Month: January 2013

Former Chicago Bears coach and current ESPN analyst says people need to 'tolerate' the choice to be gay

49er fans dressed as Joe Montana and Jerry Rice (Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports) I consider myself a sporty gay. I love tennis. I cried twice during the past Olympics. I played soccer and ran track in high school. I did intramural basketball in college. But the closest I’ve ever come to playing football was capture […]

Jim Harbaugh addresses the media Thursday (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) San Francisco 49ers defensive back Chris Culliver faced the media at the Super Bowl a day after making anti-gay remarks and this time he sounded sincere in his apology. Culliver addressed a throng of reporters in New Orleans alone and by accounts sounded contrite. Coach […]

Culliver's anti-gay comments brought light to some homophobic corners of the NFL

It Gets Better project removes video from their site, Outsports removes players from the video

Kwame Harris was a stand-out offensive tackle at Stanford, winning the Morris Trophy as the Pac-10’s best offensive lineman in 2002. He was a first-round pick in 2003 by the San Francisco 49ers. He was a hit-and-miss player (mostly misses, if you ask 49ers fans). He last played in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders […]

Dave Farber If you're in the New York area on Thursday, be sure to check out the Invisible Athlete forum at NYU. The forum is moderated by You Can Play founder Patrick Burke and will feature former NFL player Wade Davis, former UPenn hockey captain Dave Farber and two-time Olympic gold medal soccer player Angela […]

Culliver makes bizarre excuse about his head not talking to his heart

NFL cornerback opens the flood gates with anti-gay comments days before the Super Bowl

We wrote about Canadian hockey player Scott Heggart’s 365 YouTube videos about a year ago. Now Canadian Television Network is airing a lengthy special on Heggart, his coming out, and his new-found activism. Heggart talks in detail about his near suicide attempt — he had chosen a knife to the wrists — as he was […]

Aussie Rules Footballer was driven to act by his lesbian sister

Brendon Ayanbadejo (51) is the Ravens Super Bowl team photo (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports) "Gay" and "Super Bowl" used to not go together, with the media reluctant to ask players anything of relevance on the issue. But times are changing and we saw it Tuesday at this year's Super Bowl media day. Players from […]

Oskam took the ice with his favorite player, Cory Schneider

Rumored as gay for years, evidence rises that Harris has been in a relationship with another man

Part of the photo from Sports Illustrated The current issue of Sports Illustrated, the one previewing the Super Bowl, has something I never thought I would see in a mainstream sports magazine — two male fans kissing. Not the peck on the cheek you might see from a European soccer player or a drunk LSU […]

Colin Kaepernick (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) A man-eating vagina; a giant turtle; gay rights supporters; the best bodies; a Beyonce halftime and who will win the game between the 49ers and Ravens. WHAT: Super Bowl XLVII (47 for you mathematically challenged) will be held Sunday Feb. 3 and pits the Baltimore Ravens (13-6) from from […]

The best in the world at water polo showed their stuff in Long Beach.

The First World Outgames were held in Montreal in 2006

The seventh installment of the Gay Games was held in Chicago just two years after Montreal pulled out

Kenneth Faried with his two moms Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried has two moms. When he was at Morehead State, it was a big reason to cheer for the 13th seed that knocked off Louisville in the NCAA tournament in 2011 (sorry if you didn't pick that one). The latest from Faried and his two […]