Year: 2011

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! […]

There’s a new gay hockey site on our blogroll with one of the best names I’ve heard in a long time. “Puckbuddys” is for “boys who like boys who like hockey.” They’ve got a fantastic tone with a great sense of humor (they started it “because America has suffered for much too long without a […]

Brad is a 16-year-old high school sophomore in the Pacific northwest. He runs for his school’s cross-country and track teams and is gay. He plans to attend college, major in either pre-med or international relations and be a competitive athlete. I can vouch for Brad’s identity and that is his picture. I have seen his […]

Eric Decker, Broncos Every week except two this season I have written NFL game notes (check out Week 17, which includes my picks for wild card week). And every week I have picked a personal hot player. It's totally subjective and based on something I saw that week. I tended to generally favor relative unknowns […]

The Patriots look untouchable in the AFC, while the NFC looks wide open. Wild card picks; weirdness abounds; men loving men and hot player of the week. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 17 in the NFL: I won’t do a full playoff prediction here since matchups matter so much in each round. Obviously, […]