Michigan showed anti-homophobia PSA at football game
The Michigan Wolverines have been pushing against homophobia for over a decade.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 23, 2011The Michigan Wolverines have been pushing against homophobia for over a decade.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 23, 2011Gareth Thomas presents jersey to David Cameron Tennis legend Billie Jean King and rugby's Gareth Thomas were among gay and lesbian athletes who met with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss an initiative to end homophobia in sports. King, who happens to be in England for Wimbledon, talked about progress that has been made […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 23, 2011David Tyree opposes same-sex marriage in a big way.
By Jim Buzinski | June 20, 2011An interesting column over at Guyism about the use of “faggot” in the sports world. On the one hand writer Kevin Arnold says everyone knows the word is homophobic, and on the other hand he points out that its constant usage diminishes the word’s attachment to gays. There’s a strange way that the preponderance of […]
By Cyd Zeigler | April 25, 2011Just like Tim Hardaway’s “I hate gay people” years ago opened the door to opportunities, so has Kobe Bryant’s “fucking faggot” slur. GLAAD today has a joint statement with the Los Angeles Lakers and is announcing a cooperation with the NBA to undermine homophobia. Lakers spokesman John Black said: What happened in Tuesday night's game […]
By Cyd Zeigler | April 15, 2011He grew up Mormon, so going to BYU was a natural choice for an athlete who knew he was gay. He tells why he abided by the honor code and the freedom he felt upon leaving the school.
By Jim Buzinski | April 3, 2011Pat Griffin has posted a great column about her thoughts on the root of homophobia in sports. I wonder if the resistance to accepting a gay man in the locker room and on the team doesn’t have more to do with the fragility of masculinity and the illusion of superiority that being a heterosexual male […]
By Cyd Zeigler | August 12, 2010As Kyle Beach was being harassed with anti-gay slurs for reporting sexual assault to the Blackhawks, players got caught on camera doing this.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 11, 2010Outsports is the latest target in Grady Sizemore’s witch hunt over his leaked and very sexy photos. We received a letter this afternoon from Sizemore’s representative, Terence B. Prince at CAA, demanding that we remove the photos from Outsports. You can read the PDF of the letter we received here. Despite how the photos were […]
By Cyd Zeigler | December 1, 2009It’s “homecoming season,” and high school and college students across the country are set on the annual choosing of the homecoming court. Some student bodies will have some fun with it and pick a gay guy as homecoming queen or a lesbian as homecoming king. But not at the University of North Texas. There, the […]
By Cyd Zeigler | October 5, 2009Starting this Friday, Team Philadelphia will host Philly Sports Week: Ten days of gay sports activities in Philadelphia. To kick off the event, they’ve put together a “Homophobia in Sports” panel discussion, in conjunction with Our Group. The event is this Friday from 7-9pm at the Carriage House, 3907 Spruce Street, in Philadelphia. Panelists will […]
By Cyd Zeigler | June 2, 2009Nampa, Idaho residents Amber Howard and Rachel Dovel and their son just wanted to work out and swim together. In one of those “oh god, just legalize gay marriage already” moments, the Nampa Rec Center gym has denied Howard & Dovel a family membership because Amber & Rachel could not provide legal documents showing that […]
By Outsports Archives | January 23, 2009