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Fired coaches sue
NCLR has filed a lawsuit on behalf
of two lesbians who were let go in
April 2007 as women's basketball
coaches at San Diego Mesa College.
Another out college swimmer
Another collegiate swimmer has come
out publicly, this time UMBC junior
Fred Deal. UMBC, for those who don't
know, is Univ. of Maryland Baltimore
County. What makes his story a bit
unique? He's dating a teammate.
Outgames a year away
Organizers gear up at one-year mark.
Washington supports marriage
Much-maligned actor Isaiah
Washington has made a donation to a
gay-marriage-rights group in support
of sports & media publicist Howard
Bragman's wedding.
Chicago beach league a smash
Record numbers of beach volleyball
teams and players this summer make
the sand the place to be in the
Windy City.
Related:
Beach volleyball gallery
Gay hockey team wins league
The Ohio Mayhem, the only gay hockey
team in the state, completed its
playoff run with a victory in front
of a packed crowd.
Racing against a crush
Cyd Zeigler writes about his first
crush, a rival high school hurdler
from a nearby town. From the first
time they met, Cyd's adoration of
him turned into an increasing desire
to beat him on the track.
Ex-tennis pro is gay
Francisco Rodriguez, an openly gay
former pro tennis player who was
ranked in the high 300s during his
pro career from 2001 to 2006, talks
about being gay in pro tennis.
Foundation IX group
Shelly Boyum-Breen grew up in
northern Minnesota surrounded by
sports. With four older brothers and
active parents, she started golfing
at age 4. Now she's building an
organization supporting girls in
sport.
Out swimmer at Olympic Trials
Andrew Langenfeld was an openly gay
swimmer at the Olympic Trials. He
was aiming for a spot on the Olympic
team in the 100-meter butterfly.
S.D. wins Pride Bowl
The San Diego Bolts capped the
inaugural Pride Bowl flag football
tournament in Chicago with a
thrilling championship win. The
event featured players from 12
teams.
IGLA swimmer at Trials
Brian Jacobson is an IGLA champion
swimmer who competed at the Olympic
Trials. There were many gays at the
Trials, and we're proud to bring you
his story.
Sydney wins Bingham Cup
The Sydney Convicts went unbeaten in
dominating the Bingham Cup rugby
tournament in Ireland.
Gay gym culture
Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture
takes a look at exercise, gay-male
style.
Out Missouri diver
Greg DeStephen faced initial
resistance from University of
Missouri when he came out, but he
persevered.
Walker Outsports Hall of Fame Coach
Outsports readers have spoken, and
Oregon State head softball coach
Kirk Walker is the first inductee of
the Outsports Coaches Hall of Fame.
Gay World Series in Seattle
The attention of the gay softball
world will be focused on Seattle in
August as it hosts the 2008 Gay
Softball World Series.
Wrestlers go to mat
Wrestlers Without Borders held its
annual tournament in Chicago.
Exec loves his G-Men
Rich Ross, the openly gay president
of Disney Channels Worldwide, is
also a fan of the New York Giants.
Out Aussie Olympic diver
Matthew Mitcham is a very talented
and openly gay 20-year-old diver
from Australia who has qualified for
the Beijing Summer Olympics.
Outgames in money trouble
The 2009 Outgames, set for next
summer in Denmark, is having trouble
raising sponsorship money.
DJ was quite an athlete
Scotty Thomson is making a name for
himself as an accomplished DJ.
However, in college, sports were his
passion, especially sailing.
Mike 'I'm not gay' Piazza retires
The 16-year veteran baseball catcher
calls it quits. His 2002 press
conference declaring his
heterosexuality spurred debate about
gays in sports.
Tour shows out athletes
For several years now, a young
photographer named Jeff Sheng has
been crossing the nation looking for
out gay and lesbian high school and
collegiate athletes. His goal is to
photograph 100 athletes before
putting his project into book for at
some point in 2009.
Lose and get naked
The Austrian national rugby team
lost 48-0 in a match in Lithuania.
So they did what any team that just
got shellacked would do -- they went
to the town square and did a
strip-tease.
Jim Rome apologizes
Screaming radio personality Jim Rome
crossed the line with GLAAD when he
talked about "transvestites" and
"shemales" that soccer star Ronaldo
had picked up.
Out jock sets example
Hank Weintraub is an openly gay
water polo player at Brown
University. He has been reaching out
to other gay athletes on campus for
a couple years.
Mixner a
big sports fan
Out civil rights activist David
Mixner is a big fan of the Mets and
Raiders. He helps us kick off a new
series featuring high-profile gay
people who are also sports fans.
Out jock coaches softball
Adam Goslin was a two-sport athlete
at Washington University in St.
Louis and came out to the media last
year. Now he's coaching high school
softball.
Coming out in Hangman
Brice Dahlmeier, a player for the
top-ranked UC-Santa Cruz volleyball
team, used some novel ways to tell
his friends and family he is gay.
'Shelter' review
Shelter is a promising film that may
be a little light on the surfing,
but it more than makes up for it in
rich characters that don't fall into
the stereotypes of so many other gay
stories.
Gay lax coach update
Kyle Hawkins, the "Frustrated
Coach", is now coaching a lacrosse
team in Hamburg, Germany, and
couldn't be happier.
Cohen honors gay fans
English rugby player Ben Cohen has
announced details of his May 28
event in London to honor his gay fan
base. Guests are promised a night of
"fun,
feasting and frivolity.
Six-Pack Abs
Fitness icon David Rich has made a
name for himself with his
muscled-adonis workout program. He's
sharing some of his best tips and
tricks in a series of videos we'll
be running on Outsports.
'Gods of Sport'
Colin Sylvia is an Aussie Rules
Football player and the coverman for
"Gods of Sport," a 224-page book
featuring jocks from Down Under.
Out kickboxer in ATL
Rod Llaneza of Atlanta is a study in
contrasts. During his career he has
wrestled with his sexuality.
Gay ping-pong in NYC
Wolfgang Busch and his friends have
started a gay ping-pong group in New
York City, one of the few gay
ping-pong organizations in America.
Out college triathlete
Chris Macies is one of the growing
number of openly gay men and women
finding a home racing triathlons.
Macies talks with Outsports about
his experience as an out collegiate
athlete.
Training a wrestler
Two TNA wrestlers have transformed a
15-year-old "choir queer" into a pro
wrestler for an upcoming episode of
the MTV show "MADE."
Jock kind of wishes he was gay
Swedish high jumper Linus Thornblad,
who is straight, posed for a gay
magazine and jokingly said there are
some advantages if one were gay.
Swimmer's story hits home
When collegiate swimmer Scott Jordan
came out on Outsports last month, he
never dreamed he would get much
response.
Related:
Scott's coming out story
Cowgirl revolution
Like many sports, rodeo is still
obsessed with the ruggedly
masculine. Yet in the sport's
beginning, women actually enjoyed
some equality, Patricia Nell Warren
writes.
Gay polo in SoCal
One of the oldest sports in the
world is a new favorite for some gay
men and lesbians, at least in Los
Angeles. A gay polo group there is
playing all over Southern
California.
Swimmer in the spotlight
Whether setting records in the pool
or creating designs for Bravo's
"Project Runway," Jack Mackenroth
has been a success.
Still 'Not Gay' at UVA
For years, Virginia Cavalier fans
have gleefully shouted "Not gay"
after the second line of the song,
beset by a deep-rooted fear that
singing the word "gay" means they
are actually homosexual.
Castro, Amaechi honored
John Amaechi and former out high
school quarterback Anthony Castro
are this year's Outsports Persons of
the year.
Playing with the boys
Jenny Fulle is a high-powered
executive in Hollywood. But as a
child in the 1970s, she took on
Little League baseball, which would
not let girls play with the boys.
Stories
of the year
We look back at a year that included
an NBA player coming out, steroids
in baseball, and college athletes
quietly making a statement.
2007
Picture This
French decathlete Romaine Barras is
just one of our favorite images from
Outsports' Picture This in 2007.
Martina talks
Martina Navratilova sat down with
Outsports and talked about the AARP,
gay men in tennis, recreational drug
use on the tour, and wanting to have
Wayne Gretzky's baby.
Hoop transformations
Patricia Nell Warren looks at the
origins of basketball from a way to
spread "muscular Christianity," to a
way for gays and lesbians to
celebrate their freedom.
Brady bridges the gap
New England Patriots quarterback Tom
Brady has been all over magazine
covers of late and not just the
usual suspects. Why Brady appeals to
both straight and gay men.
Enhanced Becks?
David Beckham's reps have no comment
on reports that photos of him for a
new Armani ad campaign have been
digitally enhanced.
Dungy on gays
Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy
finally answered some questions
about gays. "I would hope that I
would give him the same respect as
every other player," he said if he
had an openly gay player.
More Ben Cohen
Our favorite rugby player, the
incredibly gay-friendly Ben Cohen,
is back playing and sent us some
more pictures from his recent match.
Helping black athletes
"We're here. We're queer. We're gay
student-athletes, and also people of
color."
Congressman: Kopay my hero
A Washington congressman harkened
back to his boyhood sports hero to
urge his colleagues to pass a law
banning job discrimination against
gays.
Naked in the NHL
Nude pictures of Toronto Maple Leafs
rookie Jiri Tlusty, that he sent to
a girlfriend, are causing the player
great embarrassment.
Great teen novel on H.S. football
Bob Lipsyte's book on the dark
corners of high school football is
an incredibly well-written novel
that shares great insight into that
high-pressure world.
Top 10 tennis hotties
Our list of the five men and five
women who gave us the most to look
at this past season is headed by a
Serb who is making a huge splash on
the scene.
'Top
Chef' was out diver
Former NCAA diver Dale Levitski was
the runner up on Bravo's latest
season of 'Top Chef.'
Leave Phil alone
Phil Jackson got a bad rap for his
Brokeback Mountain
comment. At least he apologized to
those horses in Texas.
Out coach at West Point
While cadets at the West Point
military academy stay in the closet,
an openly gay triathlon coach is
thriving there.
Project Runway swimmer
Team New York swimmer Jack
Mackenroth is one of the most
popular contestants on this season
of Project Runway.
Rugger loves gay fans
English rugby star Ben Cohen will
throw a party to thank his gay fans.
Cohen also is releasing a 2008
calendar.
Out's 100
In the past, there's been a scarcity
of sports names in the Out 100. This
year, Out recognizes eight in
sports, including Outsports.
Court
to the screen
Cathy DeBuono was a star volleyball
player at Kentucky. She parlayed her
athletic success into an acting
career, playing a Klingon on "Star
Trek."
GLAAD PSA
To mark the beginning of the NBA
season, GLAAD is releasing a
20-second public service
announcement featuring out former
NBA player John Amaechi.
Sports and sex
Coach Eric Anderson has conducted a
study that shows masculine sports
culture is starting to accept gay
sex.
Gopher comes out
A Univ. of Minnesota sports blog
published an interview with former
player Zach Puchtel in which he
talks to the press about his
sexuality for the first time.
Horse breeding pioneer
In 17th C. England, George Villiers
was another homosexual horse
breeding pioneer.
College
runner comes out
This,
his senior year, will be the first
season Steven Millard runs at
Willamette University as an openly
gay man.
Gay Superbowl 7
The New York Warriors won their
second straight Gay Superbowl title.
Notes
Gay softball series
Teams from the Southeast cleaned up
at the Gay Softball World Series
held in Phoenix; with photos.
Strides against hate
Former UCLA runner Brandon Del Campo
is forging his way into the ranks of
professional triathletes.
Calderon honored
J.P. Calderon will be honored Oct.
12 at the annual benefit for the
Association of Latino Men for
Action.
Gay soccer champs
Dogos of Buenos Aires beat the
defending champion London Stonewall
to take the title at the IGLFA 2007
World Championship in Buenos Aires.
Gay team in road race
Evan Darling, left, and the founder
of Gaywheels.com are one team in the
3,500-mile Fireball Run race that
starts Sept. 29.
Men of Chicago rugby
Jim is a member of the Chicago
Dragons rugby team and one of the
featured players for the team's
first calendar.
Coors Cup 3
The third Coors Cup skated into
Denver over Labor Day weekend with
165 participants, including a solid
showing from female players.
40 missing 1
It was great to see four from sports
make the Advocate's 40 heroes list.
What's sad however is that they did
not include the most important
champion of gay rights in sports:
Former NFL running back Dave Kopay.
Gay soccer torment
Former English star Graeme La Saux
has a book out that details the
torment he underwent after players
and fans perceived him as gay.
Crips and Queers
Danielle Peers is a world-class
wheelchair-basketball-playing
lesbian who is taking on the men.
Kopay's $1M gift
Former NFL player David Kopay is
pledging $1 million to help gay and
lesbian students at the Univ. of
Washington.
Gay-straight fantasy challenge
Seven gay people are taking on
three ESPN Radio personalities in a
gay vs. straight fantasy football
league.
Gays love Joey
The career of Atlanta Falcons
quarterback Michael Vick is going to
the dogs, but some gay fans are glad
his NFL descent has pushed Joey
Harrington to the front of the line.
Out umpire
When Tyler Garrison decided to
venture into the world of
professional umpires, he went back
in the closet despite having a
boyfriend.
Making a difference
Jordan Goldwarg was out on his
cross-country ski team. He
researched South Africa's struggles
to educate its citizens.
Auto
stereotypes
Evan Darling is gay; Terri O'Connell
is transgender. Their stories are
part of the history of gays in auto
racing.
Athlete loves gay fans
Unlike some athletes, Romain Barras
likes his photos on gay sites and to
be seen among all the "beautiful
guys."
Sports' Sweet Music
Dan Woog shares his insights into
the state of gay sports.
Looking for her past
Susan Guest was adopted and has
found that one of her siblings is
the gay child of a pro footballer.
Hosting ESPN radio
For two days, Cyd Zeigler was a
guest host on ESPN Radio's "DKLA."
Athletic scholarship
Two men have created a scholarship
for gay and lesbian
student-athletes.
Sweat is bliss
Christopher Bergland is an
ultra-endurance athlete with an
engaging new book, showing how being
active saved one depressed gay teen.
O'Reilly, Gays & Padres
A group of gay people bought tickets
to a San Diego Padres' game. Three
days later, Bill O'Reilly attacked
them.
Love in umpire school
Soon
after arriving at umpire school in
2002, Shane Wright and his mentor
developed a romantic relationship.
Rugby kisses
The
Tourism Board of Paris has come up
with an ad campaign featuring
kissing rugby players in a scrum.
A
first marathon
John Rowe grew far away from sports.
But in 2002 he started running
marathons to raise money for AIDS
research.
Immortal of the discus
The
myth of Hyacinth and how Apollo
loved him is rooted in history.
Patricia Nell Warren's latest on
gay-sports history.
Gasquet not gay
Wimbledon semifinalist Richard
Gasquet says it's "absolutely
obvious" that he is not a
homosexual.
Out in MLS
David Klotz is an openly gay man in
the front office of Major League
Soccer's Colorado Rapids.
Trans baseball editor
Christina Kahrl, one of the founding
five members of
Baseball Prospectus, is
transgender.
30 days, 30 athletes
We profiled 30 athletes in 30 days
of June in honor of Pride Month.
Much
response
When tennis player Matt Coin came
out, he was received thousands of
e-mails.
Out Div. 1 coach
Kirk Walker, coach of Oregon State
softball, is the only publicly out
Division I coach.
Gay pro umps
Tyler Hoffman was an umpire for
minor league baseball for several
years.
NCAA swimmer
Sean Smith was an openly gay swimmer
and assistant coach with the Rutgers
men's swim team.
Triathlete is not gay
Openly
straight Swiss pro triathlete
Sebastien Gacond does not want to be
mentioned on Outsports.
'Survivor' serves
J.P. Calderon was a player in the
late-'90s for Long Beach State and
lead the 49ers to the NCAA
Tournament.
The month in baseball
Why people root against Bonds, plus
Willie Eyre is part of baseball's
hottest team.
From fat to fit
Hector Torres has reinvented his
body and become an avid triathlete.
His next challenge is a tough
triathlon in Spain.
Helping jocks come out
Openly gay publicist Howard Bragman
has worked with athletes his entire
career, helping several to come
out.
LA Times trans writer
L.A. Times sportswriter Mike Penner
is transgender.
Column:
A woman behind the words
Mizzou cans out coach
Fired Missouri lacrosse coach Kyle
Hawkins was the focus of an ESPN
segment on June 3.
ESPN's story
Female sports dealer
Robin Lee is the rare woman in the
male-dominated industry of sports
memorabilia collecting.
Out Kiwi diver
Simon Latimer of New Zealand regrets
he never came out while a
competitive diver.
Star out in 2 sports
Adam Goslin played football and
baseball for Washington University
in St. Louis. He was that rare
athlete: out while playing.
Pride Meet in July
A new gay track meet will take its
first lap this July in San
Francisco. It will be the first
event of its kind in the U.S. in a
long, long time.
Homoeroticism on film
Leni Riefenstahl was called Hitler's
director. Her film on the 1936
Olympics had a strong
homoerotic subtext.
Love and Dinah Shore
The world's biggest lesbian party is
every year in Palm Springs during
the Dinah Shore golf tournament.
ForeUS was also there
More anti-gay slurs
Former NBA player and now CBA coach
Micheal Ray Richardson was suspended
for remarks that were derogatory to
Jews and gays.
Out Georgia goalie
University of Georgia hockey goalie
Joey Fisher decided before the 2006
season that he would come out to his
team, and open arms.
Dungy accepts award
Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy
accepted an award from an
organization that fights gay rights.
Previously:
Dungy is anti marriage rights
Pallone still speaking
Dave Pallone is still speaking out
nearly 20 years after the former
Major League Baseball umpire came
out.
Boyd speaks out
Outsports columnist Randy Boyd talks
about the column that pegged Amaechi
and Hardaway.
Pro sports now ready
The idea that an active professional
athlete in one of the big four
leagues can't come out is now
officially dead.
Overreaction to Snickers ad
Why we
weren't offended
Gay-friendly ESPN
The worldwide leader in sports is
gay-friendly.
Politics
Patricia Nell Warren runs for council
Penn State settles
Penn State has settled with Jennifer
Harris, who brought a lawsuit
against head basketball coach Rene
Portland (left) for anti-lesbian
actions.
Gay hockey takes Aspen
A team of elite, gay, ice hockey
all-stars beat a team of elite
straight players at Aspen Gay Ski
Week.
Homophobia on ice
Homophobia in sports is sad when
it's practiced by an openly gay
person like what has happened to
Johnny Weir.
Players' 'gay' mustaches
Two Florida Panthers shaved their
mustaches after some Vancouver
Canucks said they looked gay.
Federer leads voting
Readers voted Roger Federer
Sportsperson of the Year.
Rene Portland was our Jerk; Outgames
& Gay Games were our Story
Athlete Fails Gender Test
An Indian runner who competed in the
Asian Games failed a gender test.
Porter Fined $10K
The NFL fined Pittsburgh Steelers
linebacker Joey Porter for calling
opponent a "fag."
Gay soccer players talk
A German weekly published a series
about gay pro German soccer players.
Survivor's Gay Athlete
Brad Virata of "Survivor" was a high
school football player and sprinter.
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