Jim Buzinski

Nielsen survey finds sports engagement of gay, lesbians higher than population as a whole.

Former NFL defensive lineman Chidi Ahanotu, who played most of his 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, says that if a player came out openly as gay, opponents would deliberately try to injure him. In an interview with Thomas Kaunzner of SportsBlog.com, Ahanotu was asked how an openly gay player would be treated: Opposing […]

Matthew Simmons wears his Marine uniform and a swimsuit to claim the title.

"I wouldn’t give a shit if any of my teammates were gay," says the rugby star.

This week's offerings include soccer, swimming, college baseball, rugby, NFL minicamps and Italian soccer players at the beach.

Every time a gay athlete comes out publicly, there is an inevitable chorus of “who cares?” from many fans and some in the media. Why do gays need to flaunt their sexual orientation, I couldn’t care less, focus on sports, the cry goes. Comment threads, talk radio, Twitter and Facebook are replete with such examples. […]

Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., is the first school in the Northeast Conference to produce a video for the You Can Play Project and enlisted coaches, athletes and administrators from 11 sports, including players from the football and men's basketball teams. Sociology teacher Judith McDonnell sent Outsports this background on the video: "It was planned […]

Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis announced he is engaged to his boyfriend of a year, paralegal Johnny Chaillot, 52. The two will marry this fall, with the date to be determined. Louganis broke the news to People: "I finally met my soul mate – the more I fall in love with Johnny, the more I […]

The group that runs high school sports in Nebraska has established a policy allowing for transgender athletes to compete on sports teams. The Nebraska School Activities Association established the policy to get ahead of the issue since there have been no requests as yet from transgender athletes. From the Lincoln Journal Star: The policy, which […]

Mixed martial artists who smile more than their opponents in pre-fight staredowns are more likely to lose the fight, research has found.

Russia is becoming increasingly a more repressive places for gays and lesbians, as the government is about to pass a gag law that will mean hefty fines for anyone giving LGBT information to children or holding a gay rights march. Despite this, the International Olympic Committee says it will still welcome LGBT athletes to next […]

This week's offerings include the NHL playoffs, college baseball, track and field (including Usain Bolt), rugby and Aussie Rules Football.

The National Football League Players Association is selling T-shirts via its online store with a gay pride theme, with proceeds going to Athlete Ally, a group fighting homophobia in sports. The One Team Pride Shirts are available with the jersey number and name of the following current or former players: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Connor Barwin, Scott […]

"Champion" debuts in St. Louis and looks at a tragic and little-known figure in gay sports history.

French Olympic swimmers Florent Manaudou and Frédérick Bousquet have posed for an intimate photo in a campaign against homophobia started by photographer Olivier Ciappa. The photo project is called "imaginary couples" and one of them is of the two French swimmers. Ciappa described the pitch he made to the two swimmers: "You're with the person […]

Gay marriage is now legal in France, but that did not stop a small group of anti-gay marriage protestors from disrupting today's men's final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. One shirtless masked man carrying a lit flare even made it onto the court during the second set with Nadal serving. The man was quickly […]

Who's behind the naked behind?

Jason Collins, Chris Kluwe, Brendan Ayanbadejo, Orlando Cruz, David Testo and Wade Davis headline pride events around the country.

This week's photos include rugby players in the surf, Robbie Rogers back on the pitch, track and field, baseball and NFL mini-camps. Also, there are some great celebration shots from college baseball, where the emotions are intense.

We dust off the Rocker Scale to rate the apologies of athletes like after they made anti-gay comments. They range from the sincere to the non-existent.