Month: January 2012

The guys at Queers4Gears have a lengthy interview with out professional motorcycle racer Luke “Lucky” Huff. He talks with them about his longtime partner, his management company (promoting motorcycle racers), and being openly gay in the sport. As we’ve heard over and over again from athletes in many sports, motorcycle racing simply isn’t as overtly […]

Unicorn Booty picked up on a site that marketed this T-shirt. It was created to sell after Alabama beat up on LSU tonight in some bowl game or something in New Orleans (the score would be printed at the end of the game and distributed in the hours afterward). “Homeaux” is supposed to be a […]

Pat Griffin has a full rundown of the latest from the Sky Wyatt lawsuit. Watt alleges that her high school softball coach in Kilgore, Texas, outed her to her mother, violating her right to privacy. From Griffin’s blog: The lawsuit claims that the coaches: 1. Called Skye to a fake team meeting2. Locked Skye in […]

For all of those non-believers out there, Jesus Christ has given us unshakable evidence that he was at the Steelers-Broncos game and personally decided the outcome. A famous Bible passage that Tebow has endorsed through his eye black in the past is John 3:16, which reads (in my New International Version): For God so loved […]

Wow, we totally whiffed on this one. Last October, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue and his wife donated $1 million to Paul’s alma mater, Georgetown University, to establish the Tagliabue Initiative for LGBT Life: Fostering Formation and Transformation. According to the Washington Blade, Tagliabue said this in a statement at the time of the donation: […]

Our friends over at Puck Buddys, the terrific website for gay hockey fans, are publishing the first part of an interview with Zach, a gay high school hockey player. Zach is a gay hockey player. He’s been skating since he was a kid and moved up through the ranks from his area’s youth hockey leagues […]

The Denver Broncos beat an injury-depleted Pittsburgh Steelers team Sunday night, forcing the rest of the country to suffer through another week of watching and listening to Tim Tebow pray. The game unfolded in the only way the Broncos can win with Tebow at quarterback. The Steelers drove the ball in the first quarter but […]

A few weeks ago, Anderson Cooper featured transgender youth on his program. For the last few minutes of the show he chatted via Webcam with trans former George Washington basketball player Kye Allums. Allums talked about his struggles being accepted, particularly by his mother. Video after the jump. Allums comes in at minute 36:00. A […]

Out former rugby pro Gareth Thomas is co-starring in Britain’s latest installation of Big Brother, this time with a bunch of “celebrities.” The threw down the gauntlet in last night’s episode, according to The Mirror: He told Brian that he will “be myself and prove my family proud.” The Welshman said he was “happy to […]

One reason to watch — Bama kicker Cade Foster The college football season reaches its anti-climatic climax Monday night when LSU plays Alabama in the BCS title game. I won't call it the "national championship game" because that would give it more weight than it deserves. It's basically the SEC championship game a month later. […]

You’d be hard-pressed to name two people who have collectively had a stronger impact on the gay-sports movement than Pat Griffin and Helen Carroll. These two pioneers have been working toward equality for the better part of 30 years. They’ve visited high schools. They’ve talked to colleges. They’ve waged legal campaigns. They’ve educated educators. And […]

Last week, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma Tweeted that grown men shouldn’t act feminine. He denied being homophobic and sexist, and in doing so he proved he’s just an asshole. I don’t intend to call names; I mean “asshole” in the most technical terms. “Asshole” is in the dictionary as “a stupid, incompetent, or […]

Last day to vote! Every year we ask our readers to crown the Outsports 'Person of the Year.' Last year's honorees were Brian & Patrick Burke, who garnered over 60% of the vote! This year we have many incredibly deserving people, and we have narrowed it down to these final six. We'll announce the winner […]

I admit to not watching the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl between Marshall and Florida International. But a reader alerted me that I missed seeing FIU sophomore safety Justin Halley, who stands 6-2 and weighs 187. It turns out that Halley, in addition to playing football, is also a male model. His most recent work, according […]

Figure skater Johnny Weir married his partner Victor Voronov in New York on Friday in a civil ceremony with a formal wedding planned for the summer. The couple is now on their honeymoon in the Dominican Republic. What struck me was how matter-of-factly this was handled by the mainstream media. The Associated Press and Reuters […]

Shaquille O’Neal said last last week on TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ that he would pay anyone $1,000 who got a tattoo of the famous kiss between Charles Barkley and Dick Bavetta. Shaq wrote: “I will pay one thousand dollars to anyone who gets a tattoo of that picture. Tweet me the pics.” At least one […]

I wasn’t sure what to make of this story over at Christwire, until I saw the quote they use to promote their Christwire book: “I am the anti-Christwire” – Howard Stern. The site is a lampoon of organizations that promote conservative Christian doctrine. Their latest piece puts the homosexual tendencies of rugby in its crosshairs: […]

“Jerk” doesn’t seem to accurately describe a man accused of raping a number of boys. Nonetheless, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky has received the lowest honor afforded by our readers on Outsports and has been named our “Jerk of the Year.” With 40% of the vote, Sandusky received more than double the […]

Kris Humphries, the NBA player whose claim to fame is that he was married to Kim Kardashian for 72 days, was on the latest episode of the reality series “Kourtney & Kim Take New York,” where he obsesses over whether Kim’s publicist is gay. The publicist says he’s not, but Humphries won’t take no for […]

Last day to vote! Every year we crown our annual 'Jerk of the Year,' honoring those in sports who were, well, jerks. Last year's 'Jerk of the Year' was the Belmont University administration, who fired soccer coach Lisa Howe after she came out of the closet. This year we have many worthy candidates from football, […]