Month: October 2013

UFC Hall of Fame fighter Forrest Griffin and openly lesbian fighter Liz Carmouche are spokespeople for a new campaign to encourage people to get tested for HIV. The campaign is called "Protect Yourself at All Times" and is a joint effort between the UFC and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada. "I […]

The annual Dieux Du Stade calendar, which features nude and semi-nude athletes from the Stade Français rugby club and other hot French athletes, is on sale. In addition to the rugby players, there are "guests" from soccer that include Aresenal's Olivier Giroud, Newcastle United's Yohan Cabaye, along with a boxer and a handball player.The calendar […]

Three pro teams in Portland support same-sex marriage, while Fallon Fox's first pro loss brings out the worst in MMA fans

This week's entries include college football, the baseball playoffs, men's gymnastics, mixed martial arts and a recovery session in Aussie Rules Football. More from Outsports:

Nike's sales of their groundbreaking #BeTrue line far exceeded expectations, leading to the huge donation

The anti-equality Pro Bowler, who has fought against gay rights, has lost 75 pounds and will be the object of some affection

Rich Eisen, Steve Mariucci and Michael Irvin will wear purple in support of bullied LGBT youth

A great honor this week to our good friend Charley Sullivan, the associate head coach of men's rowing at the University of Michigan: He was chosen the the Collegiate Coach of the Year in a poll by US Rowing. Sullivan got 36.7% of the vote in beating out four other coaches. Sullivan has been openly […]

Despite arguments of "fairness" and "safety" being completely derailed, many in the MMA world show their true colors by sticking to their baseless arguments

Harri Tikkanen is a 15-year-veteran in the Finnish Hockey League, the most popular sports league in Finland, and he showed his support for gay players by putting a rainbow decal on his stick during a match this weekend. This is the first time any Finnish athlete has displayed a gay rights symbol. It came after […]

Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns FC also support marriage-equality initiative in Oregon

Brittany McMillan's Spirit Day initiative will reach sports fans of virtually every major pro-sports league. Will we see purple on the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football?

Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media & Society presents three days of conversation about the intersection of the media, sports & the LGBT community

A roundup of gay sports news includes a title fight loss for boxer Orlando Cruz; the USOC acts on gay discrimination and a thoughtful piece on what it means for Jason Collins to be unsigned. Openly gay boxer Orlando Cruz knocked out by Orlando Salido | Other Sports | Sports | Calgary SunPuerto Rico's Orlando […]

David Kopay, Jason Collins, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Billy Bean and Kirk Walker joined other Angelenos Tuesday night in support of Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup

Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins still has not had a team sign him. And Gay Bowl XIII kicks off in Phoenix. We're there!

Amnesty International and GO! Athletes rallied to support LGBT Olympic athletes and Russian citizens

Add U.S. women's soccer player Abby Wambach to the list of openly LGBT athletes. Wambach married her girlfriend, fellow soccer player Sarah Huffman, this weekend in Hawaii, TMZ reports. Multiple sources confirm … Abby and pro soccer player Sarah Huffman swapped "I dos" on Saturday at the Villas at Po'ipu Kai on the island of […]

Conference will engage the two partners in educational opportunities

Update (original story below): Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola will not be suspended for his hate-filled rant against the University of Wisconsin band, but will make a donation to the group and apologized: “My interaction with the Wisconsin Marching Band was inappropriate,” Raiola said, via Tim Twentyman of the Lions’ website. “I apologize to those […]