Mark Bingham was a friend of ours here at Outsports. He was, from all that I knew of him, exactly the man he’s been portrayed as by the media. While his contribution to gay rugby is well-known, it was his participation in gay flag football that we came to know Mark. He played for the [...]
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Moment #33: Rugby player Mark Bingham dies in 9/11 attacks
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Sports, 2001: Mark Bingham was a passenger on Flight 93, which was commandeered by Al Qaeda hijackers on Sept. 11, who tried to fly the plane into the U.S. Capitol. Along with other passengers, Bingham stormed the cockpit and brought down [...]
Bingham Cup headed to Minneapolis
Minneapolis has been chosen as the site for the 2010 Bingham Cup, the biennial gay-rugby tournament that honors United 93 hero Mark Bingham and has become the equivalent of the gay rugby world cup. The host team is the Minneapolis Mayhem RFC. The choice of Minneapolis marks a sign of strength and growth for gay [...]