Good morning and welcome to The Huddle for today, December 8, 2020. It’s Tuesday.
Your need to read time today is 90-seconds, as usual.
This Morning’s Outsports Headlines:
This gay former Big Ten Champion is running again for a worthy cause
Zero NFL players choose LGBTQ cause for their cleats, 3 support anti-gay group
Sports Illustrated throws up a brick in its Sportsperson of the Year selection
In other LGBT Sports news…
From Swish Appeal: Is Stewie the right WNBA player to be named one of SI’s ‘Athlete Activist’ Sportspersons of the Year?
From The Nation: ‘Sports Illustrated’ Chose the Wrong Activist Athletes
From USA Today’s FTW: Surfer Tyler Wright went through hell and back. Now she’s making history competing in a Pride jersey
From Duluth News Tribune: Judge weighs bid to toss UMD discrimination claims
From Forbes.com by our own Alex Reimer: Steve Kornacki Appearing On ‘Sunday Night Football’ Was A Big Moment For Gay People In Sports
From The Guardian: Trans women retain 12% edge in tests two years after transitioning, study finds
From Law In Sport: A guide to the regulation of transgender athlete participation in sport
From Out Magazine: 16 Professional Athletes That Came Out as LGBTQ+ in 2020
From Sky Sports: Rainbow Laces: Hector Bellerin discusses culture and allyship with Arsenal’s LGBT+ fans group
Also new this morning…
Bills win Monday Night Football: 34-24 over the 49ers
James Harden doesn’t appear to care about the Rockets or pandemic protocols
Jets fire defensive coordinator Gregg Williams
This nullified touchdown perfectly captures the NFL’s beautiful chaos
Why the Pac-12 is still the best conference in Women’s College Basketball
OutShouts:
Congratulations to Equality Coaching Alliance member Christian Conrad on his new gig as softball pitching coach at Loyola Marymount University!
UCLA softball coach and ECA co-founder Kirk Walker writes: “So excited for Christian Conrad on this new position. Also be excited for him to move to So Cal and work alongside a great staff!”
If you’re an LGBTQ person in sports looking to connect with others in the community, head over to GO! SPACE to meet and interact with other LGBTQ athletes, or to Equality Coaching Alliance to find other coaches, administrators and other non-athletes in sports.
Highlights from Social Media:
Seattle Storm star Sue Bird is taking part in this panel Thursday at noon EST alongside her teammate Alysha Clark and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Zach Banner. “Tikkun Olam” is Hebrew for “repair the world.”
Great to be a part of the @z3_project discussion of social impact, allyship, and advocacy with @S10Bird, @Alysha_Clark, and @ZBNFL!
— Benjamin Orbach (@BenjaminOrbach) December 7, 2020
It airs Thursday at noon eastern: https://t.co/dFp0Nnp40H#TikkunOlam pic.twitter.com/vxCBqfQ6W8
If you want your social media post to be included here, or to share one showcasing LGBTQ sports, email us the link at [email protected] or tag @Outsports on Instagram or Twitter!
Podcast Du Jour
Nearly every day of the week, Outsports has a new podcast for your enjoyment. Today, D.Gil brews up another batch of The GAMEDAY TEA. This week, he’s chatting with out gay professional soccer player Anton Hysén. Listen here:
This and all Outsports podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and on every platform where you find Outsports!
Today’s Sports Calendar
NFL Week 13
Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Ravens at 8:05 p.m. EST on FOX/NFL
NCAAM
Click here for ESPN’s schedule of Men’s College Basketball today.
NCAAW:
Click here for ESPN’s schedule of Women’s College Basketball today.
SOCCER:
Click here for ESPN’s schedule of soccer action today.
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