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Fantastic ‘Gay rights movement’ video doesn’t include sports

Cyd Zeigler jr. — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:09 +0000

A fantastic, moving video was posted on YouTube earlier this week that chronicles the ups and downs of the gay rights movement. From being outcasts in the ’50s to defeating Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, it touches some of the more powerful moments in gay-rights history.

While the video includes references to politics, entertainment, youth, housing, employment, adoption, the military…there is no reference to sports. Not a big deal, not every project has to touch on every corner of the world (e.g., we don’t touch politics 99.99% of the time). But from the day we started Outsports, we’ve said there’s as much need for education about sports in the gay community as there is for education about gay issues in the sports world.

That’s not to take anything away from the video. It’s deeply moving. The guy’s already raised $100k for his flick, which is amazing. If it’s half as impactful as his 6-minute preview, it will be worth every penny!

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Never Faint On Live TV

Kelvin Cabrera — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:47:24 +0000

Nikki Allen was making her debut on live television and was on Panama City, Florida’s WMBB morning show explaining what was going on in the beach volleyball community. Then… kaboom.

So that’s got to suck. Fainting on live TV and having your friend just gawk at you on the ground while the reporters desperately scramble to cover. God bless whoever taped this. And thanks to Opie and Anthony for bringing this awesome clip to my, and now your, attention.

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Out actor’s NBA trash talk

Joe Guckin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:14:04 +0000

In 2003, Out magazine named Eric Millegan “Hottest Up-and-Coming Openly Gay Actor of 2003.” He’s best known for playing Zack Addy, a regular character during the first three seasons on the Fox TV series Bones. Millegan is now indulging his passion for the NBA — and his beloved Portland Trail Blazers — with “Eric Millegan’s NBA Trash Talk,” a video series (sorry, but I refuse to call it a “vlog”) available on YouTube. The first episode is embedded after the jump, along with Millegan’s performance of the national anthem before a Blazers game last year.

Even though I don’t have nearly the amount of interest in the NBA that Eric does, his reports are fun to watch, starting with his rendition of the NBA on NBC theme. (Yes, he has a musical theater background. And did you know that the NBA on NBC theme was composed by John Tesh?) There seems to be a technical glitch where each video cuts off before he actually finishes talking, but don’t let that stop you. He is really into his team. In fact, when production on last season’s episodes of Bones was shut down by the writers’ strike, he followed the Blazers on some of their road trips.

I’ll even forgive him for helping the New York Mets once, as described in the bio on his website: he once sang “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch, after which the Mets scored 6 runs.

Here’s the first episode:

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cSUcZolZQ4]

…and Eric’s anthem performance:

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqObVLGRl2M]

And here are links to Episode 2 and Episode 3.

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