Homophobia

Locker room language drove closeted baseball player James Nutter to embark on a suicide attempt. Now he wants to help gay athletes find their way out of the closet.

Alex Rodriguez (Photo: Debby Wong-US PRESSWIRE) Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has stunk this postseason, so badly that he was benched in the deciding Game 5 against the Orioles. He failed again in Games 1 and 2 of the ALCS against the Tigers, and this caused a torrent of homophobic abuse directed towards […]

SB Nation's fantastic 10-minute video features interviews of Kuntz, school officials, players and family

For three days, the North Dakota State College of Science has been largely silent on why Jamie Kuntz was kicked off the team. The 18-year-old — not out at the time — was dismissed two days after he was seen kissing his boyfriend in the press box of the team’s season opener in Colorado. Kuntz […]

North Dakota State College of Science coach Chuck Parsons dismisses gay player

Tim Thomas (Photo: Bob DeChiara-US PRESSWIRE) Former Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has waded into the same-sex marriage debate, standing behind Chick-fil-A's opposition to gay nuptials. Thomas was reacting to public comments by Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A's president, where he said: “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist […]

British human rights lawyer and writer Mark Stephens has written a provocative article arguing that LGBT rights be the centerpiece of the London Olympics. Nations that still criminalize homosexuality should be banned by the International Olympic Committee, he argues, just like South Africa was under apartheid until 1992. He writes in the Guardian: When people […]

Athlete Ally launches petition targeting anti-gay coach

Former Indianapolis Colts coach and now NBC analyst Tony Dungy is part of a three-minute video for a Christian adoption agency that is billed as a “pro-family” alternative to Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show. Dungy has raised money for groups fighting gay marriage. From One News Now, which runs news from a Christian perspective: Most […]

The Michigan Wolverines have been pushing against homophobia for over a decade.

Gareth Thomas presents jersey to David Cameron Tennis legend Billie Jean King and rugby's Gareth Thomas were among gay and lesbian athletes who met with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss an initiative to end homophobia in sports. King, who happens to be in England for Wimbledon, talked about progress that has been made […]

David Tyree opposes same-sex marriage in a big way.

An interesting column over at Guyism about the use of “faggot” in the sports world. On the one hand writer Kevin Arnold says everyone knows the word is homophobic, and on the other hand he points out that its constant usage diminishes the word’s attachment to gays. There’s a strange way that the preponderance of […]

Just like Tim Hardaway’s “I hate gay people” years ago opened the door to opportunities, so has Kobe Bryant’s “fucking faggot” slur. GLAAD today has a joint statement with the Los Angeles Lakers and is announcing a cooperation with the NBA to undermine homophobia. Lakers spokesman John Black said: What happened in Tuesday night's game […]

He grew up Mormon, so going to BYU was a natural choice for an athlete who knew he was gay. He tells why he abided by the honor code and the freedom he felt upon leaving the school.

Pat Griffin has posted a great column about her thoughts on the root of homophobia in sports. I wonder if the resistance to accepting a gay man in the locker room and on the team doesn’t have more to do with the fragility of masculinity and the illusion of superiority that being a heterosexual male […]

As Kyle Beach was being harassed with anti-gay slurs for reporting sexual assault to the Blackhawks, players got caught on camera doing this.

Outsports is the latest target in Grady Sizemore’s witch hunt over his leaked and very sexy photos. We received a letter this afternoon from Sizemore’s representative, Terence B. Prince at CAA, demanding that we remove the photos from Outsports. You can read the PDF of the letter we received here. Despite how the photos were […]

It’s “homecoming season,” and high school and college students across the country are set on the annual choosing of the homecoming court. Some student bodies will have some fun with it and pick a gay guy as homecoming queen or a lesbian as homecoming king. But not at the University of North Texas. There, the […]

Starting this Friday, Team Philadelphia will host Philly Sports Week: Ten days of gay sports activities in Philadelphia. To kick off the event, they’ve put together a “Homophobia in Sports” panel discussion, in conjunction with Our Group. The event is this Friday from 7-9pm at the Carriage House, 3907 Spruce Street, in Philadelphia. Panelists will […]