Month: June 2012

5 We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include a heavy dose of gymnastics as one of the Olympic qualifying events was held this past week. Among those featured is Jake Dalton, voted by readers as King of the Hardwood. 5 We present our favorite photos of the past […]

According to the Associated Press, pressure is mounting on the International Olympic Committee to take a stand against institutionalized homophobia: Specifically, activists are asking why the International Olympic Committee — with a credo of "sport for all" — welcomes in its ranks scores of nations that ban gay sex. For the IOC, which has taken […]

For the next few days, Outsports will be at the first-ever Nike LGBT Sports Summit, so our posts may be few and far between. However, we’ve set up a Twitter list including all of the summit participants who are on Twitter. You can follow that list here; We know many of them will be tweeting […]

Ryan Kesler (Photo: Brace Hemmelgarn-US PRESSWIRE) There are two new videos out for the You Can Play Project that show its widening appeal in the hockey world. One is from the nationally ranked University of Denver hockey team. The other is one from Tanner Glass and Dustin Byfuglien of the Winnipeg Jets and Ryan Kesler […]

Update: Cassano apologizes (see below). Here is another example of how backward so much of international soccer is: Italian forward Antonio Cassano, in Poland for Euro 2012, said he hopes there are no gays on the team and then he used a slur to describe gays. From the London Guardian: When asked about media reports […]

With the Oklahoma City Thunder ready to host Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Tuesday, it’s worth noting that the game will be played in an arena named for a company that gave $1 million to an anti-gay marriage group. That company’s CEO is a part-owner (19%) of the Thunder. […]

Sometimes we at Outsports get it wrong. I certainly do. And when I'm wrong, I've gotta admit it and apologize. Yesterday I wrote a post about Leigh Steinberg. The uber-sports-agent had written a thoughtful column about the shifting tide in sports, and how gay athletes were rightly becoming more accepted. Instead of focusing on the […]

Team DC has sold 3,000 tickets to their Night Out at the Nationals next Tuesday, June 19, according to the Federation of Gay Games. As far as we know, that makes it the largest “Gay Night” ever at a professional sporting event. Openly gay Congressman Jared Polis will throw out the game’s opening pitch, and […]

Photo gallery below. It was an honor to speak at the Celebration of LGBT Athletes at Stanford University last week, in recognition of the school's placement on Campus Pride's Out To Play Project list. Stanford Senior Associate Athletic Director Earl Koberlein was on hand to accept the Campus Pride award. The event was organized by […]

Kelley L Cox-US PRESSWIRE Ryan Lochte, the sculpted 27-year-old American swimmer expected to win multiple gold medals, is the sex symbol of the London Olympics, or so the New York Times tells us, in a story that was a good excuse for the paper to run six shots of the dude. Lochte is pretty laid […]

Joe and Connor Barwin “Embrace who people love and how they love,” the linebacker says. He talks about his close family, being raised properly, how an out gay NFL player would be accepted and be a “hero,” and on a light note, wearing a “slutty” uniform. Related: Watch a video interview with Barwin by SB […]

With Euro 2012 dominating the soccer world for the month, and against the backdrop of gays being warned against being open in Ukraine, one of the host countries, we find a poster from a German group that asks fans to consider homophobia. "Would you also beat up your favorite player for this?" asks Maneo, on […]

Out gymnast Josh Dixon will return to his hometown of San Jose, Calif., to compete in the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials. Dixon finished 13th overall at the Visa Championships this weekend. Dixon was one of fifteen men named to the U.S. Senior Men’s National Team; They will compete for one of six spots on Team […]

Update: Dixon qualifies for Trials, named to National Team. Out gay gymnast Josh Dixon is taking his second step toward the U.S. Olympic team this weekend at the Visa Championships in St. Louis. He placed ninth overall after the first day of competition on Thursday. There are 40 competitors at the Championships, 28 of whom […]

The best advice to gay soccer fans who want to attend the Euro 2012 soccer games in Ukraine is don’t. And if you do, keep a very low profile. Ukraine is hosting the big event with Poland starting Friday. Amnesty International Ukraine campaigner Max Tucker told the Independent in Ireland: “Gay football fans will have […]

15 We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include the NFL minicamps, the French Open, Major League Baseball, college baseball, the NBA playoffs, international swimming, track and field and a rugby celebration. Click image for larger, full-sized view: 15 We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. […]

Stanford University will celebrate their inclusion in Campus Pride’s list of the 10 most LGBT-friendly college athletic departments with a reception and ceremony this Thursday, June 7. And as added bonus, I’ll be speaking at the event. It’s quite an honor for me to return to my alma mater all these years later and speak […]

Former NFL player regrets not coming out earlier

AIDS/LifeCycle 11 started off from San Francisco on Sunday. All told, 2,225 riders will travel 545 miles in seven days, raising $12.6 million for AIDS prevention, education and research. People who participate in the event often talk about it as a life-changing experience. We’re grateful for the riders and volunteers who spend so much time […]

Editor’s note: When we published the story of then-15-year-old high school volleyball player Galen Dodd in October, he was the youngest person to come out on Outsports. We asked him to reflect on the impact of his story since. By Galen Dodd It's awesome when a teammate has your back. I learned that after I […]