Month: April 2013

Bruin coaches, staff, students and athletes will engage in conversations about homophobia language and being strong allies

(This story was published in 2002). As the sports editor of Genre magazine, and in my role at Outsports, I was partly responsible for the article in Genre’s July issue in which professional runner Derrick Peterson came out of the closet. Having spent the better part of a weekend with him, it has been both […]

Derrick Peterson says "I'm definitely not heterosexual"

(This story was published in 2002) Déric Peterson, the 2001 U.S. 800 meters indoor champion, becomes a very rare individual in July’s issue of Genre magazine: an out professional athlete. Having spent much of the last few years in college at the University of Missouri, and now running track professionally with a sponsorship deal from […]

Tuaolo offers his thoughts on what the NFL can be doing to ready for openly gay athletes

Donte Stallworth and Rashad Evans on board with Athlete Ally; Mike Rice uses gay slurs at previous job; Megan Rapinoe playing in France; profile of Chris Kluwe.

Dave Zirin of The Nation joined Cyd for a Google Hangout on politics and sports

The League announces no punishments will be handed out regarding allegedly asking draftees about being gay

(This story was published in 2002). By: Debbie Woodell Reprinted with permission by the Philadelphia Daily News WHAT CYNDI BUTZ endured is beyond belief in this day and age. The former outside linebacker for the Philadelphia Liberty Belles, a team in the National Women’s Football League, was barraged with sexually charged remarks during her one […]

Chris Kluwe is not only a punter for the Minnesota Vikings and an awesome spokesman for gay rights, he’s also a successful pitchman. Kluwe’s radio spot on gay marriage won a gold medal at the American Association of Political Consultants annual POLLIE awards. The spot, created by legendary political ad man Bill Hillsman for the […]

High-level sports training and leadership seminars will be the hallmark of new initiative

Derrick Anderson came out to his team by casually mentioning his boyfriend.

Mark Cuban says he would be proud to have first gay NBA player, soccer fans warned against homophobia

The couple now works with Freedom To Marry to win, well, the freedom to marry

Mitrione calls the trans MMA fighter "a lying, sick, sociopathic, disgusting freak"

A former rower praises the university for being a leader in LGBT acceptance, but in the wake of the Mike Rice fallout it needs to fix the problems.

There is no value to dropping hints that anonymous pro athletes are about to come out.

Athletes at the Maine campus open up about showers, You Can Play, the larger culture and much more

(This story was published in 2002). Sports talk show host Dave “Softy” Mahler made a surprise call to me three weeks after an on-air Super Bowl bet that many thought was homophobic. Mahler, who does a morning show on KJR Radio in Seattle, was one of the participants in a bet that, had the St. […]