of the line.

    Out umpire
    When Tyler Garrison decided to venture into the world of professional umpires, he went back in the closet despite having a boyfriend.

    Making a difference
    Jordan Goldwarg was out on his cross-country ski team. He researched South Africa's struggles to educate its citizens.

    Auto stereotypes
    Evan Darling is gay; Terri O'Connell is transgender. Their stories are part of the history of gays in auto racing.

    Athlete loves gay fans
    Unlike some athletes, Romain Barras likes his photos on gay sites and to be seen among all the "beautiful guys."

    Sports' Sweet Music
    Dan Woog shares his insights into the state of gay sports.

    Looking for her past
    Susan Guest was adopted and has found that one of her siblings is the gay child of a pro footballer.

    Hosting ESPN radio
    For two days, Cyd Zeigler was a guest host on ESPN Radio's "DKLA."

    Athletic scholarship
    Two men have created a scholarship for gay and lesbian student-athletes.

    Sweat is bliss
    Christopher Bergland is an ultra-endurance athlete with an engaging new book, showing how being active saved one depressed gay teen.

    O'Reilly, Gays & Padres
    A group of gay people bought tickets to a San Diego Padres' game. Three days later, Bill O'Reilly attacked them.

    Love in umpire school
    Soon after arriving at umpire school in 2002, Shane Wright and his mentor developed a romantic relationship.

    Rugby kisses
    The Tourism Board of Paris has come up with an ad campaign featuring kissing rugby players in a scrum.

    A first marathon
    John Rowe grew far away from sports. But in 2002 he started running marathons to raise money for AIDS research.

    Immortal of the discus
    The myth of Hyacinth and how Apollo loved him is rooted in history. Patricia Nell Warren's latest on gay-sports history.

    Gasquet not gay
    Wimbledon semifinalist Richard Gasquet says it's "absolutely obvious" that he is not a homosexual.

    Out in MLS
    David Klotz is an openly gay man in the front office of Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids.

    Trans baseball editor
    Christina Kahrl, one of the founding five members of Baseball Prospectus, is transgender.

    30 days, 30 athletes
    We profiled 30 athletes in 30 days of June in honor of Pride Month.

    Much response
    When tennis player Matt Coin came out, he was received thousands of e-mails.

    Out Div. 1 coach
    Kirk Walker, coach of Oregon State softball, is the only publicly out Division I coach.

    Gay pro umps
    Tyler Hoffman was an umpire for minor league baseball for several years.

    NCAA swimmer
    Sean Smith was an openly gay swimmer and assistant coach with the Rutgers men's swim team.

    Triathlete is not gay
    Openly straight Swiss pro triathlete Sebastien Gacond does not want to be mentioned on Outsports.

    'Survivor' serves
    J.P. Calderon was a player in the late-'90s for Long Beach State and lead the 49ers to the NCAA Tournament.

    The month in baseball
    Why people root against Bonds, plus Willie Eyre is part of baseball's hottest team.

    From fat to fit
    Hector Torres has reinvented his body and become an avid triathlete. His next challenge is a tough triathlon in Spain.

    Helping jocks come out
    Openly gay publicist Howard Bragman has worked with athletes his entire career, helping several to come out. 

    LA Times trans writer
    L.A. Times sportswriter Mike Penner is transgender.
    Column: A woman behind the words

    Mizzou cans out coach
    Fired Missouri lacrosse coach Kyle Hawkins was the focus of an ESPN segment on June 3. ESPN's story

    Female sports dealer
    Robin Lee is the rare woman in the male-dominated industry of sports memorabilia collecting.

    Out Kiwi diver
    Simon Latimer of New Zealand regrets he never came out while a competitive diver.

    Star out in 2 sports
    Adam Goslin played football and baseball for Washington University in St. Louis. He was that rare athlete: out while playing.

    Pride Meet in July
    A new gay track meet will take its first lap this July in San Francisco. It will be the first event of its kind in the U.S. in a long, long time.

    Homoeroticism on film
    Leni Riefenstahl was called Hitler's director. Her film on the 1936 Olympics  had a strong homoerotic subtext.

    Love and Dinah Shore
    The world's biggest lesbian party is every year in Palm Springs during the Dinah Shore golf tournament. ForeUS was also there

    More anti-gay slurs
    Former NBA player and now CBA coach Micheal Ray Richardson was suspended for remarks that were derogatory to Jews and gays.

    Out Georgia goalie
    University of Georgia hockey goalie Joey Fisher decided before the 2006 season that he would come out to his team, and open arms.

    Dungy accepts award
    Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy accepted an award from an organization that fights gay rights.
    Previously: Dungy is anti marriage rights

    Pallone still speaking
    Dave Pallone is still speaking out nearly 20 years after the former Major League Baseball umpire came out.

    Boyd speaks out
    Outsports columnist Randy Boyd talks about the column that pegged Amaechi and Hardaway.

    Gay-friendly ESPN
    The worldwide leader in sports is gay-friendly.

    Politics
    Patricia Nell Warren runs for council

    Penn State settles
    Penn State has settled with Jennifer Harris, who brought a lawsuit against head basketball coach Rene Portland (left) for anti-lesbian actions.

    Gay hockey takes Aspen
    A team of elite, gay, ice hockey all-stars beat a team of elite straight players at Aspen Gay Ski Week.

    Homophobia on ice
    Homophobia in sports is sad when it's practiced by an openly gay person like what has happened to Johnny Weir.

    Players' 'gay' mustaches
    Two Florida Panthers shaved their mustaches after some Vancouver Canucks said they looked gay.

    Federer leads voting
    Readers voted Roger Federer Sportsperson of the Year
    . Rene Portland was our Jerk; Outgames & Gay Games were our Story

    Athlete Fails Gender Test
    An Indian runner who competed in the Asian Games failed a gender test.

    Porter Fined $10K
    The NFL fined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter for calling opponent a "fag."

    Gay soccer players talk
    A German weekly published a series about gay pro German soccer players.

    Survivor's Gay Athlete
    Brad Virata of "Survivor" was a high school football player and sprinter.

    More top stories

    Some Popular Articles

    l Tribute to friend Anthony Castro
    l Words you can't put on a jersey
    l 2006 Olympics notebook and hot photos
    l Bulgarian Soccer, Sex and a Goooooat!
    l Owens, Garcia and the gay thing
    l Ausmus is King of the Hardwood
    l List of anti-gay slurs
    l Best films for gay sports fans
    l Jeremy Bloom on gay fans

    Pro Sports Features

    l Why Tom Brady appeals to straight and gay men
    l Colts coach Tony Dungy on gays
    l Leave Phil Jackson alone

    Montreal Outgames 2006

    Athletes returning home from Montreal are giving the Outgames high marks for organization, a strong citywide presence, and a whole lot of fun.
    Notebooks and Photo Galleries
    Grading the Outgames: Cyd Zeigler gives an A-
    Poll: Participants - How do you rate the Outgames?
    Discuss: Outgames 2006

    Chicago Gay Games 2006

    The West Hollywood water polo team celebrates its gold medal at the Gay Games. Check out our complete coverage, from daily notebooks to our grades, to first-person accounts to hundreds of photos.
     
    Complete notebook and photo galleries
    Photos: Through Ray Bordeaux's lens
    Grades: Cyd Zeigler, Ronit Bezalel, Jim Buzinski, Various Athletes

    Poll: Participants - How do you rate the Gay Games?
    Also: Gay Sports Movement press releases
    First time: A Gay Games virgin
    Diary: A Gay Games ambassador

    Columns

    l Pro sports now ready for an out athlete
    l Overreaction to Snickers Super Bowl ad

    TV, books and movies

    l Muscle Boys: gay gym culture
    l 'Shelter' shows great promise
    l 'Gods of Sport' is beautiful 224-page book
    l Lipsyte's great teen novel on H.S. football
    l Training a wrestler on MTV's 'Made'
    l Out 'Project Runway' swimmer

    Outsports in the Media

    l Guardian: Only 10 out Olympians
    l Times of Malta: Out Olympians
    l San Jose Merc: Tyson Homosexual search
    l Gay Wired: Out swimmer at Trials
    l Philly Daily News: War Emblem gay?
    l
    ESPN: Tony Dungy anti-gay
    l AOL Sports: Andy Reid story
    l NY Daily News: Kirk Walker
    Fitness Tips
    We'll offer a regular fitness tip from fitness model David Rich. This week: Going back to the basic pushup



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