Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Olympics, 2004. There had been the occasional out athlete at the Olympics before, but 2004 was a coming out party for Olympians. All told at least 11 openly gay athletes participated in the Olympics in the birthplace of the Games. From [...]
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Gay cyclist Graeme Obree tells athletes to stay in the closet
Openly gay cyclist Graeme Obree trotted out some bullshit from a bygone era this week when he told the Scottish Sun that gay athletes should stay in the closet until they retire. I don’t think being gay and an active sportsman is a good thing. While I was competing and in a changing room environment [...]
Moment #97: Mountain bike racing champion Missy Giove comes out
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Mountain Bike Racing, 1995. She was one of the first female stars of her sport. Originally she took to biking to improve her skiing; She was already a Junior National Champion skier in 1990 and was looking to reach the next level. [...]
Transgender triathlete Chris Mosier vying for national TRX sponsorship
We have a great article from transguy triathlete Chris Mosier, who talks about once being an MVP in women’s sports to being a middle-of-the-pack dude in men’s triathlon. Trans issues in sports are getting increased visibility, and Chris is the latest example. Plus, he is on a mission to land a coveted sponsorship with training [...]
Cyclist Graeme Obree says he’s gay
Cycling champion Graeme Obree, 45, has revealed he is gay and told the Scottish Sun he even pondered suicide because of his sexuality. “I was brought up by a war generation; they grew up when gay people were put in jail. Being homosexual was so unthinkable that you just wouldn’t be gay. I’d no inkling [...]
Dallas Voice promoting ‘bicyclust’
We hear comparisons between gay sex and beastiality, incest and every other kind of unorthodox sex. But Team Dallas Voice has taken it to another level: bicyclust. In their new video promoting the Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS, they have guys kissing their bike, taking a bubble bath with their bike, and, well, “riding” their [...]
Mark Cavendish, ‘dandy boy’ cyclist
British cyclist Mark Cavendish has won two stages of the Tour de France, and after his first win he bawled his eyes out. He is a perfectionist who needs everything just so, his teammates say. And that extends to his appearance. Members of his team joke about how preoccupied he is with his looks. “You [...]
How would Lance win change his image?
Lance Armstrong, cylcing’s combination of Brett Favre, Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken, is in third place after the ninth stage of the Tour de France, just 8 seconds behind the leader. You’ll remember that Armstrong retired over 3 years ago amidst accusations that he was taking performance-enhancing drugs. What if he wins the race? He’s [...]
Quick hits: Cowboys, Spurs, Lance
Three Dallas Cowboy offensive lineman have signed a deal to put out a heavy metal album. Good think the ‘Boys got rid of T.O. and all of those distractions!! San Antonio Spurs trade three players (including Bruce Bowen) for Milwaukee’s Richard Jefferson. I’m just gonna steal Fark’s headline for this one because it’s so perfect: [...]
Sports Tweets of the Week, real and fake
Before we get to my choices for this week’s favorite messages, some Twitter news. This past week St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa quickly settled a lawsuit he filed against Twitter over a user that claimed to be LaRussa. I don’t know why a lawsuit was necessary. Surely if he had merely asked, Twitter would [...]
Quick hits: Cavs, Kentucky, Lance, Africa
Cavaliers blow big first-quarter lead, then LeBron takes over in the second half. A nasty fight between Kentucky basketball and their fired head coach Billy Gillespie is brewing. Where can I sign up to be the worst coach at Kentucky in 80 years and expect a $6M payoff? Lance Armstrong (right) falls in his latest [...]