Nike on Indiana law: ‘bad for our employees, bad for our customers’
Nike takes a clear position against the new anti-LGBT law in Indiana, saying law is 'bad for society as a whole.'
By Cyd Zeigler | March 31, 2015Nike takes a clear position against the new anti-LGBT law in Indiana, saying law is 'bad for society as a whole.'
By Cyd Zeigler | March 31, 2015Indiana Gov. Mike Pence appeared on This Week With George Stephanopoulos and - to me - made it crystal clear he intends to maintain the right of people in Indiana to kick gay people out of their restaurants and hotels.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 29, 2015Katie Barnes grew up in Indiana. They remember the kindness and generosity of the people of Indiana, which they believe represent the state far better than SB 101.
By Katie Barnes | March 27, 2015Reggie Miller, the former Indiana Pacers star who brought the team to the NBA Finals, says the anti-LGBT law should not stand in his adopted state.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 27, 2015An anonymous Christian business owner told a radio station that he will proudly deny gay people service now that it is legal. In fact, he's already been doing so.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 27, 2015A Wisconsin fan wants the Big Ten football championship game moved out of Indiana after anti-gay bill SB101 was signed into law.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 26, 2015The members of the LGBT Sports Coalition join a growing chorus for the NFL, NCAA, Big Ten, USA Diving, USA Gymnastics and others to move major sporting events away from Indiana after Gov. Mike Pence legalized discrimination.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 26, 2015Openly gay U.S. gymnast Josh Dixon is disgusted by Indiana law that he says will cause him added stress during the P&G Championships this summer.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 26, 2015As Indiana is poised to enact a law legalizing discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people, the NFL has a decision to make about the future of the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 25, 2015Arizona nearly lost the Super Bowl before Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed the state's discrimination bill. Indiana should lose the NCAA and Olympic events in the next year if the state adopts its bill.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 25, 2015Sports have long been used to create social change. Arizona recently refused to legalize discrimination based on pressure from losing the Super Bowl.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 25, 2015Eight years ago Notre Dame denied the request of Business School student Cody Lassen to buy his longtime partner a football season ticket. Today, any married student can buy those tickets at the Catholic school.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 18, 2015Just because you're sorry you got caught believing gay people don't deserve equality, that does not mean you should apologize. You slip up with a word? Fine. But you expound on your bigotry? I don't want to hear it anymore.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 5, 2015The problem with Daniel Murphy's comments about gay people isn't the effect it will have on Billy Bean. The problem is the effect it will have on Murphy's gay children.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 4, 2015Erskine College released an anti-gay policy from its Board of Trustees, then tried to backtrack a big. The students and faculty should demand the school rescind the policy all-together.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 1, 2015After two volleyball players came out as gay, Erskine College, its Board of Trustees and its athletic department were pressured to make the school an inhospitable place for gay athletes.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 26, 2015The pro-conversion-therapy TLC show 'My Husband's Not Gay' uses sports to define masculinity, even for men who don't have the conviction to be themselves.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 12, 2015Tony Dungy continues to push gay athletes deeper into the closet and deny his motivation is homophobia. Vladimir Putin, our runner-up in the "Asshole" category, isn't any better.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 30, 2014Pepperdine Univ. basketball players Layana White and Haley Videckis, a gay couple, are suing the school and coach over anti-LGBT bias. Coach Ryan Weisenberg allegedly said, "Lesbianism is not tolerated on this team."
By Cyd Zeigler | December 14, 2014Tony Dungy should read the words of Jesus Christ to understand why his double-standard for gay and straight players isn't Christian. Oh, and he should stop lying about the reason he wouldn't want Michael Sam on his team.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 1, 2014