Paul Bissonnette of the Phoenix Coyotes is debunking an Internet rumor that he is gay, telling a Canadian gossip site, “I’m 100 percent straight… I enjoy banging broads haha!” The site had posted an e-mail from an anonymous source saying Bissonnette made the gay claim at a party in Las Vegas as a way to [...]
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Andrew McIntosh featured in New York Times
Today’s New York Times profiles Andrew McIntosh, the lacrosse player at Oneonta University in New York, who came out publicly as gay in a column for Outsports. From the Times article: But this season, the team is developing a new reputation — as models of tolerance — after one of its captains announced in an [...]
MMA fighter: Gay or playing gay on TV?
Nick Ring, a competitor on the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is either openly gay or so comfortable with his sexuality that he doesn’t care if everyone else thinks he gay. After all, no other MMA fighter, when asked if he was gay, would answer, “No, but my boyfriend is.” Nor would they have [...]
NFL team asking Draftees if they’re gay
DT Geno Atkins was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the NFL Draft last month. But before that, Atkins had at least one interesting question posed by an NFL team in a pre-draft inerview. “The only unusual question I got was if I was straight or gay,” said new Bengals defensive [...]
Baseball players polled on gay teammates
ESPN polled Major League Baseball players on what they think the reaction in the clubhouse would be to having a gay teammate and the reaction was mixed. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being no big deal and 10 it being a huge deal, the average was 5.1. A 5 on the scale grabbed [...]
New Web site for gay surfers
It may sound funny, given the hang-loose mentality of most surfers, but I’ve been told by those in the know that the surf world is very homophobic. So it’s great to see a resource like Gaysurfers.net pop up. The site (which you must register for to access) features ways to meet other gay surfers and [...]
Jesse Ferguson, gay stereotype, at Knicks game
Via Pete at WideRights comes this little Tweet exchange between the two guys who play the gay couple on Modern Family. Jesse Ferguson (right) is the real-life gay guy; Eric Stonestreet is actually straight. They went to a recent Knicks game, and they decided to post their thoughts on Twitter. Of course, Jesse had to [...]
Fujita and Weir make gay-event appearances
Two big-time spots figures were featured at the Los Angeles GLAAD Awards this past weekend, and I had the privilege of personally thanking them both for all their gay-positive public statements. NFL linebacker Scott Fujita (left in pic at the Awards with LZ Granderson) and his lovely wife were front-and-center at ESPN’s table. Fujita said [...]
Martina Navratilova has breast cancer
Tennis great Martina Navratilova has a noninvasive form of breast cancer and will undergo radiation treatments. She called the diagnosis her “personal 9/11.” Reports the New York Times: The early form of cancer for which Navratilova is being treated is known as D.C.I.S., or ductal carcinoma in situ. It is not a tumor and is [...]
College runner’s coming out journey
We have a terrific first-person account about the coming out journey of a collegiate cross country runner. While he allows us to use the name of his school, he is using a pseudonym for now since he wants to come out to his teammates in person (we know his identity). I find most interesting his [...]
Poll: 62% OK with gay Super Bowl QB
Vanity Fair and “60 Minutes” have teamed up for a poll of Americans on a variety of issues from assisted suicide to sex addiction to the Tea Party Movement. One question that is getting attention is that 50% of those responding would be OK with a gay president (44% would be opposed). With a 3% [...]
NHL players say they have gay teammates
Outsports reader Kevin tipped us off to this interesting nugget in a poll of 50 NHL players for ESPN the Magazine. Via the Puck Daddy website: “Do you think you have any gay teammates?” Forty-two percent said yes, they believe there’s a gay player in their locker room. Share on Facebook
Being gay and playing basketball
I always find it interesting when non-gay sites write about the subject of gays in sports. It’s often a splash of cold water to the face when I allow myself to think that most everyone might be starting to be accepting. I’m especially intrigued by the comments, since their anonymity allows people to express their [...]
Out lesbian has her team in the NCAA’s
There is a nice feature in the Seattle Times about Portland State women’s basketball coach Sherri Murrell, who has taken her team to its first appearance in the NCAA tournament. They are seeded 15th and are a tourney longshot (update: Portland State lost, 84-53 to Texas A&M). She had been the coach at Washington State [...]
Positive reaction to gay lacrosse player
Andrew McIntosh, captain of the Oneonta University lacrosse team in New York state, wrote about his coming out process in a moving piece for Outsports. His story touched a lot people and McIntosh has been deluged with e-mail from athletes, coaches and fans. His local paper, the Oneata Daily Star, has published a story and [...]