Take the survey on homophobia in sports
Michael Sam joins list of athletes encouraging people to take a survey to determine attitudes in sports toward gay people.
By Jim Buzinski | August 8, 2014Michael Sam joins list of athletes encouraging people to take a survey to determine attitudes in sports toward gay people.
By Jim Buzinski | August 8, 2014The idea is to take a pejorative phrase and make it positive.
By Jim Buzinski | August 6, 2014BC Lions honor gay pride weekend in Vancouver and not all fans are happy about it.
By Jim Buzinski | August 4, 2014Mitcham gets gold in synchronized event, Daley the silver in a very close finish.
By Jim Buzinski | August 1, 2014The British diver says he is happier than ever after declaring he is gay.
By Jim Buzinski | August 1, 2014The league is making a special emphasis on language, including racial and homophobic slurs.
By Jim Buzinski | July 31, 2014"Back on Board" looks at an Olympic champion who is the ultimate survivor.
By Jim Buzinski | July 30, 2014Kyle Kingsbury, a mixed martial artist fighting in the UFC, announced his retirement from the sport following a lopsided loss on Saturday, but he went out with a bang. At the weigh-in for his fight against Pat Cummins, Kingsbury bent over to show his pink briefs that included a pro-gay marriage message: Hmmm, maybe the […]
By Jim Buzinski | July 28, 2014Band director fired after investigation into a culture of hazing, sexism, sexual harassment and homophobia.
By Jim Buzinski | July 24, 2014The English lads set up a crowd-fund campaign for latest effort, which helps fight homophobia in sports.
By Jim Buzinski | July 24, 2014We've long been fans of pitcher Brandon McCarthy, now with the New York Yankees, after he called out the inherent homophobia of "kiss cams" that showed two guys kissing with the intent of making the crowd laugh at them. McCarthy is very astute and funny and has built a large Twitter following. He's also more […]
By Jim Buzinski | July 24, 2014Survey finds players have no problem with gay teammates and some encourage them to come out.
By Jim Buzinski | July 22, 2014Let's remember that Sam came very close to not being drafted at all.
By Jim Buzinski | July 22, 2014The openly gay Rams rookie is sixth on the list of best-selling jerseys.
By Jim Buzinski | July 21, 2014Mike Priefer was accused by former punter Chris Kluwe as saying he wanted to "nuke" gay people.
By Jim Buzinski | July 18, 2014I know it's always depressing to read too much on Twitter when any big event happens, since the site has a fair number of racists, sexists, homophobes and all-around idiots. But I assumed Michael Sam getting an ESPY for coming out as an openly gay NFL draftee would be different. Wrong. Below is just a […]
By Jim Buzinski | July 17, 2014One thing sports showers are not is erotic. ESPN looks at the mythology of soaping up with teammates.
By Jim Buzinski | July 16, 201485% in survey witnessed or experienced abuse, mostly verbal.
By Jim Buzinski | July 15, 2014"I could have lived a very different life if I'd been out," Australian gold medal swimmer says.
By Jim Buzinski | July 13, 2014