We have our first comments this year at the Super Bowl regarding the acceptance of gay players in the NFL. From the Twitter feed of Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Daily News: Must Reads Gay guide to the Super Bowl Jim Buzinski Must Reads Gay guide to the Super Bowl Broncos CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 27, 2014Ryan Sanders was a highly regarded young pro rugby player in his native New Zealand who says he never was able to reach his full potential because he was deeply in the closet. Sanders gave an interview to the New Zealand Herald where he detailed his fears of being found out. "I kept it to […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 27, 2014Openly gay Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff says she will have plenty to say to Russian President Vladimir Putin after her event concludes at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. "After I compete, I'm willing to rip on his ass," she said. "I'm not happy and there's a bunch of other Olympians who are not happy either." […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 24, 2014Fashion is very subjective, which is a good thing because I can't get behind the uniforms unveiled today by Team USA for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Our friends at Puck Buddys summed up my sentiment: Deadspin called the Ralph Lauren creations "knit patriotic barf." On the other hand, we have the uniforms for the Norwegian […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 23, 2014Skjellerup posts a YouTube video addressing whether or not he'll be skating in Sochi during the Winter Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 23, 2014One of the disadvantages of the watching the Winter Olympics are the bulky uniforms most athletes wear since they are competing in cold and snowy conditions. We can thank Justin Kripps, captain of the Canadian four-man bobsled team of posting this photo on Twitter of himself and sledmates Tim Randall, James McNaughton and Bryan Barnett […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 22, 2014While nobody on the team quite knew how to handle a gay player when Richards came out, the entire Kenyon lacrosse team now again calls him their lax bro.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 22, 2014LeQuan Chapman grew up in a rough neighborhood where "words like 'faggot' and 'gay' were primary in describing all things bad." He discovered sports and became true to himself and is now out and proud.
By LeQuan Chapman | January 21, 2014Jason Collins, Wade Davis, Layshia Clarendon, & Anna Aagenes round out an all-star panel talking about the environment in sports
By Cyd Zeigler | January 21, 2014Zoltan Mesko last showed off his dogs and a Speedo last May when he was with the Patriots.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 20, 2014NFL Films decided to produce the documentary on Smith in large part because he was gay in hopes of creating a push to get him into the Hall Of Fame.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 20, 2014There are basic rules on reporting about and discussing trans people every sportswriter should live by. Bill Simmons' crew broke them all with last week's article on the inventor of a golf putter.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 19, 2014Gay Olympic attendees may be left alone by the government, but no one is asking Putin about cracking down on the gangs that are attacking gay people with seemingly little consequence.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 17, 2014If you are watching Sunday's AFC Championship Game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots, and wonder what #87 for the Broncos looks like sans helmet and shirt, then turn to next month's GQ. The magazine has a photo spread of Broncos receiver Eric Decker and wife, country singer Jessie James (who is pregnant). […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 17, 2014Gary Bettman says he doesn't know why no current or former NHL players are out, but he is confident in the league's culture one someone does.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 17, 2014At NBC's Gold Meets Golden afterparty, Cahow and Jason Collins spread the message of inclusion in sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 16, 2014A senior member of the International Olympic Committee criticized President Obama for the U.S. sending openly gay former athletes as part of its delegation to Sochi, Russia, for the Olympics. "It's absurd that a country like that sends four lesbians to Russia just to demonstrate that in their country gay rights have (been established)," Mario […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 15, 2014Rebecca Windover finally found her voice -- and came out of the closet -- when she found her voice
By Rebecca Windover | January 15, 2014Everyone seems to be talking about the US Figure Skating Championships performance of 19-year-old Jason Brown
By Cyd Zeigler | January 14, 2014With the start of the Winter OIympics barely more than three weeks away, there is a lot going on related to the Games in Sochi and the passing of anti-gay legislation in Russia. 27 Nobel laureates join Sir Ian McKellen to protest over Russia's gay ‘propaganda’ ban – The IndependentSome 27 Nobel laureates from the […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 14, 2014