The Chicago Gay Hall of Fame is inducting 15 new members this year, including two for their work in the Chicago gay sports world: Bob Gammie, 84, an active organizer and fundraiser since 1949, for his many years of community service, including being one of the first organizers of gay activities in non-bar settings, in [...]
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Gay St. Louis fans upset over ‘kiss cam’
Some gay fans are upset over the use of a ‘kiss cam’ at the Rams’ game against the Arizona Cardinals this past Sunday. Now they are hoping to use this Saturday’s “Out at the Ballpark” with the St. Louis Cardinals as a chance for the city’s pro sports teams to redeem themselves. From the St. [...]
Does watching ‘Glee’ make you gay?
I have been very frustrated with the way the Atlanta Braves have been playing the past couple of weeks. I never thought the Braves were going to run away with the National League East nor did I expect the Phillies were going to fade away. In fact I expect the race for this division to [...]
Glee, Kurt Hummel to get gay quarterback
It looks like a gay (or at least curious) athlete will soon be a part of the hit show GLEE. The uber-gay Kurt Hummel is about to get a boyfriend, and it’s going to be the quarterback of the football team. According to E!: Rumors that new cast member Chord Overstreet [right] will play Chris [...]
Gay soccer storyline on Argentine soap opera
Argentina this week became the first country in South America to legalize gay marriage. In a post about the NBA’s Manu Ginobli supporting the law, I mentioned an Argentine soap opera that this spring introduced a storyline about two gay soccer players. Andrés Duque of the blog Blabbeando gave me some background about the episode [...]
Gayest pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo
And this is just one of a collection of 25! I know he’s European, but it does make me wonder just a little. Hat tip to Carlton B. Share on Facebook
Houston Astros Pride in the Park this Saturday
This Saturday, July 10, is “Pride in the Park Day” at the Houston Astros’ home game against the St. Louis Cardinals; And the City of Houston has even issued a proclamation declaring it! From organizer Trevor Eade: At this time we know we have more than 400 tickets sold, specific to the URL provided by [...]
Brian Burke marches in Toronto Pride parade
There’s been so much written, both here and elsewhere, about the life and death of Brendan Burke that it almost seems redundant to add to it, but this is certainly worthy of a few more words. As he promised, today Brian Burke, Brendan’s father and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, marched in the [...]
Bears love U.S. bobsledder Steve Holcomb
U.S. bobsledder Steve Holcomb and his four-man team captured a lot of attention by winning a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. Holcomb also turned a lot of heads in the bear community, which left Holcomb flattered by the attention. Rafael McDonnell, a member of the Dallas Bears, wrote a terrific piece for the Dallas [...]
Blog: My Boyfriend Likes Baseball
I came across a cool blog a while back written by two guys in Atlanta called My Boyfriend Likes Baseball. Kevin Hart is the guy who likes baseball (especially the Braves), while his partner Joey Orr has become a fan thanks to Kevin. I asked them to write an article about the blog, their relationship [...]
Soccer officially announces it is gay
The sport of soccer has officially come out of the closet, ending decades of speculation. I guess Americans were right all along. Said one analyst: If anything, I think we’ll see a firmer commitment to the gayest parts of soccer. Players will feel free now to do their bicycle kicks, juggle the balls with their [...]
Americans hate soccer because it’s gay
Editor’s note: This article first appeared more than two years ago, but with the World Cup a week away, it seems appropriate to reprint it. It consistently gets passionate (and often over-the-top or jingoistic) comments. Weighing in on the tired debate over why Americans fail to love soccer as passionately as the rest of the [...]
Advocate readers call gay athletes ‘Nazis,’ ‘filth’
After reading the Indiana University article on the Advocate Web site, I figured I’d read some of the comments from the Advocate readers. To say I was appalled, disgusted and angry would not be overstating it. While many commentors were positive, many on the article about the open-mindedness of a big-time college athletic department said [...]
Gay volleyball championships this weekend
The North American Gay Volleyball Association championships kicked off today in Portland, Ore. For those of you who complain about playing your sports leagues and tournaments in the morning, this one kicked off at 8am. One of the cool things about the tournament is that Adidas is an official sponsor (their D1 ball is the [...]
NYT profiles out Oregon State coach Kirk Walker
The New York Times this weekend ran a profile of Kirk Walker, the openly gay head softball coach at Oregon State. It’s a solid update of the original story we ran on Walker in 2007. As Walker stood before his team then, fumbling for words, he was surprised that none of his players had any [...]