Month: February 2012

Jalen Rose is in hot water over calling Patriots tight end “white boy wasted” this morning on the Mike & Mike Show, but it’s his homophobic comment that has out wrestler Akil Patterson hot under the collar. According to Patterson, Rose (who is an expert on losing championships) said in his tirade against Gronkowski’s post-Super […]

ESPN columnist LZ Granderson recently gave the NFL a pat on the back for their gay-rights efforts. I personally think they have a long way to go, and I know the NFL is currently refusing to talk about LGBT issues, leaving it up to the teams. Still, LZ’s point is that they have at least […]

Jordan Rodgers Jordan Rodgers, quarterback at Vanderbilt University and the brother of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, was among students speaking out against the school's nondiscrimination policy as it applies to student groups, especially religious ones. Rodgers is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which is opposed to homosexuality and whose website […]

New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs is the early leader in the race for Male Sexist Pig of the Year award after saying this about supermodel Gisele Bundchen, the wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady: “She just needs to continue to stay cute and shut up.” New York Giants running back Brandon […]

Out distance swimmer Diana Nyad says she will again attempt to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys this summer. It will be her fourth attempt. She first tried what she calls the “Xtreme Dream” in 1978 at the age of 29, but she was thwarted by bad weather. Last summer she attempted the swim […]

Great news from Chris Mosier today. I wonder what it is about triathlons that make the sport so inclusive. Maybe it’s the respect for any athlete who can put themselves through a grueling race combining three tough distance sports. Either way, this is really encouraging. USA Triathlon awarded trans triathlete Chris Mosier an honorable mention […]

Soccer player Ravel Morrison, formerly of Manchester United and now with West Ham of the English Premier League, is in hot water after sending a homophobic tweet to a fan. From Goal.com: Morrison’s tweet, which has since been deleted, read: “crack head ? Go suck out u little faggot your a guy that talks if […]

Andrew is a 17-year-old high school senior in Minnesota and captain of his swim team. I have written before about his terrific blog the Transpiration of Andrew. He has an awesome post up now that has him writing to his 11-year-old self, a scared boy coming to terms with his sexual orientation. It is moving […]

Updated at 2:43pmPT with comments from Charissa Thompson. Today's episode of ESPN's First Take tackled the issue of the New England Patriots' post-game party. While Skip Bayless didn't find much fault with the players dancing (possibly intoxicated) at a previously planed event, Rob Parker was most concerned about the fact that there didn't seem to […]

We now know that at least one out lesbian will be participating in the Summer Olympics in London. Alexandra Lacrabère came out to little fanfare in the French magazine Hand Action last November. Yagg.com caught up with her recently and she talked more about being an out lesbian in the popular French sport. Via a […]

For those of you tired of hearing about the Super Bowl, we’re sorry – but there are just too many great storylines that make it the gayest ever. The latest comes from gay-friendly New York Giants owner Steve Tisch, who had his toenails painted red and blue over the last few weeks (including the Super […]

Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots … Your team has just lost the Super Bowl … What are you going to do next? “I’m going to dance shirtless on stage during a LMFAO set at a party!” Gronkowski, who played with a high ankle sprain, danced at the Patriots postgame party, along with a […]

CNN commentator Roland S. Martin is in a heap of trouble after tweeting what some are claiming is an anti-gay tweet during the Super Bowl. After David Beckham's horribly tame H&M underwear ad was aired, Martin showed his fear of the bulge: CNN commentator Roland S. Martin is in a heap of trouble after tweeting […]

Gisele Bundchen, the supermodel and wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ripped his receivers for dropping passes after the Pats lost the Super Bowl to the New York Giants, 21-17. She was heard saying this by Insider.com: “You (have) to catch the ball when you’re supposed to catch the ball. My husband cannot […]

I seldom watch Super Bowl commercials, since I watch every play of the game and use the breaks to get food, socialize or run to the bathroom. So I missed the ad for the Toyota Camry, but advertising columnist Stuart Elliott of the New York Times gave it a thumbs up: A commercial for the […]

Belmont University fired soccer coach Lisa Howe a year ago because she came out to players on her team. She’s been out of work since then, but she’s landed a great new job at the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce: “Lisa Howe knows first-hand how it is to come out in the work place and […]

How I saw Super Bowl XLVI, including my hot players of the game: They did it again. The Giants are the Patriots' Kryptonite, their daddy, their master, their tops, choose your word. For the second time in five seasons, the Giants have beaten the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Sunday it was 21-17 on a […]

Dallas “Sherry” Clark This is pretty funny — Five members of the Indianapolis Colts dressed in drag for a skit on Jimmy Fallon's NBC show spoofing the "Real Housewives" franchise (video below). How rare to see any American pro athlete do something like this. And there was even a Tim Tebow reference. Dallas Clark was […]

Former Indianapolis Colts coach and now NBC analyst Tony Dungy is part of a three-minute video for a Christian adoption agency that is billed as a “pro-family” alternative to Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show. Dungy has raised money for groups fighting gay marriage. From One News Now, which runs news from a Christian perspective: Most […]

Brendan and Brian Burke There was an awesome interview yesterday with Brian Burke, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, about whether the NHL is ready for an openly gay player. Burke's son, Brendan, was gay and died two years ago in a car accident. Brian Burke has become a strong public advocate for gays […]