Month: March 2011

Mirel Radoi (Mirel Rădoi) is a Romanian-born soccer player in Saudi Arabia who has been fined $5,500 and suspended two matches for hinting that a Saudi player might be gay. Before you hail the Saudi football league as gay-friendly, apparently the reason he was fined is because the comment is being viewed as racist against […]

By now, you might have seen the video that’s all over the Internet of Casey, a student in Australia who friends say has been regularly bullied. In the video, a smaller student is punching Casey in the face while taunting him as you can hear snickers in the background by the people filming it. Then […]

Sir Elton John joined prominent out athletes in supporting the Sheffield Eagles in England for their wearing of jerseys condemning homophobia in rugby. The Eagles wore the jerseys, which said “Homophobia: Tackle It,” Sunday in a 44-16 loss to the Widnes Vikings. “I am delighted to hear about Sheffield Eagles’ initiative” said Sir Elton. “I […]

We have been seeking sports-related videos for the "It Gets Better" project and the latest comes from the San Francisco Frontunners: We have been seeking sports-related videos for the "It Gets Better" project and the latest comes from the San Francisco Frontunners:

Out speed skater Blake Skjellerup is in England this weekend at the ISU World Short Track Championships. In his first event, the 1500-meter, he wasn’t able to get out of the quarterfinals finishing 4th in his heat. But as he told me via Skype, he’s just coming off a really bad flu and he has […]

It must have been quite a 24 hours for Anton Hysen, the Swedish pro soccer player who yesterday came out to the world. In just a few hours he went from tier 4 player in Sweden to internationally known. Not surprisingly, photos are surfacing all over the net of now openly gay Swedish soccer player […]

Cricketer Steven Davies British Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone has told Members of Parliament the government is actively trying to make the atmosphere in British soccer more gay-friendly. In commenting on the significance of the coming out of rugby's Gareth Thomas and cricket's Steven Davies in the last 14 months she said: Obviously it is very […]

Swedish football player Anton Hysén has come out as gay, becoming the first active pro European soccer player to do so since Justin Fashanu. He’s also only the second pro soccer player in the world to come out during or after his career. Ever. The 20-year-old summed it up pretty bluntly (and pretty well) in […]

When BYU suspended basketball star Brandon Davies for having premarital sex with his girlfriend, we heard about the Mormon school’s “honor code.” Among its no-no’s are sex, drinking swearing. And, of course, “homosexual behavior.” Homosexual behavior is inappropriate and violates the Honor Code. Homosexual behavior includes not only sexual relations between members of the same […]

A couple fun stories from Canada today about thriving gay-sports leagues. The first profiles the Toronto Gay Football League, which has grown from five members to five teams in just two years. The group’s headed by Ken Scott, who’s been pushing for a gay football group in Toronto for years, so it’s great to see […]

Brendon Ayanbadejo plays linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens. He is also a big supporter of gay marriage. With a gay marriage bill being argued in Maryland, Ayanbadejo has come out with a strong and unequivocal message in support of same-sex marriage. He says in a video (below): Gay and lesbian couples want to marry for […]

Justin Fashanu was the first and still only English pro soccer player to come out. He had a very troubled career and life and committed suicide in 1998. Writer Keph Senett wrote about a ceremony that honored Fashanu on what would have been his 50th birthday. This article is excerpted from the original piece published […]

Normally, the hair styles of NFL quarterbacks are no big deal, but when you are married to a superstar model and start to look more like Justin Bieber than a jock, fans take notice. Such is the case with Tom Brady. The New England Patriots quarterback caused a stir last season when his new mop […]

After a year hiatus, the King of the Hardwood contest makes its reappearance on Outsports. David Williams, an Australian rugby player, is the defending champion from 2009. After winning, he said this to Outsports: "I'm speechless! And very honored! It's most definitely better than being crowned 'King of the Softwood!' " David Williams The contest […]

For many in the gay sports world, Doug Sanborn has for years been a champion at Coors. Having overseen LGBT efforts at the company for years, Doug has been deeply devoted to supporting gay softball, gay football and many other gay sports groups. Doug’s passion for sports dates back to high school and his time […]

How ready is BYU to persecute people who don’t follow the Mormon doctrine? Scarily so. The school this week suspended one of its star players, Brandon Davies, for having premarital sex with his girlfriend. The team was ranked No. 3 in the country, having lost only two games this season; But in their first game […]

For a while in the early 2000s, Greg Congdon was a regular fixture in the media for his coming out story. Or rather, his story of how being outed as a high school football player ruined his life. He disappeared from public life in 2004 and took heavily to drinking, but teens still sought him […]

While many people know Meredith Baxter from her long-running stint on Family Ties, not many know much about her partner, Nancy Locke. Nancy happens to be the contractor on our home (no, she’s not giving me a discount for saying wonderful things about her). And I know she’s an avid sports fan (while Meredith couldn’t […]

Those betting following the NCAA basketball odds by BetUs should be on alert for an upset on Saturday afternoon in New York City at Madison Square Garden, where St. John’s has made a name for themselves this season by taking down top teams, and they’ll have another chance this weekend when No.4 Pittsburgh comes to […]

The 2014 Sochi, Russia, Winter Olympics have unveiled their five mascots, and for once they don’t immediately make you want to gag. We have Leopard, Polar Bear, Hare, Ray of Light and Snowflake. Sure beats the London 2012 logo, which Iran says symbolizes Zionism and is racist, and others think looks like Lisa Simpson giving […]