Almost everything — like 99.9% — of what we post on Outsports is sports-related. With that in mind, I want to point your attention to the fact that the man in the video below 1) lifts weights in a gym and 2) dives into a pool. With that out of the way, we present this [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
Matthew Mitcham returns from injury, wins Australian diving championship
Openly gay Olympic champion diver Matthew Mitcham returned from an abdominal injury to take the Australian diving championship in the 10m platform on Sunday. With just two weeks of preparation he blew away the sub-Olympic competition. According to the Associated Press, Mitcham is putting all his eggs in the 10m platform basket for the London [...]
Longtime homophobe and tennis great Margaret Court fights against gay marriage
Tennis legend Margaret Court, winner of seven straight Australian Opens and a record 24 Grand Slam titles, is urging Australians to fight against the push for gay marriage in her country. Now a senior pastor in Perth’s Victory Life Church, had a littany of thoughts on the subject for The West Australian: No amount of [...]
Aussie field hockey player Gus Johnston comes out in video
It was a month ago that we first stumbled across Aussie field hockey player Angus ‘Gus’ Johnston’s coming out video (after the jump). For whatever reason, it was that story simply fell through the cracks here at Outsports. This weekend the Sydney Morning-Herald and the rest of the world took notice of his compelling 12-minute [...]
Ian Roberts says athletes have responsibility to come out, dismisses shower issue
Ian Roberts, who came out in the pro rugby world 15 years ago, gives a spirited interview to the Australian. He gives a great answer to the question about gay players and locker rooms, specifically answering Jason Akermanis’ claim that it would be uncomfortable in the showers with a gay player. Don’t flatter youself, Aker! [...]
Mitcham, Neich named influential Aussies
Australia’s big gay Web site SameSame has released their list of 2009′s most influential gay Aussie, and Matthew Mitcham is one of the highlights. The Olympic gold medalist’s story from 2008 still resonates with people: Openly gay and taking on the Chinese in the pool. Also on the list was Aaron Neich (right, in the [...]
Rugger grabs a wedgie
Gotta love this photo the Daily Telegraph in Sydney snapped of rugger Anthony Minichiello. The fullback/wing plays for the Sydney Roosters and was a finalist for the Sexiest Man in the National Rugby League in 2006. Click on the photo to see the full snapshot. Share on Facebook
AXN mag embraces Sydney gay jocks
I’ve moaned in the past that gay publications don’t cover sports enough, so here’s some recognition of one that did recently. The latest issue of Australian gay mag AXN features an article and full compliment of photos on Sydney-based gay sports teams. They have profiles of at least five sports: rugby, soccer, basketball, tennis and [...]
Football being used to sell Sleaze
Apparently, there’s an annual event in Sydney, Australia, called the Sleaze Ball. And apparently, this year’s promotional campaign will use sports to draw in revelers. And also apparently, the photographers behind the photo shoot don’t know a football from a football. Look, the pics are pretty sexy for sure. But couldn’t they offer some semblance [...]
Quick hits: Magic, Rockets, Phelps, Queers
Both the Magic and the Rockets force Game 7s against the defending conference champs. Phelps finishes 2nd in his first race back, proof that marijuana does impede motor skills. University of North Dakota and NCAA cave to the demands of a minority of Native Americans and will change their mascot. Please oh PLEASE will some [...]
Weekend Hot Jock: David Williams
He has nicknames like “Wolfman” and “Teen Wolf,” but rugger David Williams is one of the hottest things going. He is a young 22 years old and plays for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League of Australia. He got the nicknames for growing long locks and a shaggy beard, but he’s since [...]
Behind the scenes vid with Nick Youngquest
Fresh from the ‘Gods of Football,’ Australian Rugby’s Nick Youngquest gets in front of the camera with little but his briefs on for the French Tetu magazine. Surprisingly, they had a video camera there to tape the whole thing. Share on Facebook
Gay Aussie surf camp
Australian accents, really hot bodies, gay guys and the beach. Um, where can I sign up? Samesame.com.au has launched a new Web series of gay guys learning how to surf. And even if you don’t learn to surf from it, there’s nearly as much eye candy as the Minnesota Vikings locker room. Plus, each week [...]