Month: May 2013

(This article was published in 2007). Monday and Tuesday, July 23 to 24, I sat in the very large seat of former St. Louis Ram D’Marco Farr on his L.A.-based self-named radio show, nicknamed “DKLA.” I’d been appearing on the show every Thursday as their “alternative lifestyle expert” for a few months, and have come […]

(This article was published in 2003). The Super Bowl took place in the warm sun of San Diego, just a two hour drive from where I live. For the last year, I had been figuring out a way to go down for the game. I had semi-leads for tickets here and there; and, just a […]

(This article was published in 2007). It should be no surprise that of all the stories the Los Angeles Times carried on Thursday, from the Lakers’ woes in the NBA playoffs to dying kittens in L.A. shelters, the most-viewed and most-emailed story at latimes.com was one titled, “Old Mike, New Christine.” Long-standing Los Angeles Times […]

(This article was published in 2005). I was chatting on gay.com about a week ago when I got an instant message from “jock26inLA.” We chatted a little bit about where we were in LA and what we were up to – you get the picture. And then I asked him if he had seen the […]

(This article was published in 2005). I had the incredible honor of throwing out the opening pitch of the Phillies-Nationals game on “Gay Community Night” last Thursday, thanks to event organizer Larry Felzer. To be sure, it was an incredible experience. To take the field before then-20,000 people and pitch a solid ball across home […]

(This article was published in 2002). By: Marcus O'Donnell Reprinted by permission from the Sydney Star Observer Cash-strapped Gay Games organizers promised this week to deliver the event on budget – even if this meant slashing their budgets in half. While Sydney 2002 co-chair Bev Lange refused to rule out a “Mardi Gras situation”, she […]

(This article was published in 2003). What gay man doesn’t have some kind of trepidation about sports? Some are afraid of dropping the football when it’s thrown to them, and getting laughed at. Some are timid about joining in on a pick-up basketball game lest someone roll their eyes when they miss a shot. Others […]

(This article was published in 2003). Now-former-Kansas-coach Roy Williams is known, by reputation, as two things: a coach who can’t win the big one, and a coach who can’t hold back his emotions. A week before Kansas’ loss in the national championship game against Syracuse, the University of North Carolina fired their head men’s basketball […]

Straight guys like to look at pretty things - gay guys aren't alone in that by a long shot.

(This article was published in 2002). Jim Rome’s take today SUCKED. After getting some good grades on his takes on gays in sports, Rome fans out HARD in discussing the rumors surrounding the New York Mets and the potential that one of the players on that team is gay. He says emphatically that baseball is […]

(This story was published in 2002). Some told me it was brave. Some said that it took courage. To me, it simply had to be done. When my mother called me in late March and told me that the local PFLAG chapter on the mid-Cape in Massachusetts was going to host a panel discussion about […]

(This story was published in 2001). A 13-year-old video has proven to be an effective attention-grabber for Dave Pallone. It’s from April 30, 1988, and shows Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose in a vehement argument with Pallone, the first base umpire, in the ninth inning of a Reds-New York Mets game. Pallone and Rose go […]

(This story was published in 2004). In many ways Brandon Triche is your typical college senior, frazzled by pulling an all-nighter after a computer erased most of a term paper due for his communications class. In other significant ways, though, Triche’s life has been far from typical. Half-Native American, half-Caucasian, adopted at birth by religious […]

(This article was published in 2003). In 1999, Mark Welsh and a friend were getting some laughs from one another imagining the most ridiculous ideas for a team of athletes they could come up with. The visuals they conjured up, particularly of the drag queen relay team, were priceless. What came out of it were […]

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck said he hopes a gay player in the NFL will come out if it will make their life easier, and that he would fully accept him. In an interview with CNN in London, Luck was asked about having an openly gay teammate: It’s the 21st century and I know I […]

NFL rookie wide receiver Deandre Hopkins talks about his lesbian sister, why people stereotype football players as homophobic, and his friendship with Calvin Klein's former boyfriend

(This story was published in 2002). By: Sean Maher Reprinted by permission from the Sydney Star Observer Sydney 2002 has approached local councils in a bid to secure a $1.5 million guarantee for a bank overdraft from Westpac, with the organization experiencing cash flow problems one month out from the event. Although latest Gay Games […]

(This story was published in 2002). By: Sean Maher Reprinted by permission from the Sydney Star Observer The success or failure of five dance parties will be the financial make-or-break factor for Sydney 2002 Gay Games. In an interview with Sydney Star Observer this week, Gay Games co-chair Bev Lange revealed that the organization is […]

(This story was published in 2002). By: David Mills Reprinted by permission from the Sydney Star Observer The chief executive officer of Sydney 2002 Gay Games has resigned from his position just 93 days out from the event – and nobody is saying why. Geoffrey Williams, who was appointed as CEO just slightly over a […]

(This story was published in 2002). By: David Mills Reprinted by permission from the Sydney Star Observer Former Mardi Gras general manager Judith Fletcher has been appointed acting chief executive officer of Sydney 2002 Gay Games in the wake of Geoffrey Williams’s resignation. Fletcher was brought in as director of corporate services two and a […]