On his Washington DC-based radio show with Chad Dukes, LaVar Arrington discussed an NFL player coming out of the closet, in response to our article highlighting 12 NFL players who wouldn’t care. Arrington said that player would be held up as a “national hero”: I know this, the first person that does it is going [...]
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Former Eagle Don McPherson speaks out against homophobia, sexism
Don McPherson didn’t get much playing time in the NFL, spending only three seasons there (1988-’90) before going to the CFL. Since then he’s been committed to ending sexism and homophobia in sports. He previously teamed up with NCLR on a training for the University of Florida athletic department, after lesbian Andrea Zimbardi was kicked [...]
Team DC gives out awards, scholarships
Team DC, the umbrella gay sports organization in Washington DC, handed out awards on Oct. 22 at their Champions Awards reception. The most impressive component of the awards are the scholarships given to student-athletes. Three athletes received college scholarships: Northern Virginia Community College’s Joe Acevedo; Washington University’s Nate Eckland; and University of Maryland’s Justin Kanga. Awards [...]
DC United is first MLS team to create ‘It Gets Better’ video
The DC United are the first Major League Soccer team to create and ‘It Gets Better’ video (watch after the jump). In fact, as far as I know they’re the first non-MLB pro team of any other sport to make a video. It features United players Josh Wolff and Clyde Simms. This one also has the [...]
Washington Metros win Sunshine Cup
The Washington Metros came away with their first gay flag football tournament championship at the Sunshine Cup, beating the host South Florida Cat 5, 35-7, in the championship game. Washington beat the Atlanta Avengers, and South Florida topped the New York X-Treme, to get to the finals. Video of the finals is after the jump, [...]
DC gay sports bar Nellie’s robbed
Gay sports bars are quickly growing in number and popularity. In Washington DC, gay sports bar Nellie’s has gotten so popular that it’s even attracting armed robbers in broad daylight… Doug Schantz, owner of Nellie’s Sports Bar at 900 U St. NW, was robbed at gunpoint around 1 p.m. Monday, April 19, by two men. [...]
Gay Bowl 9 and March this weekend in DC
Washington DC is the place to be this weekend, with the National Equality March and Gay Bowl 9 both taking place! Both Jim and I will be there, playing in the Gay Bowl for the Los Angeles Motion: It’s the first time since 2004 that we played together. What other Outsporters are going to be [...]
Team DC’s 2009 scholarship winner
Washington DC’s gay Metro Weekly had a nice article last week about the recipient of Team DC’s 2009 student-athlete scholarship. In its second year, the scholarship goes to a self-identified gay athlete. This year’s winner was swimmer and tennis player Clayton Miller (right, with one of last year’s winners Michael Hull) from Wakefield High School. [...]
Gay Games visit potential 2014 hosts
As the Gay Games’ final decision for the location of the 2014 games draws near, the three cities in contention are rolling out the red carpet. A small committee of Gay Games representatives visited Cleveland last week, Boston this week, and they’re on to Washington D.C. this weekend. Roger Brigham, a longtime Federation of Gay Games [...]
Washington march is on during GSB9
The talked-about 2009 Gay March on Washington is a go, and will be held on the same weekend in D.C. as the annual Gay Superbowl. Cleve Jones has said that the organizers have permits to march and the event will take place in the nation’s capital October 10-11. Some people are celebrating the march, and [...]
Call for National March in October
Longtime gay-rights advocate and sports fan David Mixner yesterday issued a call for a National March on Washington for gay rights. It was followed up today by Cleve Jones, friend of Harvey Milk and creator of the National AIDS Quilt, who wants to see the march happen on National Coming Out Day, October 11. That [...]
Gay Games 2014 bid analysis
Longtime Federation of Gay Games member Roger Brigham has been kind enough to pore over the three final bids for the 2014 Gay Games, and he’s written a synopsis of them for the Bay Area Reporter. Of course, everyone’s wondering whom the FGG will select in September, and Brigham’s analysis gives key insight into all [...]
Gay Games 2014 down to three cities
The Gay Games are coming back to the United States in 2014. Only three cities submitted the necessary paperwork by this past weekend’s deadline, so organizers in either Boston, Cleveland or Washington, D.C., will be very busy in the next five years. Miami had been named one of four finalists last year, but they apparently [...]