Earlier this year when sports agent Todd Reynolds Tweeted his disappointment with Sean Avery’s support of gay marriage, then-Sportsnet broadcaster Damian Goddard Tweeted his opposition to marriage as well. Goddard’s contract with Sportsnet was quickly terminated. Now Goddard is on the attack, lashing out at same-sex marriage in a new video (after the jump) for [...]
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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries divorcing after 72 days of marriage bliss
I’m assuming the “sanctity of marriage” folks will be up in arms about this. The National Organization for Marriage should be putting out a statement today, right? After a $10 million wedding, TV personality Kim Kardashian and New Jersey Net Kris Humphries are ending their two-month marriage. The starlet apparently cites “irreconcilable differences.” Wow. She [...]
Podcast: Michael Irvin for gay equality, Sheryl Swoopes engaged to marry a man
Everyone seemed to be talking about Michael Irvin’s appearance in ‘Out’ magazine last week discussing his gay brother and his support for gay marriage. We talk about how the article came about. On the flip side, very few people were talking about the revelation that Sheryl Swoopes has ended her relationship with a woman and [...]
Sean Avery wants NHL to embrace gay equality
Sean Avery is quickly becoming one of the fiercest advocates for gay equality in sports. After successfully lobbying the New York State Senate to vote positively on same-sex marriage, he is now turning his attention to the NHL. In a fantastic interview with the New York Post, Avery says it’s time for the League to [...]
Mets players split 50-50 on gay marriage
In the wake of New York state legalizing same-sex marriage, Andy Martino of the New York Daily News decided to see what players on the Mets thought. Mets players were reluctant to speak publicly about the issue. Still, the news from Albany led to considerable clubhouse discussion, and one player who supports same-sex marriage estimated [...]
New York state votes yes on gay marriage
The New York state Senate just joined the state Assembly and passed a bill, 33-29, allowing for same-sex marriage in the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will sign the bill and marriages can start 30 days after the signing. New York becomes the sixth and by far the largest state to endorse gay marriage. It’s a [...]
ESPN’s Jamele Hill’s poorly considered, poorly argued defense of David Tyree
On ESPN.com yesterday, columnist Jemele Hill said she accepts and respects David Tyree for being so active and vocal in his belief that gay people should be treated as second-class citizens. The column is a sorry excuse for the quality we’ve come to expect from ESPN. Not just because as a black woman she should [...]
David Tyree said he would trade Super Bowl win to stop gay marriage
Former New York Giants receiver David Tyree now says he would trade his famous Super Bowl catch against the Patriots and the Super Bowl title if he could stop gay marriage. Tyree, who presented 63,000 signatures to the New York legislature Monday against gay marriage, told the New York Daily News that he thinks there [...]
Former New York Giant David Tyree speaks out against gay marriage, claims it leads to anarchy
Former New York Giant wide receiver David Tyree has come out vocally against gay marriage, recording a video for anti-equality organization NOM (video after the jump). He talks about how children need fathers (thus two lesbians can’t be parents) and mothers (thus two gay men can’t be parents). His only argument behind his positions is [...]
Sean Avery in Albany lobbying senators for gay marriage support
As the marriage battle heats up in New York, hockey badboy Sean Avery visited state senators in Albany to push them for a vote in favor of marriage equality. He was teamed up with actress Cynthia Nixon for the tour of the state capital. Check out the video after the jump. Hat tip to Towleroad. [...]
New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch supports gay marriage
As we reported last week, New York Giants owner Steve Tisch has joined the campaign for marriage equality in New York in a new video released today (video after the jump): As an owner of the New York Giants, I am proud to join the chorus of professionals in sports working for fairness both on [...]
Michael Strahan supports marriage equality. Giants owner Steve Tisch will be next.
Former New York Giants superstar Michael Strahan is the latest public figure to lend his voice for New York marriage equality in a video spot. He will soon be joined by Giants chairman and executive vice president Steve Tisch, multiple sources have told Outsports. Tisch will be the first pro-sports-team owner to be part of [...]
Bret Lockett, Patriots safety, joins NOH8 campaign, supports gay marriage
While many are talking today about his alleged ties to Kim Kardashian, New England Patriots safety Bret Lockett is the latest professional athlete to pose in front of Adam Bouska’s camera for the NOH8 campaign (click on photo for full image). A former standout at UCLA, Lockett spent last season on injured reserve after his [...]
Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns is latest pro athlete to support gay marriage
Two-time NBA League MVP Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns is the latest professional athlete to lend his support to marriage equality (video after the jump). Hi, I’m Steve Nash. I spend my summers in New York, and I love playing at the Garden. A growing number of professional athletes are speaking out in support [...]
Baltimore Raven Donte Stallworth tweets support for gay marriage
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Donte Stallworth has joined his teammate Brendon Ayanbadejo in openly supporting gay equality. In addition to giving a positive shout out to CNN’s Don Lemon, who came out this week, Stallworth took to Twitter to share his welcoming perspective: Share on Facebook
Canadian sportscaster Damian Goddard fired after supporting anti-gay marriage tweets
Damian Goddard, an anchor with Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto, decided to weigh into the gay marriage debate prompted by Sean Avery’s support for same-sex couples and his tweet got him fired. The tweet: “I completely and whole-heartedly support Todd Reynolds and his support for the traditional and TRUE meaning of marriage,” Goddard wrote in a [...]
Sports agents issue messages of support for gays in response to Uptown Sports
Hockey professionals are speaking out quickly and clearly against anti-gay comments made by Uptown Sports management. Agent Scott Norton, who helped bring the Stanley Cup to last year’s gay pride in Chicago, told Outsports: I think they are very small minded comments. The world has changed, and people need to change also. Everyone in the [...]
Uptown sports management tweets against Sean Avery and gay marriage
Uptown Sports is a Canada-based sports management company representing various professional hockey players. Their motto is: “Commitment. Dedication. Integrity. The Way We do Business.” On Twitter today they decided to lash out against New York Ranger Sean Avery and equality for gay people: Share on Facebook
Video: Sean Avery supports gay marriage
New York Ranger enforcer Sean Avery has cut a new video in support of marriage equality for New York’s gay couples. I treat everyone the way I expect to be treated, and that applies to marriage. … Committed couples should be able to marry the person they love. Join me in supporting marriage equality. We’ve [...]
Peter Vidmar steps down from Olympics post after his views on gay marriage are known
Peter Vidmar has resigned at chief of mission for the U.S. Olympic team in 2012 after controversy erupted over his vigorous opposition to gay marriage. Said Vidmar in a statement: “I wish that my personal religious beliefs would not have become a distraction from the amazing things that are happening in the Olympic movement in [...]