Month: July 2014

Palmer will this season be the first openly gay person to officiate in one of the "Big Four" sports.

The NFL is penalizing gay slurs 15 yards on the field. Plus, we look ahead to the Gay Games.

Jonathan Goler swam at MIT a decade ago. He was accepted by his team then and encourages LGBT athletes not to quit sports for fear of coming out.

The league is making a special emphasis on language, including racial and homophobic slurs.

"Back on Board" looks at an Olympic champion who is the ultimate survivor.

For Michael Perkins, May 21 was liberation day, the day he finally released himself from his inner pain and torment about being gay. Sports played a key role in his acceptance.

Michael Sam has dropped 15 pounds and worked on special-teams skills, which has Rams coordinator John Fassel interested in the openly gay NFL rookie.

The Gay Games are returning to the Midwest, arriving in Cleveland with the Opening Ceremony on Aug. 9.

"I could be who I was and it was perfectly fine; I felt safe," writes a former band member, adding that he never heard homophobic lyrics being sung.

Members of the media continue to do the profession injustice by asking kindergarten questions about Michael Sam because he's gay.

David Tyree called me this weekend. I believe everything he told us last week through his statements to Wade Davis.

Kyle Kingsbury, a mixed martial artist fighting in the UFC, announced his retirement from the sport following a lopsided loss on Saturday, but he went out with a bang. At the weigh-in for his fight against Pat Cummins, Kingsbury bent over to show his pink briefs that included a pro-gay marriage message: Hmmm, maybe the […]

Paul Gorrell has been a lifelong New York Giants fan. When David Tyree announced opposition to same-sex marriage, it hit hard. Now Gorrell is worried about the hiring of Tyree.

Band director fired after investigation into a culture of hazing, sexism, sexual harassment and homophobia.

David Tyree said he never really understood 'conversion therapy' and simply repeated what he'd been told. Now, he doesn't think anyone needs "that kind of therapy."

The English lads set up a crowd-fund campaign for latest effort, which helps fight homophobia in sports.

Tony Dungy doesn't want Michael Sam on his team. Collins says that's not how people in pro sports should conduct themselves.

Tony Dungy's comments about Michael Sam leave Wade Davis and Cyd Zeigler shaking their heads.

Ryan Beene grew up in a small Texas town where he took to cutting himself before opening up with family, friends and teammates about being gay.

We've long been fans of pitcher Brandon McCarthy, now with the New York Yankees, after he called out the inherent homophobia of "kiss cams" that showed two guys kissing with the intent of making the crowd laugh at them. McCarthy is very astute and funny and has built a large Twitter following. He's also more […]