Josh Acut of LaxAllStars.com dove headfirst this week into the question of gay athletes in lacrosse. He related an eye-opening story about talking to a group of college students about lacrosse’s “Grow The Game” initiative. What he came up against was lacrosse’s dominant “bro culture”: This week, I was talking at a school with an [...]
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Andrew Goldstein, America’s first out pro team-sport athlete, issues a challenge
When we put together our list of the 100 most important moments in LGBT sports history, we knew we’d probably overlook something. Maybe an Austrian hurdler came out in the Eighties, or some Slovakian soccer player had said something horribly homophobic and damaging. And we may have missed something like that. But I was incredibly [...]
GForce adds gay lacrosse team
GForce, which has organized an all-star gay hockey team for several years, has announced the start of an all-star gay lacrosse team. The team, headed by Andrew McIntosh (right), will start play this autumn. Anyone interested in playing on the team should contact GForce. We have the full press release from GForce after the jump. [...]
Bowdoin College has out lacrosse captain, first publicly out NCAA varsity men’s head coach
We’re proud to bring you today the stories of two men at liberal arts college Bowdoin College. Lacrosse captain Ben Chadwick has been out on his team for over two years; Men’s head tennis coach Colin Joyner has been out for even longer. Both men have come together to tear down walls of homophobia in [...]
Two athletes included in Out 100
Athletes have returned to the Out 100 this year. Figure skating phenom Johnny Weir graces the pages with quite possibly his most feminine photo yet (if that’s possible) as Out’s “Diva of the year.” And former college lacrosse captain Andrew McIntosh (right), who came out publicly here at Outsports, also made the list. And on [...]
Andrew McIntosh to speak at Fresno church
Andrew McIntosh, the openly gay lacrosse captain at Oneonta University, will be the featured guest at a joint event of two Fresno-based gay groups: Community Link and Bulldog Pride. The event is free and takes place at the First Congregational Church (2131 N. Van Ness). Kudos to McIntosh for going into the belly of the [...]
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 [...]
Andrew McIntosh wins equality award
Oneonta State lacrosse captain Andrew McIntosh, who chronicled his coming out in a story on Outsports.com earlier this year, was presented by his college with a prestigious award this week. With the president and vice-president of Oneonta State present, the school’s Office of Multicultural Affairs recognized Andrew with the Audre Lorde/Marlon Riggs Gender Equity Award [...]
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 [...]
College lacrosse captain comes out as gay
When Oneonta State University lacrosse player Andrew McIntosh contacted Outsports a couple weeks ago, it was to thank us for all of the coming-out stories we had featured on the site. Today, his story joins the list. It continues to surprise me how welcoming so many college sports programs are for gay athletes, and McIntosh’s [...]
Quick hits: Nuggets, Penguins, lacrosse, Plax
Denver Nuggets get win in L.A., still wrestling with the Iron Sheik. UConn and South Florida beat a five-hour rain delay with a dance-off. Will straight white guys dance to anything but Soulja Boy? Pittsburgh Penguins take 2-0 lead over Hurricanes. Virginia, Syracuse, Duke and Cornell play men’s lacrosse Final Four this weekend. Jets and [...]
Lacrosse: ‘Let’s go kill those faggots!’
Brent, who has taken photos for Outsports for years, was at UCLA Friday to shoot the Rafer Johnson / Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational track meet. On the way back to his car he came across some UCLA lacrosse players and found out they were playing a game Saturday against Claremont, located in eastern L.A. County. Taking [...]
Lacrosse players bare butts for prom proposal
From the Dept. of Parental Overreaction: Kristoff Wennersten figured his prom proposal had to be one-of-a-kind if it would have any chance of being accepted. But the Huron High School [Michigan] senior never imagined it would result in a suspension for himself and 12 of his varsity lacrosse teammates, whom he recruited to help spell [...]
First the NHL, now this!
The National Lacrosse League, the professional indoor league, has canceled the 2008 season due to a labor dispute. The team owners say they’re losing money. The players say owners are diverting revenue to avoid showing a profit which would automatically increase the money received by players. Free agency is also an issue. In the NLL, [...]