Month: April 2014

Gay UMass basketball player talks to Outsports a few days before coming out.

Derrick Gordon is the latest in a series of "firsts" in the sport for gay players and he won't be the last. Don't expect a flood of more athletes to follow, but change is inexorable.

UMass athletic department hosts conversation about LGBT athletes the evening gay basketball player Derrick Gordon came out publicly.

Gay UMass basketball player talks to Outsports a few days before coming out.

After a year of isolation, gay UMass basketball player Derrick Gordon discovered the strength to share his truth with family and teammates. He becomes the first active male NCAA Div. 1 basketball player to come out publicly. Last Wednesday, at the request of redshirt sophomore shooting guard Derrick Gordon, University of Massachusetts men’s basketball head […]

Anthony Nicodemo has spent the last two weekends with Derrick Gordon, coaching and mentoring him. He was there when Gordon came out to his team.

What is diversity? Students at the University of Virginia wanted to show that it is more than a buzzword and to make the campus more inclusive. Along those lines, three students created an awesome Tumblr, "We Are All UVa," where students took photos holding placards talking about their experiences, good or bad. Parker Camp, a […]

"If my fellow teammates could accept and love me for being gay over a decade ago, why is it so hard to accept other LGBT people in the workplace here in Nebraska now?" Eric Lueshen asks.

The university releases a powerful video and feature article about their openly gay tennis player Matt Dooley.

British diver had said he fancied girls as well as guys, but now says he's gay.

Cathal McCarron, an Irish Gaelic football player, has caused a controversy after being discovered starring in a gay porn film on the site TheCastingRoom.net. The abuse got so bad that he shut down his Twitter feed and Facebook page. Must Reads Cockocracy: Size matters in the locker room Christopher Morriss-Roberts Must Reads Cockocracy: Size matters […]

Australian sports heads of ARU, NRL, AFL & FFA are coming together to support the Bingham Cup.

A lot of different items in this roundup, including British athletes getting naked; gay curlers; homophobia in hockey; You Can Play; an America's Cup lawsuit and Abby Wambach on marriage. Rugby Player Christian Wade gets naked for Cosmo for Cancer Awareness"I'm pretty confident naked," Christian said. "I live at home and my mom is always […]

The New Zealand All Blacks rugby team beat England in the finals of this weekend's Hong Kong Sevens in a driving rainstorm. Afterwards, they performed the haka, the traditional dance of the Maori people, shirtless. It is usually performed before a match but they used it in celebration this time. Check out these great images […]

Three years ago, George Melichar could not finish a 5K. But he now looks forward to another marathon at the Gay Games in Cleveland.

"Get this f-- out of here! He's trying to catch a sneaky-peeky!" Rockets players said to the man, a lawsuit alleges.

Stereotypes abound in strange Italian football ad that purports to fight homophobia.

The Australian boardercross racer came out in reaction to Russia's anti-gay laws and was "willing to rip Putin's ass." She needs help in competing in the upcoming season.

They're not called "studs" for nothing: We knew you couldn't resist the headline. April Fools! OK, since you made it this far, check out some 2-legged jocks (no fooling).Photos by USA TODAY