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Ryan Nadeau is a 23-year-old former club swimmer at Boston University. He is straight but his father and his brother are gay and he has many gay friends. So he readily accepted the invitation from wrestler and gay rights activist Hudson Taylor to participate in a NoH8 photo shoot late last year in New Jersey. […]

Someone lamented that we have not posted about the BullCrap Series game last night, so I’m filling the void. I was in annual “boycott the BCS title game” mode so I didn’t watch it. The system is a sham and I wish everyone would realize that we could get a playoff if we all stopped […]

The successful and sometimes controversial novelist Anne Rice offers the following advice to aspiring writers: write the book you want to read and that doesn’t yet exist. Another piece of advice she has: don’t listen to other peoples’ advice. I wasn’t aware of these words of wisdom at the time, but my instincts told me […]

According to some fans, Johnny Weir is again getting screwed by United States Figured Skating. Weir is only the second skater ever to receive the Readers Choice Award (Michelle Kwan Trophy) twice, and he will be given the award at the US Figure Skating National Championship at Jan. 30. However, Weir has been told he […]

The college football season ends tonight with the BCS title game between Oregon and Auburn. My pick is Oregon, 38-30, but one bonus will be to see some good eye candy on both teams. My picks for the hottest on each team are: Cam Newton (Auburn quarterback) and Jeff Maehl (Oregon receiver). Since we are […]

The Ravens dominate, while the Seahawks, Jets and Packers win thrillers; Vick regresses; injuries do in Indy and hot player of the week. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw wild card weekend: Three of the four games this weekend were terrific but the divisional round looks much less appealing to me. In the AFC, we […]

“Three kids. Three time zones. One mission …” That’s the tagline for a fantastic new blog, “Walk the Road” (with the url www.bradrobertben.wordpress.com), created and written by three gay teenage high school athletes. That’s unusual in and of itself. What makes it even more unique is that the three are not anonymous. The three bloggers […]

We sat down with out rugby star Gareth Thomas this week to ask him some of the questions that our readers submitted. Gareth was as charming as can be, willing to answer every question we asked. He even lifted his shirt to show us a tattoo (which happens to be on his six-pack) and the […]

He’s here, he’s Weir. Several Web sites (including AfterElton) are reporting that figure skater Johnny Weir says he is gay in his new book, Welcome To My World. Weir said he would talk directly about relationships in his book, and those relationships obviously include men. One tidbit from a People interview of Weir that AfterElton […]

Several years ago I wrote a piece for the New York Blade about Hot Nude Yoga, a class offered by Aaron Star in New York. Since then it’s exploded with Naked Yoga popping up in Los Angeles, naked yoga retreats all over the world, and of course DVDs to “enjoy” at home. One of those […]

Aaron Rodgers is the sensational quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, who plays the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL playoff game on Sunday. Jack Ryan is a porn actor who apparently is quite well endowed, measuring in at … oh, Google it yourself. I did not know until a reader sent these photos in, that […]

Outsports and Equality California are teaming up with the Los Angeles Clippers to bring the first LGBT-community night to the Staples Center. Equality Night with the Clippers will take place Wednesday, February 2, as the Clippers host the Chicago Bulls. The Clippers have been incredibly warm and welcoming as we’ve been planning the event, which […]

Robert is a 17-year-old living in the South, a big fan of cars, music, video games and the Chicago Bears. He also plays soccer on his high school team and is gay. Along with two friends, Brad and Ben, he will be launching a blog next week specifically to connect other gay and questioning high […]

Cyd and I met out rugby player Gareth Thomas today (our story and video will be upcoming), and he told us he filmed an “It Gets Better” video yesterday. He said that had these been available when he was wrestling with his sexuality, it would have made a big difference. "What an amazing thing," he […]

While this is not exactly sports-specific, a recap of new research contradicts some long-held beliefs about being a gay teenager. Basically, according to this excellent article by Jane Brody in the New York Times, gay teens aren’t much different than their straight counterparts. The good news is that recent research finds more similarities than differences […]

On Wednesday Jim and I will sit down with Gareth Thomas for a conversation. As we’ve done in the past, we’d like to know what you think we should ask Gareth. Post your questions below, and we'll get to as many of them as we can. Thanks! On Wednesday Jim and I will sit down […]

Two massage therapists are suing Brett Favre and the New York Jets saying they lost their job with the team after complaining about sexually suggestive text messages from No. 4. From the Associated Press: The suit also includes a message Favre allegedly sent to a third, unidentified massage therapist. “Kinda lonely tonight,” it says. “I […]

Gareth Thomas is a special guest on Ellen DeGeneres’ show today, and they have released a clip of his appearance. In the clip he talks about his wife and tells a very cool story about coming out to his parents including his macho dad. Every time Gareth talks he seems like a genuine, down-to-earth guy […]

Hudson Taylor's new organization will recruit straight allies to fight for LGBT equality in sports

George Washington University’s transgender basketball player Kye Allums is again battling the repercussions of a concussion he suffered in their Nov. 18 game against Coppin State, GW spokesperson Jesse Hooker has informed me. Allums had returned to play after Thanksgiving and lit up the scoreboard, leading the team in field goal percentage shooting 13-for-26 in […]