Month: January 2012

Blogger and athlete Robert Scott Phillip Parker, 14, of Gordonsville, Tenn., killed himself this month, a victim of constant bullying at school, his parents said. "He kept telling me he had a rock on his chest," said Ruby Harris, Phillip's grandmother. "He just wanted to take the rock off where he could breathe." His death […]

This is an old video but I just stumbled across it. It’s a testament to the power of determination. This guy Chris Krueger obviously had a really nice body at some point before his injury, and he wanted to get it back. In 70 days he lost a boatload of weight and looked fantastic. When […]

We at Outsports certainly appreciate Baltimore linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo’s NFL-leading advocacy for gay rights. Unfortunately, a Tweet from early this morning has also proven him to be a sore loser. Hours after his team blew a game to what Ayanbadejo deems an inferior team, he held a little pity party on Twitter: We at Outsports […]

OMGay.tv has put together what they call the “Best of Gay Sports” videos. No, it’s not the finals of the latest Gay Softball World Series. You won’t see any thunderous dunks from the Coady Roundball Classic. Failing to make the cut were any of the hard hits from the Gay Superbowl. No, the producers decided […]

Patriots owner Robert Kraft It's tough to conjur up two NFL teams that are more gay-friendly than the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. As Corey Johnson tweeted, I was thrilled to see two teams with a growing support for gay equality represent the NFL in the Super Bowl. For one, both Massachusetts […]

Hot players of the week The Patriots and Giants hold on to reach the Super Bowl as the Ravens and 49ers make crucial game-deciding errors. How I saw the AFC and NFC championships games: Wow. That was the best Sunday ever for conference championship games. The 49ers-Giants game came down to the last play, with […]

Openly gay former pro rugby player Gareth Thomas has purchased popular drink company Turbo Drinks for about £7million. He purchased the company along with his new business partner Sean Smith, with whom he operates a legal recruiting firm. So much of the popularity of these drinks are the image of the company (why you'll see […]

Thanks to Towleroad for tracking down this fantastic Super Bowl commercial teaser (video after the jump). Yes, the Super Bowl has gotten so big that the commercials have teaser trailers. Insane. As a long-time Star Wars fan, this one certainly has me excited. A dozen dogs of all shapes and sizes bark the Imperial March […]

This is looking to be a fairly gay Super Bowl. Madonna is doing the halftime show and now comes news that gay icon David Beckham will be in his underwear as part of an ad by fashion retailer H&M. Beckham and his in-house creative team helped to design the collection, comprised of briefs, boxers, T-shirts, […]

Athlete Ally founder says coaches need the public support now being given to athletes

Over the last few years we’ve been very pleased to see GLAAD recognize the increasing LGBT work done in sports with multiple sports-related nominees for their media awards. This year, as far as we can tell only one of the 151 nominees is directly related to sports: ESPN's segment on Kye Allums. What makes that […]

With this above Tweet, figure skater Johnny Weir announced his return on competitive skating, with his goal to compete in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. With this above Tweet, figure skater Johnny Weir announced his return on competitive skating, with his goal to compete in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Golden State Warriors president Rick Welts, who came out of the closet last May, will receive Out & Equal’s advocacy award for coming out in the front office of his former team, the Phoenix Suns. Rick Welts is the first openly gay executive of a professional sports team. He publicly came out in an interview […]

Openly gay former Villanova basketball player Will Sheridan has release a new music video in anticipation of his debut album release in February. His music name is actually W!ll Sheridan; You can read more about him at his blog. The remix of 'Set Fire to the Streets' by Great Tiger is pretty damn good! I […]

After being released by his former team for sending a homophobic tweet directed at Gareth Thomas, rugger Lee Steele has been quickly snatched up by Nantwich Town FC. The team wasted no time excusing Steele for his anti-gay tweet: Lee,38, was released by Oxford City this week due to comments on a social media site, […]

One of the coolest and most gay-supportive pro athletes in the world is Brendon Ayanbadejo, linebacker and special teams player for the Baltimore Ravens. He has been a vocal supporter for gay marriage in Maryland and gay rights in general. He also has an awesome body that he showed off for the NoH8 campaign (see […]

Brian Burke Brian Burke, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was honored by PFLAG as an "ally" at a dinner this week. Burke's son Brendan was an assistant on the Miami of Ohio hockey team and died in a car crash on Feb. 5, 2010. Brendan's coming out story was told just months prior […]

A fantastic, moving video was posted on YouTube earlier this week that chronicles the ups and downs of the gay rights movement. From being outcasts in the ’50s to defeating Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, it touches some of the more powerful moments in gay-rights history. While the video includes references to politics, entertainment, youth, housing, […]

Former St. Louis Cardinals All-Star pitcher Bob Tewksbury has voiced his support of same-sex marriage rights in New Hampshire. He and his wife, Laura, live in Concord, N.H., where Tewksbury was born. They have joined Standing Up for New Hampshire Families to stop the state legislature from removing same-sex marriage rights in the Granite State. […]

Justin Braun The website Gay4soccer has started a program to get pro soccer players — mostly from Major League Soccer — to declare their support for gay rights. There are already 12 active players on the list in addition to front office and media people and fan groups. First, we have launched an Allies Page, […]