Month: April 2010

Just wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be live blogging the NFL Draft over at HitFix.com. So head on over and join the conversation. We'll be playing a drinking game or two for those who have already gotten out of work today… Just wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be live blogging the […]

Gay sports bars are quickly growing in number and popularity. In Washington DC, gay sports bar Nellie’s has gotten so popular that it’s even attracting armed robbers in broad daylight… Doug Schantz, owner of Nellie’s Sports Bar at 900 U St. NW, was robbed at gunpoint around 1 p.m. Monday, April 19, by two men. […]

Some people are upset at comments made by the recently introduced new head coach of the Univ. of Missouri’s women’s basketball team, Robin Pingeton. I'm a Christian that happens to be a coach. … My values are very important to me. … I'm very blessed to have my staff here. This is something very unique, […]

Tim Tebow must be ecstatic — not only was he drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, his new home will be only 69 miles from Colorado Springs, home to Focus on the Family. He can practice in the morning and cut an advocacy ad in the evening. This […]

The NFL has rendered its verdict on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, accused but not charged with sexual assault in Georgia: A six-game suspension that can be reduced to four if he meets certain conditions. “I recognize that the allegations in Georgia were disputed and that they did not result in criminal charges being filed […]

Just got this press release via email from our friends at the National Center for Lesbian Rights; They are suing NAGAAA (the North American gay softball organization) over alleged discrimination policies enforced at a recent Gay Softball World Series. We’ll have more in the next 24 hours, but we wanted to get this press release […]

Here’s a twist on a story involving race: Being white will hurt Stanford’s Toby Gerhart in this week’s NFL Draft, because there are virtually no white running backs in the league. As Michael Silver of Yahoo reports: One longtime NFL scout insisted that Gerhart’s skin color will likely prevent the Pac-10’s offensive player of the […]

Dez Bryant was uncomfortable with his mother being gay back in 2010.

Two big-time spots figures were featured at the Los Angeles GLAAD Awards this past weekend, and I had the privilege of personally thanking them both for all their gay-positive public statements. NFL linebacker Scott Fujita (left in pic at the Awards with LZ Granderson) and his lovely wife were front-and-center at ESPN’s table. Fujita said […]

When I saw photos of Manchester United’s Gary Neville kiss teammate Paul Scholes on the pitch after Scholes scored a late goal to give ManU a key win Saturday, I thought no big deal. Soccer kisses are pretty routine, especially in Europe. But the Neville smooch has drawn headlines in Britain and at least one […]

Former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow says his decision to appear in Super Bowl ads for Focus on the Family cost him endorsement deals. Tebow appeared in ads that stressed a pro-life message for Focus on the Family, a political advocacy group that is extremely homophobic. Tebow was the featured speaker at a dinner […]

The headline is a mashup of two terms used by Willie Colon, a Pittsburgh Steelers teammate of Ben Roethlisberger, who was with the quarterback in Milledgeville, Ga., the March night he was accused of sexual assault by a 20-year-old in a bathroom of a bar. Roethlisberger was not charged. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation report, […]

Australian swimmer Daniel Kowalski, who won four Olympic swimming medals before retiring, came out as gay in an opinion article he wrote for Australia’s Sunday Age. “Living the lie and deflecting the innuendo grows tiring. It is emotionally exhausting and it flat out hurts no matter how hard you try to block it out,” he […]

We got an email this week from some folks representing an MMA event this weekend called Total Fighting Alliance, streaming live on SwaggMedia.com Saturday, April 17, 7pmPT. We told them we’d promote the event if they gave us some pics for our Weekend Hot Jock: They were happy too! See, shirtless straight guys care less […]

I caught up with Johnny Weir as he preps for two big gay fundraisers this weekend in Los Angeles: Saturday at the GLAAD Awards and Sunday at a fundraiser for Equality California. Given his recent work with gay groups, and EQCA in particular, I wanted to know what he really thought about marriage. And his […]

Mason Raymond of the Canucks Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault, whose team plays the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL playoffs, has no problem with his players having as much pre-game sex as they wish. While the coach said the team can control the diet, workout and even sleep regimen of the players, sex was […]

Astros’ “Pride in the Park” on July 10 is one of the rare gay events initiated by a MLB team By Cyd Zeigler The Houston Astros are hosting a gay-themed event called "Pride in the Park" during their July 10 game against the St. Louis Cardinals. This is a big deal not just because it's […]

A prosecutor in Georgia this week did not charge Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with the sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman, saying he could not prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. But the 572 pages of records into the investigation will convict him in the eyes of many. It's never a good thing […]

Hottest player? Jimmy says it’s this guy. Editor's note: Mikey writes the awesome blog HockeyKidMn and lives in Minnesota. Jimmy did an amazing job blogging during the Olympics from the Frozen North. Both also play hockey, and they have teamed up to write an NHL preview. It's a great complement to Joe's NHL guide, which […]

Imagine coming out to your college rugby team and being met with: “Oh that’s cool. Pass the salt.” That’s what lesbians coming out on the Kent State rugby have experienced as more and more of them come out. There are straights and lesbians on the team, and what they’ve built is a welcoming environment for […]