Outsports generated some heat on ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ on Friday when former NFL center LeCharles Bentley and I got into it. Bentley said I’m “one of the pariahs within the gay community” because Michael Irvin appeared without his shirt on on the cover of Out magazine. When the host asked me to respond, I [...]
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Video: Gay Phoenix Suns president Rick Welts talks to Eliot Spitzer
Openly gay Phoenix Suns president Rick Welts sat down with CNN’s Eliot Spitzer for a few minutes and opened up about his decision to come out. He talked about his fear that being openly gay would limit his ability to have a career in sports, Kobe Bryant, and how the reaction from across the NBA [...]
Bryant Gumbel addresses gays in sports tonight on HBO
Tonight Bryant Gumbel will offer a closing commentary on his HBO Real Sports show about gays in sports. He talks very positively about the issue, but he says he feels like he shouldn’t have to talk about it because it shouldn’t be a big deal. It’s the veil sports reporters have hidden behind for years; [...]
Video: Grant Hill, Jared Dudley PSA for GLSEN
GLSEN and the NBA have released their Think B4 You Speak PSA featuring Phoenix Suns Grant Hill and Jared Dudley. It’s fun, hip, light and seems to strike the perfect tone for reaching teenagers. Plus, instead of couching the issue inside the broader issue of bullying or name-calling, it speaks directly about homophobia. Very cool [...]
MTV’s ‘Sexed and Confused’ looking for gay athletes to follow
MTV’s Sexed and Confused is looking for young gay athletes to profile and follow in their series about sex. Closeted athletes, out athletes, bisexual athletes, men, women, boys girls…they’re looking for you. Here’s more info: Do you ever feel like you don’t have it figured out when it comes to the birds and the bees? [...]
“Top Shot 4″ seeks marksman for season
“Top Shot,” the History Channel reality show about marksmen, is seeking new contestants for its fourth season. The deadline to apply is May 20. This is the second time the show’s producers contacted Outsports, since they would like a gay or lesbian marksman to make the cut, and they got a good response the last [...]
Masters bars female reporter from the locker room on thrilling Sunday
The Masters Tournament is apologizing today for what they call a “misunderstanding” that kept a female reporter out of the locker room on the final day of the tournament. Bergen Record reporter Tara Sullivan was barred by security guards from pursuing locker room interviews of Rory McIlroy and others, allegedly because she is a woman. [...]
Video: ESPN profiles Kye Allums
ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ Sunday featured a story on transgender basketball player Kye Allums hours before the start of the Women’s Final Four. The piece covered a lot of territory from Kye’s relationship with his mother, Rolanda DelaMartinez, to his high school basketball career, to the acceptance of his team at George Washington. Two videos [...]
ESPN’s Outside the Lines profiles Kye Allums
This Sunday’s ‘Outside the Lines’ on ESPN will feature a lengthy segment on transgender NCAA basketball player Kye Allums and other trans issues in sports. You can see a short clip of the segment after the jump, and it shows they ask Allums some tough questions, some of which we’ve delved into in our coverage [...]
Hudson Taylor of Athlete Ally visits with Thomas Roberts of MSNBC
Hudson Taylor, whom we originally profiled a year ago, was a featured guest today on MSNBC to talk about gay equality in sports and his non-profit group Athlete Ally. Check out the video of his 4-minute appearance after the jump. Share on Facebook
Nancy Locke and Meredith Baxter appearing on Oprah today to discuss revealing new book
While many people know Meredith Baxter from her long-running stint on Family Ties, not many know much about her partner, Nancy Locke. Nancy happens to be the contractor on our home (no, she’s not giving me a discount for saying wonderful things about her). And I know she’s an avid sports fan (while Meredith couldn’t [...]
Michael Vick cancels Oprah Winfrey interview
A couple days after Oprah Winfrey announced should would interview Michael Vick today, the NFL quarterback has canceled his appearance. Fox News claims it was the Philadelphia Eagles who squashed the interview, though the Eagles deny that. “After careful consideration, I will need to postpone the taping of the Oprah Winfrey interview scheduled for February [...]
Oprah Winfrey to interview Michael Vick
On his continued road to rehabilitation, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will sit down with Oprah Winfrey on her daytime talk show this Thursday. According to the Associated Press: Officials with Chicago-based Harpo Productions say the interview will cover Vick’s time in prison, his work with the Humane Society and his return to the NFL. [...]
Barkley loves the ‘homosexuality people’
At least his heart was in the right place. Barkley talked about the importance of including gay people in the vision or Martin Luther King Jr on TNT yesterday and said he loves gay people (calling them “homosexuality people” at first). Check out the video clip after the jump (Barkley talks at 5:50 in the [...]
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 [...]