I have been surprised by what seems like overwhelming disapproval of actor Mickey Rourke playing openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas in an upcoming film. Rourke is in Wales now preparing for the role. The complaints center around the 58-year-old Rourke playing an elite-level athlete who is 36. When Outsports interviewed Thomas in January, he [...]
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Win a pair of Baskit underwear, courtesy of their new model Nick Youngquest
We’re thrilled to offer a pair of Baskit underwear to two lucky people. The company is rolling out a fantastic new promotion with Aussie rugger Nick Youngquest – and you can see 10 shots from the new campaign after the jump! To win one of the free pairs of underwear, simply Tweet on Twitter (Twitter-friendly [...]
Mickey Rourke in Wales to start research into movie on gay rugby player Gareth Thomas
Actor Mickey Rourke is creating a stir in Cardiff, Wales, where he is visiting to do research into the life of openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas. Filming is expected to start later this year. Reports Wales Online: Rourke, 58, arrived with a massive entourage and insiders said he had booked four of the five-star [...]
Nick Youngquest enjoys being a male model
Australian rugby player Nick Youngquest, now playing in England, is enjoying his second career as a model, and is comfortable being popular with gays. He has posed for the cover of gay magazines and had what we called a Twitter bromance last year with openly gay rugger Gareth Thomas. Youngquest, 27, first took up modeling [...]
Rugby star Gareth Thomas starts foundation
Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas, whose powerful coming out story has inspired gays and lesbians worldwide, has started a foundation to help young people via grants, mentoring and networking. The goal of the Gareth Thomas Foundation: To allow young people and those from marginalized groups to fulfill their potential, addressing the challenges of diversity and [...]
Vote for the most eligible gay bachelor
Out magazine has tagged 100 openly gay men for their reader poll to name the most eligible gay bachelor. Some are more well-known than others. They only included two athletes in the list: Rugger Gareth Thomas and skater Johnny Weir. I’ll take either of them over the likes of Andy Cohen any day. You can [...]
Ben Cohen, Hudson Taylor to work together
Ben Cohen and Hudson Taylor, the two strongest straight allies in the fight against homophobia in sports, met in New York this weekend and will work together on their joint passion. Wrote Cohen on his Facebook page: Met Hudson Taylor last night what a great guy. We share the same passion on homophobia in sport [...]
Video: Gareth Thomas interview
We sat down with out rugby star Gareth Thomas this week to ask him some of the questions that our readers submitted. Gareth was as charming as can be, willing to answer every question we asked. He even lifted his shirt to show us a tattoo (which happens to be on his six-pack) and the [...]
Gareth Thomas “It Gets Better” video
Cyd and I met out rugby player Gareth Thomas today (our story and video will be upcoming), and he told us he filmed an “It Gets Better” video yesterday. He said that had these been available when he was wrestling with his sexuality, it would have made a big difference. “What an amazing thing,” he [...]
What would you ask Gareth Thomas?
On Wednesday Jim and I will sit down with Gareth Thomas for a conversation. As we’ve done in the past, we’d like to know what you think we should ask Gareth. Post your questions below, and we’ll get to as many of them as we can. Thanks! Share on Facebook
Video: Gareth Thomas’ appearance on Ellen
Gareth Thomas is a special guest on Ellen DeGeneres’ show today, and they have released a clip of his appearance. In the clip he talks about his wife and tells a very cool story about coming out to his parents including his macho dad. Every time Gareth talks he seems like a genuine, down-to-earth guy [...]
Gareth Thomas appearing on ‘Ellen’ Tuesday
Out pro rugby icon Gareth Thomas is headed to Los Angeles this week and will sit down with Ellen DeGeneres on her daytime talk show on Tuesday. As the show writes on their Web site: Rugby player GARETH THOMAS broke new ground when he became the first openly gay professional male athlete… in the world! [...]
Mickey Rourke to play Gareth Thomas
Editor’s note: Since this has been confirmed, I’m reposting it now with this link. The Sun reports that Mickey Rourke has taken an interest in the story of openly gay rugger Gareth Thomas, and that a film is in the works. Outsports has also heard from an anonymous source that a film on Thomas’ life [...]
Air New Zealand deletes rugby gay kiss scene
An odd story out of New Zealand involves the national rugby team, the All Blacks, shooting an airline preflight safety video that has raised the ire of some gays. In response, Air New Zealand has edited out a bit where player Richard Kahui declines to kiss gay male flight attendant Will Coxhead on the cheek. [...]
Videos: Dieux du Stade rugby calendar
The French rugby club Stade Francais is out with its 2011 calendar, another in the annual flesh fest of hot rugby players and other jocks baring all for our entertainment. The calendar is now for sale and costs $41. For some reasons, horses are one theme this year and it’s simply odd. Seeing a jock, [...]