By Ben Baldus-Strauss and Evan Heiter, with Cyd Zeigler Editor’s Note: Ben and Evan were teammates on the 2010 men’s gymnastics national championship team at the University of Michigan. At the time, Evan was out on the team and had been for a while; Ben was in the closet and would remain there until after [...]
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Michigan to show anti-homophobia PSA at Saturday’s football game
Our good friend Howard Bragman has been busy helping to organize the 40th anniversary celebration of the nation’s oldest LGBT center on a campus, the University of Michigan’s The Spectrum. So it was with tons of excitement that he called today to tell us about this PSA that will air during their football game on [...]
Michigan athletes support gay student president
University of Michigan student body president Chris Armstrong has come under attack recently from Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell simply for being gay (Shirvell’s hateful blog is now readable by invitation only). But athletes from football, baseball, hockey, gymnastics, rowing, softball and many other sports aren’t standing for it. Instead, they have posed for [...]
CEO of Evil Company Departs For Even More Evil
David Brandon, the Chief Executive of Domino’s Pizza, has decided to leave his position there to become the new Athletic Director at the University of Michigan. Domino’s as you may know is evil for several reasons: Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino’s is a very avid anti-gay crusader who gives money to wonderful organizations like [...]
New Univ. of Michigan gay athletes group
A group of Michiganders is forming a new organization in Ann Arbor specifically for gay student-athletes. The new Michigan Athletes and Allies Partnership aims to build a “new group at U of M working to raise awareness and give voice to the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied student-athlete.” Paul Farber, a former [...]
Mud Bowl a hit at Michigan homecoming
Autumn came to the University of Michigan this weekend, and so did I. My partner’s 10th dental school reunion drew us back for homecoming. Ann Arbor is a lovely little town, especially with the light cool breeze that October brings. While we didn’t make it into the stadium for the 45-20 clobbering of Michigan at [...]
College football getting tighter on talent
The gap between the “haves” and “have nots” in college football continues to shrink. Around the country on Saturday, teams from smaller conferences played big against the big guys and played them well! East Carolina toppled their second straight top-25 team, dominating No. 8 West Virginia, 24-3. Ohio State needed a dropped punt to beat [...]