Month: August 2012

One of the most eloquent and charismatic straight athlete allies for gay rights is David Pocock, an Australian rugby player. He and his partner, Emma, won’t marry until gays and lesbians have the same rights in Australia. He is up front and proud of his support for same-sex marriage, a hot topic being debated in […]

“35…um…22…We in Pittsburgh about to play football. Whatever.” That about sums up the gayest — and in many respects one of the funniest — football videos I’ve ever seen. Kevin JZ, along with his friends Naheen, Zamar, Jukebox and Kam, made a pit stop in their walk through Downtown Pittsburgh to toss the pigskin. It’s […]

In case you haven’t seen it, Logo has a fun summer reality show on right now that I think our readers would also find pretty engaging. “In The Big House” follows two generations of the Verdi family in Los Angeles. Michel and husband Jay Krymis own a couple popular West Hollywood bars — St. Felix […]

Former Secretary of State Condoleeze Rice and businesswoman Darla Moore are the first two women admitted to Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters. Women have been knocking on the door of the club for years. The statement of Club president Billy Payne did not avoid the historic nature of the announcement: This is […]

David Boudia The London Olympics are over, but attitudes still linger in the air. As usual, the U.S. thumps itself on the back, congratulating ourselves on a mighty haul of medals – 104. Many Americans take this as proof that we are better than everybody else – especially the Chinese, who were second with 88 […]

Michael Phelps won four gold medals and two silvers in what was his swan song as an Olympian. The next time you’ll see him in water is in a bathtub as part of a new ad campaign by Louis Vuitton shot by Annie Leibovitz. Photos of the ads were leaked during the Olympics, with the […]

Jan-Michael Gambill has been a topic of conversation for years among Outsports readers, with some wondering if he is gay and others liking his propensity for being seen shirtless. I had totally forgotten he was still around, but he’s only 35 and plays for the Boston Lobsters of World Team Tennis. He's also buds with […]

The Gay Softball World Series takes place this week in Minneapolis. Gay World Series updates are brought to you by Roman Jimenez from San Diego and Sam Lehman from Southern New England. This is mostly updates from the C and Masters divisions. You can find more complete results here. FRIDAY C DivisionCould it be Triple […]

Outdoor retailing giant REI has pledged its support for same-sex marriage. The Washington State-based company joins the chorus of people pushing for same-sex marriage rights in their state, where the issue will be voted on this November. Ski Bums wrote in an email to its members: In Washington state, voters who approve Referendum 74 this […]

Are you a hockey player with a big ass? Boy do we have a pair of jeans for you! Specially designed for hockey players with ‘hockey ass,’ these jeans give you more room in the rear and the thighs…all for just $89.99! These aren’t mom jeans, these are hockey-ass jeans! From the jeans’ maker: Introducing […]

University of Nebraska assistant football coach has succeeded in killing a law that would protect LGBT people from discrimination in housing and the workplace. The city council had passed the ordinance in May on a 5-2 vote. The mayor supports the bill. However, Brown and his allies have succeeded in forcing the city council to […]

Stephen Milne, left, and Harry O’Brien ((Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Stephen Milne of St. Kilda in Australian Rules Football was fined $3,000 for calling Harry O'Brien of Collingwood a "f***ing homo" during a match last week. “It has been confirmed that Milne made an inappropriate homophobic comment towards O’Brien during the course of play […]

James Magnussen, swimming Like most, I watched the Summer Olympics on TV from the comfort of my couch. Here in Canada, CTV was the official broadcaster for the Olympics, and based on the many tweets I saw on Twitter complaining about NBC’s coverage below the 49th parallel, I’m pretty sure I had the better seats. […]

Louganis in London (Photo by Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Greg Louganis attended the London Olympics as athlete-mentor to U.S. diving, the first Games he has attended since 1996. The openly gay, four-time gold medal winner worked with the divers the past two years and is given credit for helping the U.S. team win four medals, […]

Nick Simmons at U.S. Olympic Trials The Twitter account of Indiana University assistant wrestling coach Nick Simmons last week featured a tweet that at least one IU alum did not take kindly to. The tweet referred to an unidentified Real World cast member as a "homo." A friend of Simmons told Outsports he is the […]

I was so focused on the the Olympics, that I didn’t realize the NFL has suddenly turned gay. This comes courtesy of rather bizarre comments by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs and Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys owner. Jones longs for the days of lots of oral sex on the Cowboys (video below). First […]

Just before the Olympic Games, You Can Play founder Patrick Burke wrote a reflective column after the movie-theater shooting in Colorado took the life of a YCP intern. Burke opened up about the death of his brother a couple years ago on Outsports, and he did so again with this column. His words reflect my […]

Kevin Nash has long been the coolest professional wrestler in the world. Known as the “Big Sexy,” Nash gave Outsports an interview almost six years ago, in which he talked about gay wrestlers and his support of gay issues. He even said he didn’t care if a gay guy looked at him naked, “as long […]

Tim Tebow (Photo by Mark Seliger for GQ). Click for larger view GQ Magazine knows what sells and it's Tim Tebow. How else to explain the magazine doing two September covers as part of its NFL kickoff — one with Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers, the other with Tim Tebow of the New York […]

The largest annual LGBT sporting event continues to grow as the Gay Softball World Series jumps up two teams from last year to 153 when play kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 14, at multiple fields in Minneapolis. There are 2,404 registered players across five skill-based divisions, except Master’s, which is for the over-50 crowd. The top-tiered […]