Month: April 2013

(This story was published in 2000). Rudy Galindo, possibly the only professional out male athlete in the United States, has been diagnosed with HIV. “If my story can help people, anybody at all, it is positive,” said Galindo, the 1996 U. S. National Figure Skating Champion. “I’ve always tried to help people, whether it be […]

(This story was published in 2000). Steve Reeves, a ’50s bodybuilding champion who became famous as “Hercules” in dozens of films has died at 74. Reeves had a huge gay following in a day when seeing any kind of beefcake was all but impossible. Many a man went to see Hercules movies simply to gaze […]

(This story was published in 2000). Boxer Lennox Lewis has declared that he is not gay, despite the fact that he does live with his mother and owns a pet poodle. From Salon Magazine: “I am definitely, definitely not gay and never have been,” Lewis tells London’s Daily Telegraph. “I love women.” Although not, perhaps, […]

(This story was published in 1999). Updated 01/10/02: In the story below, Stewart is circumspect about his orientation. But in the Jan. 14, 2002, issue of Sports Illustrated, in a feature on Stewart’s on-field renaissance, the writer, Michael Silver, addressed the gay issue this way: Some Steelers admit they were fazed by rumors that Stewart […]

More people in athletics say it's time to start talking openly about homophobia

(This story was published in 2001). Being gay and being a jock is not necessarily a poisonous combination to Madison Avenue, the New York Times reports in its July 9, 2001 edition (note: you may need to register to read the article). Times advertising columnist Stuart Elliott details three recent campaigns that feature openly gay […]

(This story was published in 2001). From NCAA News The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) is concerned that homophobia in intercollegiate athletics has become a problem with a variety of negative effects — for student-athletes, coaches and athletics administrators. The committee, which met in San Francisco June 27-29, has forwarded several recommendations regarding homophobia […]

(This story was published in 2002). UPDATE: The Softer Side of ‘Softy’, February 19, 2002 KJR-AM 950 sports radio in Seattle thinks making fun of gays makes for quality broadcasting. Sports talk show host Dave “Softy” Mahler has made an on-air Super Bowl bet with Steve Sandmeyer, who does sports updates. The payoff? If Mahler […]

Mike Tyson threatens to rape a reporter he calls a 'faggot,' and the sports media yawns.

Gay and Proud at the Worldwide Leader In Sports

(This story was published in 2002). Andre Espaillat, 46, lives in the Dallas, Texas, area and road-races motorcycles with Championship Cup Series and WERA motorcycle roadracing. He is a three-time regional racing champ. He has been out in his sport for 10 years. With monthly tire bills of $400 and annual expenses of $20,000, he […]

Or, Seven Things to Look Forward to this Baseball Season

War Emblem: A True Story About the Horse Who Won’t Do It

A College Athletics Official Says There's No Better Time to Stand Up and Be Counted

Decision to advertise in gay paper, ``a no-brainer,'' team official says.

The reasons athletes stay closeted and why they might consider coming out

When Discussing Gays in Sports, Everyone Tries to Predict the Unknown

(This story was published in 2007). By: Toby Miller “Get fit, get hot, start sooner, last longer, look cool, be loved. It’s summer, so strip down!” Incitements to look fit and be sexy are everywhere, with sport both a site for showing off and a source of having something to show off — and not […]

(This story was published in 2004). By: Ronald Hube As gay football fans look back on the 2003 season, they are likely to recall Detroit Lions president Mike Millen calling Kansas City Chiefs receiver Johnnie Morton a “faggot” during a game in December, and Millen’s lame public apology afterward: He merely said he was sorry […]

(This story was published in 2004). By: Randy Boyd Damn rock stars. Just when you let down your guard and put your “lock up your daughters” attitude towards all musicians on the back burner, they go and desecrate the greatest game on the greatest day. How dare that skinny blond punk and that fading Jackson […]