It was August 13, 1989 when NASCAR driver Tim Richmond died. For weeks and even months there had been all kind of rumors and speculation about Richmond being sick and what that sickness was. Many said no, no way, when the disease was mentioned. That just didn’t happen in NASCAR circles. In 1987 he missed the [...]

In 1980 long before there was SAT radio services and computers, for two weeks in February as the sports director and reporter of two of our local radio stations here in Danbury, Ct, WLAD & WDAQ, I like millions of others watched the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. For me it was about half a [...]

I’m sure there were many who had no idea there were such things as gay rodeo or gay RV’ing. Well here’s another eye opener for you. Yes Virginia there is a website for gay and bi NASCAR fans. Gaytona.Com is both a hoot and takes a serious look at NASCAR, often with on scene reporting [...]

Read and view video about Maris Sveiduks at CBS News

A transgender New Yorker has filed a $10 million sex assault suit against an NFL player – and in a separate action is also suing the city, saying she was abused and humiliated by cops. Angelina Mavilia’s legal action against cornerback Eric Green alleges he forcibly sodomized her. The two met in a Scottsdale, Arizona casino in early 2009 [...]

The First Annual International Gay Polo League Tournament will take place in Wellington, Florida. Players from around the world will attend the tournament April 3 in Wellington which is about 40 minutes north of Ft. Lauderdale. The Gay Polo League ( GPL) is putting on the event, GPL is the sole international polo league to be primarily comprised of lesbian and [...]

On FOX perhaps …. Howie Long in de buff – Outsports

The Asia Pacific chapter of the Gay and Lesbian International Sporting Association (GLISA) last month visited Wellington and gave the New Zealand capital the thumbs-up as it prepares for the 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames in 2011. “We have been impressed with the highly skilled and committed team of volunteers who are scoping and preparing for the Outgames. It’s [...]

Every winter since 2006, curlers Patrick Tabuchi and Matthew David have traveled from their home in San Francisco to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the Pacific Rim Cup. David recalled some playful trash talking from opponents when the pair first competed in this annual gay and lesbian curling tournament. “Look at those guys, they’re from California, they curl on [...]

On the same day, in the same town, two sportswriters, two friends of mine, killed themselves.  One was my old hoops buddy Mike Penner, who started at the Los Angeles Times the same year I did. The other was Christine Daniels, a blonde who bubbled from heels to highlights.  Mike was a little quiet, a little reclusive, a [...]

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The above sculpture by Edmund Haakonson   is what will be greeting folks who attend the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC in February and stay at PRIDE house, a special area being set aside at the Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre Hotel. Whistler, 76 miles from downtown Vancouver, will host some of the prime events, including downhill skiing, [...]

For most of her 17 years growing up in rural, religious New Brunswick, Sierra Paul lived with a secret. A star hockey player at Woodstock High School, Paul hid the fact that she was gay from all but a few close friends. “Mentally, it was one of the hardest things I have ever battled with,” the 11th-grader [...]

Emile Griffith, born in the US Virgin Islands, was a six-time world champion at welterweight and middleweight in the Sixties, now installed in boxing’s Hall of Fame. There was always speculation about his sexuality – he talked with a lisp, had an effeminate gait and had worked as a milliner designing women’s hats. We certainly raised [...]

No longer able to count on the support of the BC government, Vancouver’s Outgames organizers are turning to the private sector to ensure the North American portion of the international gay sports and culture festival will continue as planned in 2011. When planning the games in 2007 and 2008, Outgames chair John Boychuk says representatives from “ministries [...]

The organizers of Aspen Gay Ski Week (AGSW) and presenting sponsor Bud Light, have announced dates and a schedule of events for their 2010 “Into the Woods” themed event taking place Sunday, January 17, 2010 through Sunday, January 24, 2010. Established in 1976 by a small group of Aspen residents to host social events and organize educational [...]

Gareth Thomas may be the first high-profile rugby union player to declare he is a homosexual but the former Wales captain is not the first leading sports star to announce that they are gay. The following sporting personalties paved the way for Thomas’s announcement: Justin Fashanu (football): The first black British player to command a one million pounds [...]

As I was driving home from work tonight listening to WCBS-AM in New York City, a report came on starting with “George Micheal … ” and I immediately said “oh no”. Yes, the report went onto say George had passed away at the age of 70 from complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia at Sibley Memorial Hospital in [...]

After a delay due to the world economy, Antwerp, Belgium has been named by the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association ( GLISA) as the host city for the 2013 World Outgames. GLISA director for Europe Tatjana Eggeling said: “We are very happy to see that the City of Antwerp, the Province of Antwerp and the Flemish Government have [...]