Podcast: What will Sochi look like for LGBT athletes and fans?
Will the Russian government or the IOC take action against LGBT athletes and fans in Sochi?
By Outsports | August 7, 2013Will the Russian government or the IOC take action against LGBT athletes and fans in Sochi?
By Outsports | August 7, 2013"I think they understand that for most of the countries that participate in the Olympics, we wouldn't tolerate gays and lesbians being treated differently."
By Jim Buzinski | August 7, 2013Goldstein will tend goal for Israel against the Iroquois Nationals in Syracuse, Sept. 29
By Cyd Zeigler | August 6, 2013A boycott is ineffective and targets the wrong people. A ban of Russia from its own Games would have a powerful effect.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 6, 2013Names like Johnny Weir, Blake Skjellerup and Matthew Mitcham line up to oppose a boycott. Longtime activist David Mixner weighs in. Plus, the IOC thought "that's so gay" was OK.
By Outsports | August 6, 2013With the third world Outgames underway in Antwerp, Belgium, the city will be the site of a kiss-in on Friday at 6 p.m. to protest the passing of anti-gay laws in Russia. The Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia, in February. The announcement of what is being called "To Russia With Love, to […]
By Jim Buzinski | August 5, 2013A letter urging U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry to ensure the safety of LGBT athletes and fans attending the 2014 Winter OIympics in Sochi, Russia, has been signed by 83 members of Congress. The letter came in response to draconian anti-gay laws that took effect in Russia. Here is the text of the […]
By Jim Buzinski | August 4, 2013While opposed to a boycott of the Sochi Winter Olympics, two Canadian Olympians marched before an estimated 650,000 people at Vancouver's pride parade Sunday to show their solidarity with LGBT athletes and opposing new anti-gay laws in Russia. Alpine skiier Mike Janyk and snowboarder Mercedes Nicoll, both of whom competed in 2006 and 2010 and […]
By Jim Buzinski | August 4, 2013Last week, the International Olympic Committee said that gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi would not be subject to the new anti-gay laws passed in Russia. Not so fast. Today, Russia's sports minister said than anyone "propagandizing" for homosexuality during the Games would be subject to the law. "No one […]
By Jim Buzinski | August 1, 2013This week we focus on some great shots from the world swimming, diving and water polo championships in Barcelona, Spain. Included are shots of Tom Daley, Nathan Adrian, James Magnussen and the French 4×100-relay gold team. More from Outsports:
By Jim Buzinski | August 1, 2013NBC Sports' Mark Lazarus seems willing to wait for an incident before discussing the oppressive laws
By Cyd Zeigler | July 29, 2013Gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, won't be targeted under new laws that criminalize homosexuality, the International Olympic Committee said today. From the Russian website R-Sport: "As a sporting organization, what we can do is to continue to work to ensure that the Games can take place without discrimination […]
By Jim Buzinski | July 26, 2013The speed skater explains why a boycott is a terrible idea and why there is virtually no chance of the Russian government harassing him.
By Outsports | July 24, 2013An eclectic roundup from the media on gays in sports, highlighted by an L.A. Times piece looking at how Britney Griner has risen above being bullied and loneliness. Plus, Chris Kluwe has porn star groupies and speedskater Blake Skjellerup is a fan of One Direction. WNBA's Brittney Griner has learned to rise above it all […]
By Jim Buzinski | July 21, 2013Next year's Winter Olympics are in Sochi, Russia, and come on the heels of Russia enacting horribly repressive laws that basically criminalize homosexuality. The laws are among the most punitive in the world and a giant step back for gay rights. Against this backdrop, gay Winter Olympians will have to consider how open they want […]
By Jim Buzinski | July 12, 2013Telling athletes they cannot live out their dreams because of Russia's LGBT rights issues would be a black eye on any nation
By Cyd Zeigler | June 23, 2013Russia 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 […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 16, 2013The Kiwi Olympic speed skater strips for Gay Times
By Cyd Zeigler | June 10, 2013The former Olympic diver and masters world champion talked with Ross Forman
By Cyd Zeigler | June 4, 2013Fonua nearly turned down the chance to carry the Tongan flag in London... but thought better of it
By Outsports | June 3, 2013