Month: December 2010

I was checking Twitter just now and found something re-tweeted into my timeline. It was a reply to a query from New Orleans Saints star Reggie Bush that he posted sometime yesterday: If someone says "no homo," is that offensive towards gay people? Shortly afterwards, after getting feedback, I suppose, Bush tweeted the following: I […]

Aslie Pitter, who founded the gay Stonewall Football Club in London, was among those honored in Britain for New Year’s as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). It’s an honor bestowed by the British monarchy and recognizes distinguished service. Pitter, 50, was honored for his impact on tackling homophobia in sport […]

While the search for the first openly gay active pro athlete in the big four American sports continues, there was a lot of good that happened for gays in sports in 2010. Many more athletes came out, many more straight allies came on board, and transgender athletes became big stories for the first time in […]

Longtime Outsports community member Munson Man asked me this week how he can order some Outsports gear, since so much of his had faded. Well here you have it: Our Outsports store. It’s been around for a while, but we haven’t promoted it enough. There are t-shirts, hats, boxer shorts, sweatshirts, mugs…you name it. And […]

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Many advances were made for gay equality in sports in 2010, but there were also some setbacks. Still, despite the homophobic actions of some there was a silver lining: The public reaction to them was overwhelmingly negative, demonstrating that while homophobia still exists, it is tolerated less and less. This year five people or groups […]

Four-time Olympic equestrian medalist Robert Dover hosted a who’s-who of gay Olympians on his radio show this week to talk about teen suicide and life for gay kids after high school and college. The show featured Guenter Seidel, Blake Skjellerup, Sherri Cassuto and David Pichler, along with messages from Mark Tewksbury and Bruce Hayes. You […]

Editor’s note: Since this has been confirmed, I’m reposting it now with this link. The Sun reports that Mickey Rourke has taken an interest in the story of openly gay rugger Gareth Thomas, and that a film is in the works. Outsports has also heard from an anonymous source that a film on Thomas' life […]

The last team the UConn women’s basketball team lost to before winning 90 straight games was the Stanford Cardinal. On Thursday night Stanford ended that UConn streak beating the Lady Huskies in convincing fashion, 70-59. The win avenged Stanford’s loss to UConn in the national championship game last April. A video recap of the game […]

Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola has a history of getting into it with fans, so it was not a surprise how he reacted as he walked up the tunnel in Miami and was heckled by a fan after the Lions beat the Dolphins. Raiola can expect a nice fine from the NFL and maybe the […]

(Updated with third trivia question.) The Black Eyed Peas will be the halftime performers at this season's Super Bowl in Dallas, Feb. 6, 2011. The group has just released its latest album, "The Beginning." “The Time (Dirty Bit),” the first single from the album, went straight to No. 1 on iTunes in 11 countries, including […]

A lesbian teen softball player is suing her East Texas high school coach for allegedly outing her. From Gawker: After outing S.W. to her mother, Newell and Fletcher [the softball coaches] kicked her off the softball team. This all happened in March; Wyatt tried repeatedly to file complaints to the school board about Newell and […]

For some reason beyond my understanding, Ryan Leaf has been given a three-book deal to write about his time at Washington State, his time in the NFL, and his battle with addiction. The Washington State book is projected to hit shelves in October 2011, and since we're talking about the super stable Ryan Leaf, I'm […]

Chargers out of playoff race with another lousy performance; Carson Palmer better off without Chad Ochocino and Terrell Owens; Peyton Manning, speed demon; Chiefs go from worst to first; playoffs in focus and hot player of the week. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 16 in the NFL: There are many candidates for most […]

GQ finishes 2010 with an in depth look at Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, his gay son Brendan who died earlier this year, and his straight son Patrick who has become a strong advocate for Brendan’s legacy. The writer, Mary Rogan, also does a great job of painting the potential for homophobia lurking in […]

Just when you thought the NFL season had gotten as strange as it possibly could, a foot-fetish video allegedly featuring Rex Ryan and his wife, Michelle Ryan, hits the Internet…and Deadspin! It certainly sounds like Ryan, and it certainly looks like his wife, but Ryan isn’t trying to keep it a personal matter, as he […]

Gay Games VIII in Cologne was my favorite event of the year to cover. Cologne was a fantastic host city, the people and athletes were all friendly and the competition was great. Cyd and I had the pleasure of covering the event (check out our Gay Games blog), not only with words but with photos […]

I found this on the Yahoo! Sports blog Puck Daddy. After scoring his first NHL goal (in a 5-1 Washington win over the New Jersey Devils) tonight, Capitals rookie Andrew Gordon skated over to the bench and planted a kiss on the cheek of teammate Marcus Johansson, whose pass set up the goal. Just more […]

From ESPN's "Outside The Lines," a segment on Lisa Howe, the former Belmont University women's soccer coach, who lost her job after she came out to her team: From ESPN's "Outside The Lines," a segment on Lisa Howe, the former Belmont University women's soccer coach, who lost her job after she came out to her […]

Scott Schmidt, known for his now-dead blog BoiFromTroy, is running for the West Hollywood City Council. Scott’s a really smart get-it-done, no-nonsense guy who could bring a ton to West Hollywood. He’s already on the city’s Transportation Commission and was elected the chairman of that board after just two years of service! He’s holding a […]