Former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner has always been very public about his religion, citing God in virtually every interview. It’s also a popular topic on his Twitter feed. His overt religiosity was always annoying to me, but we never had a clear view of how he stood on gay issues. We got a bit of [...]
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Hudson Taylor: Why do you fight for gay rights?
When I profiled University of Maryland wrestler Hudson Taylor and his fight for gay rights in February, he was overwhelmed by the reaction he received. Having a champion straight athlete make a public stand on such as issue struck a chord with a lot of people. From the 400 e-mails and countless stories he heard, [...]
An “impossible” win that inspires
This past weekend at Santa Anita, when Zenyatta looked for the “impossible” win, most of my local LGBT horse-fan friends were in that crowd, screaming their heads off for this popular favorite. And the ones I know who couldn’t make it to the track were glued to their TVs. Everything went wrong for Zenyatta in [...]
More on the Murder of a Black Lesbian Soccer Player
Re the recent brutal gang-rape and slaying of South African player Eudy Simelane, Outsports reader Wayne Jones emailed me from South Africa to add: “As you mentioned, there have been other lesbian murders (in black townships/ghettos) where the motive has been simply because the women were gay. Township women don’t have it easy here: last [...]
Amaechi: Athletes must defend human rights
John Amaechi, the former NBA player who came out as gay last year, is Amnesty International’s Olympics ambassador and he is urging athletes to speak out on behalf of human rights at this summer’s Beijing Games. “I would encourage athletes not to distract themselves by burying themselves in the nuance and facts and figures and [...]