What city has won the most LGBT national and world championships? We’ve been combing the records for the last few weeks, and on June 1 we will name one city “LGBTitletown.” Our countdown of the top 10 starts next Monday, May 21, and we’ll continue the countdown every weekday until we reach No. 1. How [...]
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Story of anti-gay joke shows the power of casual homophobia
Dave Bossmin says he’s an openly gay amateur hockey player on a gay team…and a closeted hockey player on his “straight” team. He wrote a guest editorial for Xtra! in which he tells a story of why he isn’t out to his “straight” team. A league official entered while our team was getting cleaned up. [...]
Nepal’s Blue Diamond Society to hold country’s first LGBT sporting event
Nepal’s LGBT-rights organization Blue Diamond Society announced they’ll host the nation’s first-ever LGBT sporting event this September. From the organization’s Web site: This event and the launch of the program represents a significant moment for Blue Diamond Society and the LGBTI rights movement in Nepal. As noted by regional activists and US Secretary of State, [...]
Was Portland gay bowling league forced out of Hollywood Bowl alley for being gay?
The Portland Community Bowling League, an LGBT sports group, claims they are being force from their home Hollywood bowl bowling alley because the owner doesn’t want a gay league there. Towleroad has a full account from one of the league members. But the alley owner says they have simply gotten rid of weekend-night leagues in [...]
Gay Softball World Series daily update
Throughout the Gay Softball World Series we will have daily updates provided by Krissy Wild, the Athletic Director of the Southern New England Softball League, and her wife, Dawn. For specific game scores, visit the NAGAAA Web site. Saturday, Sept. 3 recap – Division champions crowned! Today was Championship Saturday. As it has been for the last three [...]
Atlanta Rainbow Trout start triathlon season
The Atlanta Rainbow Trout, the city’s gay masters swim team, has added a triathlon team that’s already had a hot start to their season. Alex Solomon (right in photo) is on fire, placing third and first overall in two triathlons. Alex’s victory came in the USA Triathlon Southeast Regional Championship, which qualifies him for the [...]
Doug Sanborn: MillerCoors’ gay champ
For many in the gay sports world, Doug Sanborn has for years been a champion at Coors. Having overseen LGBT efforts at the company for years, Doug has been deeply devoted to supporting gay softball, gay football and many other gay sports groups. Doug’s passion for sports dates back to high school and his time [...]
Gay rock climbing event in California this spring
This spring, national LGBT rock-climbing group Homo Climbtastic will host its next major climbing trip in Bishop, Calif. The trip from April 14-18 will feature bouldering in some of the West’s most renowned boulder areas plus sport climbing in the incredible route-packed Owens River Gorge. The four-day convention already has an RSVP list over 50 [...]
Rugby players in red dresses
Gotta love sports groups getting creative to raise money. In Nashville, Tenn., the Grizzlies Rugby Football Club held its Red Dress Rampage and raised over $4,000 for the group. The event features teammates and supporters wearing red dresses as they run from bar to bar, supported by many local businesses. Check out Total Sports’ video [...]
Lambda Basketball player auction May 30
Lambda Basketball, the Los Angeles-area gay basketball group, will hold a fun player auction and fundraiser at Here lounge, May 30. The proceeds will help pay for players to go to the Gay Games in Cologne later this summer. And one of the raffle prizes is a round trip ticket from Los Angeles to Cologne [...]
This is sportsmanship
Now this is what sportsmanship is all about. Our contest to find the top gay-sports group concluded Tuesday night with the Muffin Tops Softball Team from Seattle barely edging out the Milwaukee Gay Volleyball Association. The former was gracious in victory, and the latter was incredibly gracious in defeat. Through the whole process, I was [...]
Local groups contest down to Final Four!
Our annual Local Groups contest is down to the Final Four. Congratulations to the teams that have made it this far! DC Aquatics is now up against Milwaukee Gay Volleyball; and the Muffin Tops Softball Team from Seattle faces off against Cheer Los Angeles. Good luck to these four teams! Voting is on now and [...]
Sports-group contest voting, Round 1
Voting is now open for Round 1 of our contest to find the Best Gay Sports Group of 2010! We have teams from around the world and many different sports including softball, volleyball, swimming, crew, track & field, skiing, tennis, biking and cheerleading! The contest is co-sponsored by Gay Games VIII, and the winning group [...]
Outsports 2010 gay-sports groups contest!
This year Outsports is bringing back our annual award for the Best Gay-Sports Group in the World, and we want your organization to be a part of it! The contest is open to any local gay-sports team or league that focuses on a single sport anywhere in the world. Last year’s winner was Madison Gay [...]
Know of some good polling software?
In a few weeks we will again hold our contest to find the best gay-sports group in the world. For those who participated last year, you may remember that a few rogue groups managed to cheat the system and a handful of individuals voted hundreds of times. Now I’m looking for a way to create [...]
First-ever gay polo tournament this April
The first-ever International Gay Polo tournament will take place this spring in Wellington, Florida. Players from around the world will descend on the town, about 40 minutes north of Ft. Lauderdale, for a four-team tournament on April 3. Full press release after the jump. Share on Facebook
Another kind of Dallas Cheerleaders
After that miserable performance by the Cowboys on Sunday, there isn’t much to cheer about in Dallas today. But Dallas Pride Cheer is gearing up for a big gay-sports season, and they’re looking for new cheerleaders to join them. More info after the jump, or email them here. Share on Facebook
Bingham Cup coming this June
Every couple months I start typing an address in my email and Mark Bingham’s name comes up. It’s been over eight years since I was last able to send him a message, but I can’t bring myself to delete the address. I was honored to be able to attend the Bingham Cup in 2006 when [...]
Western Cup adds dodgeball, curling champs.
Western Cup is an annual gay multisport event in the cold of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This April 1-3, Apollo Calgary celebrates the 28th anniversary of Western Cup, making it the longest running annual LGBT multi-sport tournament in North America. Apollo was formed in 1981 after a small group of individuals came together with the idea [...]
Bayou City Brawl in Houston this March
The Houston Hurricanes are hosting their first-ever gay flag football tournament March 12-14 at the Houston Sportsplex. All teams are welcome! If some of you teams in the North are having trouble deciding whether to go or not, consider the average March temperature in Houston is 61. You can check out the tournament Web site. [...]