Last Chance for Agreement
(This story was published in 2003). The delegates of the Federation of Gay Games voted Monday to give Montreal one last chance to accept a licensing agreement to host the 2006 Gay Games. The delegates, meeting in Chicago, voted 40 to 4 (with two abstentions) to give Montreal 2006 until 1 p.m. Central time Wednesday […]
By Jim Buzinski | March 16, 2013Gay Rights Win in Calif.
Couple Sued Country Club for Discrimination
By Jim Buzinski | March 16, 2013Richardson calls fan a ‘faggot’
(This story was published in 2007). Micheal Ray Richardson, coach of the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Assn. and a former NBA player, has been suspended for comments that insulted Jews and gays. “Shut the **** up, you faggot,” Richardson shouted to a heckler Tuesday during a game, the Albany Times Union reported. He […]
By Jim Buzinski | March 16, 2013The man who pegged John Amaechi and Tim Hardaway as gay
Randy Boyd's list of the most likely NBA players to be gay featured both John Amaechi and Tim Hardaway.
By Outsports | March 16, 2013Goldstein Openly Tending Goal for Major League Lacrosse
(This story was published in 2006). For the last year, we have not been able to say that America has never had an active openly gay professional athlete in a team sport. Andrew Goldstein, who came out of the closet a year ago as a senior goaltender for Dartmouth, is playing for the Long Island […]
By Cyd Zeigler | March 16, 2013Gay Mizzou Lacrosse Coach Finds, and Gives, Support
(This story was published in 2006). May 2007 update: Hawkins fired at Missouri “I just don’t understand why people seem so interested in my story.” That’s what Kyle Hawkins (right), the now-openly gay head coach of the University of Missouri lacrosse team, has been saying since he came out on Outsports in June. The revelation […]
By Cyd Zeigler | March 16, 2013Tuaolo Wins Flag Football Gold
(This story was published in 2006). By: Ross Forman Esera Tuaolo, an openly gay former NFL player, helped lead Team Outsports to a gold medal in the men’s competitive division of flag football at Gay Games VII. Tuaolo, playing inside linebacker and running back, was teary-eyed when Outsports defeated the New York Bad Apples, 26-13, […]
By Outsports | March 16, 2013Coach Gumby Offers Advice
What To Do If You're A Coach Who Wants To Come Out
By Cyd Zeigler | March 16, 2013An Ambassador’s Diary
(This story was published in 2006). By: Chunky Morgan Gay Games in Chicago was always going to be a special homecoming for me, with so many wonderful happenings in the previous four years. Since Sydney in 2002, British and World Championship titles have changed my life forever. Returning to the Gay Games as World Champion […]
By Outsports | March 16, 2013A Battle for Survival on the Mat
(This story was published in 2006). By: Roger Brigham In 2001, Roger Brigham had his hips replaced. When they finished healing in 2003, he found he no longer had the ability to run and therefore could no longer play rugby, soccer or softball or any of the other recreational sports he had enjoyed for years […]
By Outsports | March 16, 2013The Diary of a Gay Games Virgin
Dan from New York takes us along on his maiden voyage
By Outsports | March 16, 2013Participants Grade the Gay Games
(This story was published in 2006). Everyone’s experience of the Gay Games is different, depending on what city you come from, what sport(s) you play, your evening social activities, etc…. Here’s how some participants graded the Gay Games: SCOTT SHOWALTER, San Francisco, triathlon, cycling, and 1/2 marathon Grade: C- First Gay Games “Props to Chicago […]
By Outsports | March 16, 2013Grading the Gay Games
(This story was published in 2006). By: Ronit Bezalel Being from Chicago, I’ve seen how hard the organizers have worked for years to make this event a reality. They faced the unique challenge of having half the normal preparation time and the task of creating fiscally responsible games. It’s a testament to the strength of […]
By Outsports | March 16, 2013Gay Games Negotiations Collapse
(This story was published in 2003). The 2006 Gay Games will almost certainly not be held in Montreal after negotiators for the Montreal organizers and the Federation of Gay Games failed to reach an agreement this weekend. “It looks like we’re prepared to go our own separate ways,” Montreal 2006 Co-President Mark Tewksbury told Outsports […]
By Jim Buzinski | March 15, 2013Grading the Gay Games
(This story was published in 2006). I feel blessed in that I get to experience these events as an athlete, a member of the media, and a spectator. I get to talk to more people than the average participant because I’m running around to various events, taking notes and photographs. I got to see a […]
By Cyd Zeigler | March 15, 2013