Forget Rocky and Bullwinkle, this guy’s got a flying squirrel that I can’t stop watching. American junior wrestler Ellis Coleman is stretching the limits of creativity in the wrestling world with a new move that sends him airborne and over the head of his opponent. I wonder how Akil Patterson would stop the move. See [...]
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Outsports It Gets Better video: Kirk Walker, softball coach, Oregon State
The second video in Outsports’ partnership with the It Gets Better Project comes from Kirk Walker, the head softball coach at Oregon State. Walker was first profiled by Outsports in 2007 as the only openly gay male coach in Division I sports. Said Walker: “I am in a unique situation. I am a Division I [...]
Outsports partners with It Gets Better to highlight videos shot by athletes and coaches
Outsports is excited to announce a new partnership with the It Gets Better Project™. Together the two organizations will feature videos by out LGBT people in sports. We have begun contacting athletes, coaches and administrators whose coming out stories have appeared on Outsports to make videos, and the response has been enthusiastic. Among those who [...]
Moment #95: Muffin Spencer-Devlin becomes first pro golfer to come out
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Golf, 1996. Few out lesbian athletes have experienced more professional success than Muffin Spencer-Devlin. She was a three-time tournament winner on the LPGA Tour in the mid-to-late ’80s. She is in the top 100 on the Tour’s all-time money list (at just [...]
Moment #96: Savoy Howe becomes first out lesbian in women’s boxing
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in LGBT sports history. Boxing, 1993. Savoy Howe shot into the sports world out of a cannon. She first stepped foot in a boxing ring in 1992; A year later she was fighting in Toronto’s first-ever sanctioned women’s boxing event. And in 1993 she agreed to [...]
Red Sox release powerful ‘It Gets Better’ video with Francona, Youkilis, Varitek
The Boston Red Sox are now the third MLB team to release an ‘It Gets Better‘ video. And this one’s the best of them all. It features manager Terry Francona (right) and star players Kevin Youkilis and Jason Varitek. It also includes various members of the LGBT community. It’s the first video I’ve felt speaks directly [...]
Minnesota Twins to make ‘It Gets Better’ video; Mets unlikely?
The Minnesota Twins are the latest to announce they will make an ‘It Gets Better’ video. This comes soon after a lesbian couple accused a Twins security guard of homophobia. The Twins are the fifth MLB team to make a commitment to the video series, joining the Giants, Cubs, Red Sox and Mariners. We had [...]
Chicago Cubs release ‘It Gets Better’ video with Mike Quade, Ryan Dempster, Marlon Byrd…
The Chicago Cubs have released their 1-minute promised “It Gets Better” video aimed at telling kids that life gets better and telling everyone else that bullying shouldn’t be tolerated. They’re the second MLB team to produce an “It Gets Better” video. They rolled out some heavy hitters for the video: club manager Mike Quade, first base [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Chicago Cubs to release ‘It Gets Better’ video
Just days after the San Francisco Giants became the first pro sports team to release an ‘It Gets Better’ video to combat homophobia in sports, the Chicago Cubs have announced they will record a video at the end of their current road trip. The Cubs have embraced the gay community, including donations (enumerated in their [...]
San Francisco Giants release It Gets Better video with Barry Zito and others
The San Francisco Giants have released the It Gets Better video they said was in the works. And they didn’t hold back. Superstar Barry Zito is the featured player in the video, along with players Matt Cain, Sergio Romo, Andres Torres, and also Giants hitting coach Hensley “Bam Bam” Muelens. The message includes English, Spanish and [...]
Chuck Dima, the grandfather of gay softball, dies at the age of 81
The gay sports world lost a true legend last weekend when Chuck Dima, known as the “grandfather of gay softball,” passed away on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 81. Sam Lehman, commissioner of the Southern New England Friendship Softball League, was one of the first two hear the news: Chuck was often [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Trans triathlete Chris Mosier wins contest, earns sponsorship with TRX
Big congratulations to trans triathlete Chris Mosier, who locked up a sponsorship deal with TRX! He finished sixth out of about 100 triathletes hoping to get a sponsorship deal with the company; They gave deals to the top 10. The contest was based on YouTube video views, and we’re proud to have sent some new [...]
Out Swedish soccer player Anton Hysen interview and video
Swedish soccer player Anton Hysen, who came out earlier this year, talks about his coming out in Attitude magazine. He makes a point we’ve talked about for years – that you can’t look to fans and teammates to decide when you’re ready to come out. The worst thing a player can think of is the [...]
Video: Grant Hill, Jared Dudley speak out against homophobia, address the issue directly
GLSEN has released footage of their ‘Think B4 You Speak’ shoot with Phoenix Suns Grant Hill and Jared Dudley (video after the jump). And what a statement. While the Lakers PSA on the issue buried sexual orientation, these two NBA players talk directly about homophobia and how it affects gay people. Hill says in the [...]