This is just starting to make the rounds on some LGBT websites and blogs. In a writing at the Aussie paper and website the Herald Sun, AFL footballer Jason Akermanis discusses whether gays who are footballers should come out. Now, at least in this writer’s opinion, Akermanis isn’t the most articulate person as one can [...]

ESPN 3D takes the pitch on Friday, June 11, as host nation South Africa kicks off the quest for the Cup with the opening match with Group A rival Mexico. Thus far, Bristol plans to carry 25 of the 64 Cup matches on its 3D simulcast, including the Slovenia-USA tussle (June 18) and Portugal-Brazil (June 25). [...]

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The following is a portion of a report from LGBT Asylum News . LGBT Asylum News has learned that despite a mass campaign in his support (and of others) a Nigerian gay footballer Cletus B has been removed by Austrian authorities. The Austrian government is a coalition with the Social Democrats forming the largest party with leader Werner Faymann as [...]

According to an article written by Linda Robertson at The Miami-Herald, Greg Louganis will be returning to the pool this time mentoring young divers. It was only fitting that the pet dogs of the greatest diver in history were running around inside the International Swimming Hall of Fame. A prominent display space is devoted to the dogs’ [...]

Below are snippets from a press release and the website Dolphins Of The Desert  about medal winning swimmer Jeff Commings and his new book “Odd Man Out:An Autobiography” which is now available and can be ordered via this link. You can also learn more about the book and read excerpts at the link. Books written by gay athletes [...]

I had just finished my junior-year lacrosse season at Oneonta State University in New York when word came that I was going to be a captain of my team for the 2010 season. I was excited. I was honored. I was depressed. At home I reflected on my life: How will people remember me after I take [...]

Much of the LGBT news this week was consumed by the following. Truth Wins Out called on anti-gay activist Dr. George A. Rekers to resign from the board of a leading “ex-gay” therapy group and apologize to the LGBT community after the Miami New Times  discovered that he took a male prostitute that he met on Rentboy.com to Europe. [...]

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at this … however … today several websites including The Advocate  and OutSports are discussing a short piece at  NBC Sports in which new Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins says that during last month’s NFL draft, one pro football team asked him whether he was straight or gay. Atkins wouldn’t name the team but [...]

  The “Chosen Few” play with skill and huge enthusiasm despite the scrappy dirt wasteground bordered by a large puddle on which they are obliged to train, a few hundred meters from the imposing Constitutional Court in central Johannesburg. “We tried many other places,” said Lerato Marumolwa, one of the best players, pointing ruefully at a well-kept green [...]

I’ve written a lot recently about openly gay celebrities and the positive impacts they have on the movements for queer visibility and rights. But as we praise these brave individuals for the amazing strides they are making, we should not take this public discussion of sexual orientation by famous people for granted. Coming out publicly is [...]

Well this was bound to happen. According to the Aussie LGBT site Same Same  there’s a website for gay and lesbian surfer folks GaySurfers.net. A new website dedicated to LGBT surfers provides a unique opportunity for gay surfers from around the world to meet and socialise online. GaySurfers.net is proving popular in its initial few weeks online, with 450 members registered [...]

Anthony Crupi at MediaWeek has reported that CBS and Turner Sports will be sharing March Madness in a deal with the NCAA. The NCAA is poised to announce a radical restructuring of the annual men’s Division I basketball tournament, expanding the field to 68 teams and splitting the TV rights deal between incumbent broadcast partner CBS [...]

Three bisexual men from the San Francisco area have filed a lawsuit claiming they were discriminated against during the Gay Softball World Series in the Seattle area two years ago. The Seattle Times reports that the men filed the case Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle against the softball tournament’s organizer, the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance . [...]

Creating a Contact Page There’s no way around it, once readers find your blog they will want a simple way to contact you. You could simply put your email address on a contact page, but unless you want to read through pages of Viagra and porn ads we wouldn’t recommend that. A simple and easy to use [...]

According to the Sunday edition of the Australian publication New Age, former medal winning Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski has come out and was “tired of living a lie” in an interview with Seamus Bradley. Former Olympian Daniel Kowalski has joined the small number of elite Australian sportsmen who have publicly announced that they are gay. Kowalski, who [...]

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“So how do I make my fonts a different color or make text bold within my blog posts?” After someone starts blogging, that question comes faster than….i don’t know, than that person who comes fast. I can’t be witty all the time. Visual toolbar We’ve all used Microsoft Word before, right? If you haven’t, good god, maybe [...]

Mike from Queers4Gears was on BlogTalkRadio’s show The Gay Agenda . This was a fun show for all car racing fans. James Hipps and I delved into all kinds of auto racing and talk about what really goes on in Gasoline Alley. Remember only sissies lube up their rubber tires. Plus James blew out my eardrum with his silly sound [...]

The popular LGBT news site EDGE is reporting today that Olympic medal winning equestrian Darren Chiacchia is facing charges of  allegedly not informing a former boyfriend he is HIV+. Darren Chiacchia led the U.S. equestrian team to the bronze medal in 2004, a triumph that was overshadowed when, in 2008, Chiacchia was thrown from a horse and [...]