I like to look at our stats to see what search terms people type in to wind up on a particular story. It’s most fun on weekends when big sporting events are being televised. With the AFC and NFC championships on TV, along with U.S. figure skating, it was no surprise to see that people [...]
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Want to be in the new gay Iwo Jima photo?
An organization is looking for men and women to be a part of a second “gay” recreation of the famous Iwo Jima photo. You may have seen the first incarnation (right), and now The Gay State is updating it. Specifically, they’re looking for in-shape athletes. What they’re looking for: Given the nature of the shoot [...]
Tim Tebow cuts ad for Focus on the Family
University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam, have filmed a 30-second ad for Focus on the Family that is set to air during the Super Bowl. Focus on the Family is antigay and gave $727,000 to support the passage of the antigay marriage Prop. 8 in California in 2008. Reports the Orlando [...]
Mistress claims Tiger Woods had sex with men
Much of the media has been atwitter for the last day over the rumor that a woman is claiming Tiger Woods had sex with men. It’s pretty tough to believe given a host of circumstances: We at Outsports have never heard about Woods being anything but straight (and we hear about everybody); The woman says [...]
Nude hockey sculpture at gay Olympics venue
A bronze sculpture of a nude hockey player taking a slap shot, that fuses the modern with the ancient, will greet visitors to the gay meeting place at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Gay Whistler, which will sponsor PRIDE house at the ski resort during the Games, secured government grant money for “Slapshotolus,” a [...]
Mitcham, Neich named influential Aussies
Australia’s big gay Web site SameSame has released their list of 2009′s most influential gay Aussie, and Matthew Mitcham is one of the highlights. The Olympic gold medalist’s story from 2008 still resonates with people: Openly gay and taking on the Chinese in the pool. Also on the list was Aaron Neich (right, in the [...]
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; [...]
NBA’s Tim Thomas accused of anti-gay slur
A partron at a Dallas Denny’s told police and the Dallas Morning News that Dallas Mavericks forward Tim Thomas called he and his friends “faggots” during an incident that escalated into chair throwing. Accounts of the incident are confusing, but do involve punches being thrown and chairs tossed inside the Denny’s at 3 a.m. when [...]
Closeted teen hockey player’s terrific blog
May 20, 2010 update: Mikey found to be a deception. Original article: One of the best things about the Internet for gay people is the ability to reach out and connect, especially for young people still in the closet. A new blog, a gay hockey kids life, fits this mold well and is my favorite [...]
Jim Harbaugh: I did not say ‘faggot’
Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh denies he used the word “faggot” while yelling at officials during Saturday’s Notre Dame-Stanford game. Harbaugh told Ted Rybka of GLAAD: It did not come out of my mouth. It would not come out of my mouth. It’s not in my heart to ever say that. Share on Facebook
Don Cherry plays with a gay
With all the talk in Canada about Brendan Burke’s coming out, some old video has been dug up marrying hockey and the gays (well, not literally). This one, with hockey player, coach and broadcaster Don Cherry, caught my eye. Cherry’s always been “out there,” so it’s no big surprise he’d play along with out comedian [...]
This year’s Out 100 is sports-less
The latest Out 100 has been released, and the glaring omission this year (there’s always at least one) is the complete lack of sports figures in the list. The most glaring of all those possible names is Brian Sims, who came out on Outsports earlier this year and who has since become a valuable advocate, [...]
The incredible shrinking gay media
I’ve noticed the disappearance of some gay-sports media outlets in recent weeks. Gay.com’s Sports blog has apparently been abandoned as nothing’s been posted there since Aug. 10 and emails to the editor got bounced back. Gaysports.com hasn’t been updated since June, and that wasn’t about sports. Now comes news that Window Media, which owns the [...]
Gay basketball team tops on ‘Community’
The NBC sit-com Community had a fun throw-away line last night that caught our attention. The show is about the faculty, staff and students of Greendale Community College. Dean Pelton, who’s proud of helping change the school’s mascot from the “Grizzlies” to the “Human Beings” had this observation about the athletic department: The best compliment [...]
Is there a gay tailgate scene at Harvard?
We have resumed our popular Tailgate Tour and this week Todd Heustess is headed to Cambridge, Mass., for Penn vs. Harvard. Todd always tries to seek out GLBT groups that tailgate or do some social function around the game. He is still searching for what that something is at Harvard. If you know of any [...]
Lesbian now owns the Chicago Cubs
The Windy City Times is reporting that the Chicago Cubs are the first team with an openly gay owner. The team was purchased for a reported $845 million by the Ricketts family. Among the purchasers is Laura Ricketts, a lesbian who now becomes the first out individual to own a professional sports team, according to [...]
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 [...]
Drag performer sings anthem at SF Giants game
The Twitter feed for the Queers United blog (“the activist blog uniting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual community & Allies in the fight for equality”) had a link to this blog post from Joe.My.God. Donna Sachet, described on the blog as a “San Francisco drag legend,” sang the national anthem before a [...]
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 [...]