MTV is looking for LGBT athletes who want to tell their coming out stories for its “True Life” show. Here is the pitch we received:
TRUE LIFE: I’M COMING OUT TO MY TEAM
Are you planning to come out to your teammates? Have you been afraid or hesitant to come out to your sports team as gay, [...]
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MTV wants athletes’ coming out stories
Famed Gaelic hurler comes out
Irish hurler Donal Og Cosack, one of the most goalkeepers in the history of the sport, has declared that he is gay in his new autobiography, Come What May. From the book:
I tried to go out with women to make sure, to see what kind of feeling it gave me…. I went out with nice [...]
A Gay Athlete’s Life: Ballplayer calling it quits
I have been meaning to write about one of my favorite blogs, A Gay Athlete’s Life, which details the story of a closeted Major League Baseball player. His announcement Tuesday that he is likely calling it quits for his career is as good a time as any.
The blog, which is four years old, deals with [...]
Poll: Many college players have gay teammates
In the upcoming college football issue for ESPN the Magazine, there is a poll of 85 current players. Among the tidbits was this:
Do you have any gay teammates?
Almost half of those surveyed (49.4%, to be exact) said yes, they believe they have at least one gay teammate. In the Pac-10, 70% of those surveyed said [...]
Is the NFL ready for a gay player?
The League, an NFL blog run by the Washington Post, has a terrific debate going on about whether the NFL is ready for an openly gay player. I was one of nine voices the Post sought for comment, along with other writers and three former players — Roman Oben, Ken Hutcherson and David Kopay (who [...]
A former Yankee is gay
In his interview with AfterElton, TV star Wesley Eure (Land of the Lost) came out of the closet this week. He also said he has a partner, Richard, and that Richard played for the New York Yankees. AfterElton even used a picture of Richard (right). We’ve been in touch with Richard, who seems like a [...]
Gay high school swimmer’s lust for teammate
Thanks to a reader for this head’s-up of an entertaining call on a Podcast (Episode 136) by Dan Savage (”Savage Love”).
The caller: A self-described totally out high school swimmer and water polo player in California. His whole team knows he’s gay and has no problem with it.
The problem: He has no boyfriend and his hormones [...]
Dana White: UFC would embrace gay fighter
Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, says that fighters and fans of the sport would embrace an openly gay fighter. This is the same Dana White who apologized recently for using an anti-gay slur. In an interview (video below) following the May 23 UFC card, White was asked about how an openly [...]
Gay runner to be featured in documentary
Brenner Green, a freshman cross-country runner from Connecticut College, is among athletes featured in “Out for the Long Run,” a documentary about high school and college gay athletes to be released next year. Connecticut College, a small liberal arts school, is so proud of Green that they highlight his involvement in the film on the [...]
Corey Johnson, 10 years later
It was 10 years ago that high school football player Corey Johnson came out to his team in Massachusetts, and Corey marked that anniversary recently with an appearance at the GLSEN Boston conference. Bay Windows caught up with him and asked why his story got so much attention nine years ago:
Part of it was timing. [...]
Student wants input on gays in sports
Outsports gets many requests from students and researchers delving into the subject of gays in sports. Out site has been of great value in hooking these researchers up with gay athletes, in and out of the closet. A student just posted a request on our Discussion Board after discovering Outsports through our book at his [...]
BJK asks Nadal and Federer to support gays
Out tennis legend Billie Jean King talked about her outing and today’s gays in tennis with Tennis.com. In addition to saying she knows a couple closeted gay men in tennis, King places the responsibility for opening the door to openly gay tennis players squarely on the shoulders of the best male players in the world, [...]
Joe Torre hopes players will come out
While Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre is getting ripped to shreds by the New York media for some things he said in his new book, he gave gay people something to cheer about in an interview he did on Larry King Live last week:
Ventura, Calif., Viewer: Billy Bean, after he retired, he announced he [...]
Closeted high school coach seeks advice
On our Discussion Board, a man who says he is a closeted high school basketball coach, is seeking advice in dealing with his situation.
I am a closeted high school basketball coach, but also a leader in the sports community. I serve as the president of the area coaches association and am also a state and [...]
Granderson: Pro athletes are quietly out
ESPN columnist LZ Granderson gave an interview to Michigan-based online mag MLive.com and talked about being a gay sports journalist, gay athletes, Prop 8 and dissing Michael Jordan. He also spends several paragraphs talking about the lack of out gay athletes in the pros.
The truth is, I’m not so sure that someone hasn’t already come [...]
