Month: December 2010

Editor’s note: Got this release this evening from a law office representing Lisa Howe, the Belmont University women’s soccer coach who was fired for being a lesbian. Lisa Howe, the former soccer coach at Belmont University, will not comment on any topic related to the University other than to respectfully disagree with the suggestion in […]

Eastern Michigan athlete Austin Hendrix wrestled with his sexuality through high school. Now that he is out in college, he has helped start a campus group to fight homophobia in sports. Austin HendrixFor Outsports.com Few things in life have the ups and downs one experiences as a collegiate athlete. Whether it is winning the conference […]

Mike Holtz, a friend of Outsports and a co-organizer of the Equality Night with the Los Angeles Clippers, has been named the Athlete of the Year for 2010 by Compete Magazine. I’m proud to have been asked by Mike to be one of his references for the award. Mike has dedicated his last few years […]

The SEC Championship game on Saturday featured two good quarterbacks…who both happen to be quite attractive. We’ll highlight the Heisman-Trophy candidate next week, but today we bring you South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia.I do wish he’d cut his hair again though; He looks much better without the locks. The 6-foot-2 junior will be one of […]

We need Comic Book Guy to say “worst uniforms ever!” about the hideous throwbacks worn Sunday by the Green Bay Packers. They were the same uniforms worn by the 1929 championship Packers and in this case older does not mean better. The ugly brown helmets were meant to resemble leather helmets of the era, but […]

All division races are still wide open, but the Chiefs were the day’s big winners. What’s wrong with Peyton Manning and the Colts? The Lions get jobbed again, the worst uniforms of the season, Jim Irsay is an entertainer tweeter and Hot Player of the Week. How I saw Week 13 in the NFL: A […]

While some of the world celebrates the announcement that the nations of Russia and Qatar will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup2, there are plenty of reasons for gay people to be dubious. Thanks to the folks at Red Card Homophobia, I checked out what gay participants, spectators and residents of Qatar have to […]

Lisa Howe, women’s soccer coach at Belmont University in Tennessee lost her job after she told the school she wanted to reveal that she and her female partner were expecting a baby (her partner is pregnant). According to her players, Howe was given the choice by school officials to quit or be fired. While school […]

There is a fascinating exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery (that has gotten rave reviews) called “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture.” In dozens of pieces that go back to the 1800s, the show demonstrates how same-sex themes made their way into American art, often going unnoticed by the public at large. One sports […]

Former University of Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, back in the news since he wants his old job back, now says he is sorry if people took it the wrong way when he called homosexuality an “abomination” in 1992. From the Boulder Daily Camera: “The Bible says the whole gospel is found in the first […]

Pau Gasol Today is World AIDS Day and a good time to reflect on athletes who are doing their best to fight the disease. Two of them are Magic Johnson (former Los Angeles Laker) and Pau Gasol (current Laker). Johnson tested positive for HIV 19 years ago and his struggle against the disease helped motivate […]

Members of the Ladies Professional Golf Association on Tuesday voted to scrap the “female at birth” qualification for golfers to play on the tour. The decision follows a lawsuit filed by trans golfer Lana Lawless, who had been barred from the LPGA and other women’s golf events including the Long Drivers of America championship, which […]

Burlesque is the Miami Heat of 2010-11: Three stars brought together to bring home a championship for a very specific audience, but ultimately disappointing despite moments of individual brilliance that remind you of past glories. Cher / Dwyane WadeThe one with the ring/oscar. The proven commodity that makes this a must buy ticket for loyal […]

The European short course swimming championships were held this past weekend in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Here are some select photos courtesy of G. Scala at Deepbluemedia.eu The European short course swimming championships were held this past weekend in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Here are some select photos courtesy of G. Scala at Deepbluemedia.eu