Month: January 2011

The Ravens dominate, while the Seahawks, Jets and Packers win thrillers; Vick regresses; injuries do in Indy and hot player of the week. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw wild card weekend: Three of the four games this weekend were terrific but the divisional round looks much less appealing to me. In the AFC, we […]

“Three kids. Three time zones. One mission …” That’s the tagline for a fantastic new blog, “Walk the Road” (with the url www.bradrobertben.wordpress.com), created and written by three gay teenage high school athletes. That’s unusual in and of itself. What makes it even more unique is that the three are not anonymous. The three bloggers […]

The Windy City Times in Chicago has a troublesome report that the Federation of Gay Games will not reply to any of their questions about the growing controversy in Cleveland including a lawsuit against the FGG. In addition, the Times exposes claims that the new group the FGG has tapped to host the Cleveland Games […]

We sat down with out rugby star Gareth Thomas this week to ask him some of the questions that our readers submitted. Gareth was as charming as can be, willing to answer every question we asked. He even lifted his shirt to show us a tattoo (which happens to be on his six-pack) and the […]

He’s here, he’s Weir. Several Web sites (including AfterElton) are reporting that figure skater Johnny Weir says he is gay in his new book, Welcome To My World. Weir said he would talk directly about relationships in his book, and those relationships obviously include men. One tidbit from a People interview of Weir that AfterElton […]

Boston Herald sports columnist Steve Buckley comes out as gay.

Several years ago I wrote a piece for the New York Blade about Hot Nude Yoga, a class offered by Aaron Star in New York. Since then it’s exploded with Naked Yoga popping up in Los Angeles, naked yoga retreats all over the world, and of course DVDs to “enjoy” at home. One of those […]

The rugby star is thrilled that his coming out story is making a difference. He is also thrilled that Mickey Rourke is going to play him in a movie.

Aaron Rodgers is the sensational quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, who plays the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL playoff game on Sunday. Jack Ryan is a porn actor who apparently is quite well endowed, measuring in at … oh, Google it yourself. I did not know until a reader sent these photos in, that […]

Outsports and Equality California are teaming up with the Los Angeles Clippers to bring the first LGBT-community night to the Staples Center. Equality Night with the Clippers will take place Wednesday, February 2, as the Clippers host the Chicago Bulls. The Clippers have been incredibly warm and welcoming as we’ve been planning the event, which […]

Robert is a 17-year-old living in the South, a big fan of cars, music, video games and the Chicago Bears. He also plays soccer on his high school team and is gay. Along with two friends, Brad and Ben, he will be launching a blog next week specifically to connect other gay and questioning high […]

Cyd and I met out rugby player Gareth Thomas today (our story and video will be upcoming), and he told us he filmed an “It Gets Better” video yesterday. He said that had these been available when he was wrestling with his sexuality, it would have made a big difference. "What an amazing thing," he […]

While this is not exactly sports-specific, a recap of new research contradicts some long-held beliefs about being a gay teenager. Basically, according to this excellent article by Jane Brody in the New York Times, gay teens aren’t much different than their straight counterparts. The good news is that recent research finds more similarities than differences […]

On Wednesday Jim and I will sit down with Gareth Thomas for a conversation. As we’ve done in the past, we’d like to know what you think we should ask Gareth. Post your questions below, and we'll get to as many of them as we can. Thanks! On Wednesday Jim and I will sit down […]

Two massage therapists are suing Brett Favre and the New York Jets saying they lost their job with the team after complaining about sexually suggestive text messages from No. 4. From the Associated Press: The suit also includes a message Favre allegedly sent to a third, unidentified massage therapist. “Kinda lonely tonight,” it says. “I […]

Gareth Thomas is a special guest on Ellen DeGeneres’ show today, and they have released a clip of his appearance. In the clip he talks about his wife and tells a very cool story about coming out to his parents including his macho dad. Every time Gareth talks he seems like a genuine, down-to-earth guy […]

Hudson Taylor's new organization will recruit straight allies to fight for LGBT equality in sports

George Washington University’s transgender basketball player Kye Allums is again battling the repercussions of a concussion he suffered in their Nov. 18 game against Coppin State, GW spokesperson Jesse Hooker has informed me. Allums had returned to play after Thanksgiving and lit up the scoreboard, leading the team in field goal percentage shooting 13-for-26 in […]

This trend of crowds booing the home team has started to bug the hell out of me. I’ve been seeing it happen in the first half of games. Last night the spoiled-rotten home crowd at Staples Center actually booed the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers off the court. Two years in a row […]

Out pro rugby icon Gareth Thomas is headed to Los Angeles this week and will sit down with Ellen DeGeneres on her daytime talk show on Tuesday. As the show writes on their Web site: Rugby player GARETH THOMAS broke new ground when he became the first openly gay professional male athlete… in the world! […]