Last Saturday, the Stonewall Community Foundation in New York hosted an open-water swim to Fire Island that raised a whopping $100,000 for the organization! Next up for the Stonewall group is a second annual golf tournament. It’s great to see these organizations turning to sports to raise money and raising the awareness of athletics in [...]
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Granderson chats about Dungy today
Our good friend LZ Granderson of ESPN wrote a column praising now-retired Tony Dungy for his work with black men. To me, LZ glossed over Dungy’s anti-gay record too much in his column; And I took Dungy to task for his actions in a column of mine. No matter where you fall on the topic, [...]
‘Gods of Football’ gallery
Players from Australia’s Rugby League and Aussie Rules Football, such as Kayne Lawton (photo), have teamed up to pose nude for the 2009 “Gods of Football” calendars. The proceeds from the calendars and DVD benefits the McGrath Foundation, which provides funding for breast cancer nurses, a terrific cause for hot jocks to strip down.
One of [...]
VLOG: The recession and gay sports
With the economic downturn, gay-sports groups are suffering. Events are being canceled and teams and athletes are scaling back their travel plans. But, it doesn’t have to be that way: We offer some ideas on how to raise money for your gay-sports group. We also go behind the scenes of the “revealing” New York Gay [...]
Series battle extends to gay centers
I got an e-mail from the William Way Community Center, Philadelphia’s LGBT center. Inspired by the Phillies-Rays World Series matchup, the Philly center and its Tampa counterpart, the Tampa Metro Center, are taking part in what they’re calling the World Series of Community Support. From the e-mail:
The rules are simple:
- All gifts made via the [...]
Cool Tug McGraw bracelet
I noticed a cool bracelet on the wrist of a friend I had drinks with last night. With so many issues-oriented groups opting for plastic bands of solid colors with inspirational words inscribed on it, this one stood out as it looked like the stitchings of a baseball. He said it’s for the Tug McGraw [...]
