MTV aired a special for National Coming Out Day yesterday that included a rugby player at Ohio State coming out to his team. The moment is pretty awkward. I’m not sure coming out to your friends or family is something you want cameras there for, it just makes the whole situation more tense. You can [...]
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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? [...]
MTV’s latest gay/bi “jock” Mike Manning
MTV’s The Real World takes a handful of twentysomethings and gives them a platform, and these kids believe what they have to say deserves to be heard by everybody. The latest example is Mike Manning, the resident gay/bi jock/eye-candy on air now in the show’s season 374, shot in D.C. Mike’s a tough guy who [...]
MTV wants athletes’ coming out stories
MTV is looking for LGBT athletes who want to tell their coming out stories for its “True Life” show. Here is the pitch we received: TRUE LIFE: I’M COMING OUT TO MY TEAM Are you planning to come out to your teammates? Have you been afraid or hesitant to come out to your sports team [...]
Gay jocks on MTV’s old ‘Undressed’
From 1999 to 2002 there was a sexy after-dark show on MTV called “Undressed.” It featured sex-based storylines and from time to time had two guys jumping in the sack with each other. I recently stumbled across one such episode on YouTube, and it brought back memories of the redundant storylines, terrible acting and fun-loving [...]