Sam Stosur (Photo by Susan Mullane-US PRESSWIRE) Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, was beaten in straight sets 6-4, 6-1 by Sam Stosur of Australia in the quarterfinals of the French Open. She then complained that she lost to Stosur because, as Tennis.com reports: “Her topspin and her serve, I mean, she played like a man, and […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 5, 2012It’s still dark in his small Upper East Side apartment when the alarm clock introduces Wade Davis to this Thursday morning in late May. His partner, Steven, sleeps while Davis slips into his regalia: A checkered shirt, slick pants and a bright tie. He kisses Steven and says good-bye. He’ll be back in a few […]
By Cyd Zeigler | June 5, 2012Mitch Stein (Patch.com photo) Last fall, we wrote about Mitch Stein, an openly gay man who was fired as a junior varsity water polo coach after old pictures surfaced of him in drag and of him playfully eating a corn dog. Stein is now suing Charter Oak High School in Covina, Calif. for " 'animus […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 5, 2012Sydney Convicts in action at the Bingham Cup The Sydney Convicts are bringing the Bingham Cup rugby trophy back to Australia. The Convicts completed a sweep of the tournament this weekend in Manchester, England, winning the A division, 22-5, over the San Francisco Fog and the B division, 13-3, over the Dallas Diablos. "A great […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 4, 2012The International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics championships have wrapped up in Reykjavik, Iceland, with the big winners being Team New York Aquatics. They took first place in water polo, the large team category and Pink Flamingo. This is the first time one team won all three categorizes, according to Charlie Carson of TNYA. Results and […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 4, 2012Comedian Jason Alexander last week repeatedly joked on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson that cricket is a ‘gay sport.’ He went on to mimic cricket bowlers in a stereotypically gay fashion. When Twitter followers called him on it, he told them they have no sense of humor. Reversing course, Alexander has reflected and […]
By Cyd Zeigler | June 3, 2012June 1 update: Hysen and his partner Sigrid Bernson won the title. He just tweeted: Original story: Swedish soccer player Anton Hysen, who came out as gay last year, has reached the finals of the Swedish TV show "Let's Dance" (their version of "Dancing With the Stars."). A British betting website has made Hysen (and […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 1, 2012Editor's Note: Charlie Carson, the longtime veteran of Team New York Aquatics, is gracious enough to give us some updates from the IGLA Championships in Iceland. We are at the halfway point of the 20th International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics Championships, hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland, by the swimmers of the local Styrmir Sports Club – […]
By Outsports Archives | June 1, 2012