Another sports-themed “It Gets Better” video, this one from the great guys of the D.C. Gay Flag Football League: Share on Facebook
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Video: Flag Football, The Movie
Documentary film producer Seth Greenleaf (who also produces theater on and off Broadway) set about documenting the 2010 Gay Bowl in October. He spent months and lots of money following two gay football teams from New York, one from Phoenix and the team that Jim and I are on in Los Angeles. He has just [...]
“It Gets Better:” Boston gay football
Continuing our list of athletes or sports groups doing “It Gets Better” videos, here is one from the Boston gay flag football league: Share on Facebook
“It Gets Better”: Philadelphia gay football
Members of the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League record an “It Gets Better” video: Share on Facebook
Gay Bowl X this weekend in Phoenix
The blog may be a little light on updating the rest of the week as Jim and I prepare for Gay Bowl X in Phoenix, Ariz. We’re both part of the Los Angeles Motion team that won the tournament last year in D.C. We’re also both on the national board of the NGFFL, and Jim [...]
Phoenix Hellraisers win Pride Bowl III
The Phoenix Hellraisers repeated as the top-tiered A-Division champions of Pride Bowl III, held June 25-26 in Chicago. The Hellraisers defeated the Chicago United, 24-13, in the championship game. Phoenix quarterback Kenny White was named the Offensive MVP in the title tilt, while Jared Garduno was named Defensive MVP. In the B-Division finals, the Denver [...]
Ellen shows (gay) footballers dancing
I was so happy to see the Boston gay football league‘s dance video did finally end up on Ellen. It’s great exposure for gay athletes to be shown having fun on one of daytime’s most popular shows. On the flip side, it’s pretty disappointing that Ellen didn’t mention it’s a GAY flag football league! She [...]
Bayou City Brawl in Houston this March
The Houston Hurricanes are hosting their first-ever gay flag football tournament March 12-14 at the Houston Sportsplex. All teams are welcome! If some of you teams in the North are having trouble deciding whether to go or not, consider the average March temperature in Houston is 61. You can check out the tournament Web site. [...]
Boston gay football dances all over Beantown
The Boston gay football league sent over a video of some members dancing to Jai Ho, a la the final scene from Slumdog Millionaire. Their hope is that Ellen will take notice and put them on her show. I love that they shot part of it in the subway station with people exiting the train; [...]
We’re back…and we’re champions
Jim and I were both away for a few days, as we had said, at Gay Bowl IX in Washington DC this weekend. It was a magical weekend as our Los Angeles Motion team beat the San Diego Bolts in the championship game, 31-30! With two plays left, the Bolts got within 1 point and [...]
Gay Bowl 9 and March this weekend in DC
Washington DC is the place to be this weekend, with the National Equality March and Gay Bowl 9 both taking place! Both Jim and I will be there, playing in the Gay Bowl for the Los Angeles Motion: It’s the first time since 2004 that we played together. What other Outsporters are going to be [...]
Michael Irvin visits with gay football team
As Gay Bowl IX approaches in a couple weeks, the Los Angeles Motion (the team Jim and I play on) got an inspirational visit from a guest who knows something about winning Super Bowls: former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin. The Hall of Fame wide receiver took time between his rehearsal for Dancing With The Stars [...]
VLOG: Dealing with the death of a teammate
With the news that the Michigan Panthers gay flag football team lost one of its players to a fatal heart attack during the second annual Pride Bowl in Chicago over the weekend, I was left wondering what I would do if I lost a teammate in the middle of a game or a tournament. My [...]
Player dies at gay flag football tourney
Tragedy struck at the second annual Pride Bowl gay flag football tournament in Chicago, when Jorge Lopez, a player for the Michigan Panthers, passed out on the sidelines during a Friday game and died shortly thereafter. The cause of death, while not confirmed, was believed to have been a heart attack. Lopez, 41, fell ill [...]
Gay Bowl video report
This is a first: KSL, a local Salt Lake City TV station aired a report on this past weekend’s Gay Bowl (won by Cyd’s New York Warriors; my L.A. team finished third). The report says all the players are gay, which is not true, but it was nice to see some coverage in the mainstream [...]
Hot footballers at Gay Superbowl
Every year since 2002, the national gay flag football championship has been held. This year, Gay Bowl 8 will take place Oct. 9-12 in Salt Lake City. I’ve heard a few players say they’re psyched to go to the tournament because there’s a notion that Mormon guys in Utah are hot. The local organizers offer [...]
Boston gay football celebrates 10 years
One of the oldest gay-football groups in the world, Greater Boston’s Friends, Lesbians and Gays (FLAG) Flag Football League is celebrating a decade of existence. The group was started by Robert Saurer, whom we met at the first Gay Superbowl in Los Angeles in the spring 2002. Saurer actualy has the distinction of being the [...]
In the NFL, courage stays in closet
Mike Freeman, a writer for CBS Sportsline, pens a terrific piece about a panel last week on gays in the NFL. The event was held in New York as part of Gay Bowl VII, the gay flag football championships, and featured former NFL players Dave Kopay and Esera Tuaolo, Jackie Lepow, a lesbian who works [...]
Gay flag football practice
The Texas Bulls are one of 16 teams in the Oct. 5-7 Gay Bowl, and the first we’ve seen with their own YouTube videos (a second, longer video is here): [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF0uBR13r20] Share on Facebook