This blog often goes days and sometimes a good week or so without finding LGBT related sports news, but today we hit a small gold mine at the end of the Rainbow with three stories to share. First The Independent  has done an interview with rugby player Gareth Thomas in which he tells in part to reporter Emily Dugan, “I’m [...]

Broncos’ rookie quarterback Tim Tebow got his wig snapped into a Friar Tuck cut from some of his veteran teammates during training camp hazing.

We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. It says all, not some, not the chosen few but all. So I ask the question starting with President Barack Obama right down [...]

The most irrelevant poll in college football released its preseason version today. Here’s a conference breakdown of what the 59 ‘coaches’ believe: Big 12 – 3 of the top 9 (Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska) Big 10 – 4 of the top 14 (Ohio State, Iowa, Wisconsin and Penn State) ACC – 5 out of the top 20 (Virginia Tech, [...]

“I don’t think this was a story that falls under any form of ‘journalism’ whatsoever. This is gossip. Nasty gossip. Deadspin has been known to do that every once in a while. This is one of those times.” – AJ Daulerio That’s what Deadspin Editor AJ Daulerio and writer of the piece ‘Brett Favre Once Sent Me Cock Shots’: Not [...]

  Juliet Macur and Michael S. Schmidt are reporting in the New York Times , Federal prosecutors have intensified their criminal investigation of the cyclist Lance Armstrong since the end of the Tour de France last month. They questioned many of his former associates, including cyclists who have supported and detailed claims that Armstrong and his former United States Postal [...]

Some of my friends will tell you I’m a little bit obsessed with sports; to them I say, “Blow me ass munch.” I’m well rounded enough to understand how a federal court ruling can shape the future of my friends, and those I consider family, for years to come. We all know that yesterday’s court ruling [...]

The University of Washington hasn’t produced a winning season since 2002, but starting quarterback and Heisman candidate Jake Locker returns for a fifth year in hopes of erasing the sting of a less than memorable college career. We know it’s not a consolation prize, but in his fifth year, checking in at #20, Locker finally [...]

 The ruling is in, the celebrations are underway and both sides have been quoted whether win or lose. Here’s a recap of the “Day of Decision”. US District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker determined, after lengthy deliberation, that a California ballot initiative banning same sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution because it denies equal rights to gays and [...]

The Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective will be presenting their 8th One Big Event  (OBE) on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Hilton Hartford Hotel.  One of Hartford’s most distinctive benefits, it brings in a tangy mix of the old guard, the hip crowd and drag queens out in full force. This isn’t your grandmother’s night out on the [...]

In a world visibly divided between gay and straight, the bisexual is easily overlooked. We undertake a rare examination of society’s view of bisexuality and its expression in contemporary art and culture. From Europe to North America, the film traces the history of bisexuals from ancient times through the liberation movements of the ‘70s and beyond. Archive footage and [...]

This is why when I go to a baseball game, usually on my visits out to Arizona, I eat before going to see the game. ESPN’s Outside The Lines  has done a feature on sports complexes and where you may think twice about what you buy to eat at games. Mold in ice machines at six stands at [...]

I like guys who are outspoken and aren’t afraid to speak their minds. It’s a double-edged sword that can both win you some admirers and make other’s question your motives. Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is one of these outspoken guys I like, but that doesn’t mean I can’t disagree with him; and so is [...]

It’s been a roller coaster year for USC sophomore Matt Barkley: winning the starting quarterback job as a freshman, losing head coach Pete Carroll to the NFL, having chronic under-performer Lane Kiffin named as head coach, getting nailed by the NCAA for rules infractions and being named to our Top 25 College Hotties Rankings for the second straight [...]

Disgruntled Washington Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth, the highest paid defensive player in the National Football League, can’t pass a conditioning test. On his first attempt at passing the conditioning test Haynesworth failed after taking an extended bathroom break in the middle of it; on the second attempt he just failed it; there was a swollen knee used [...]

A young lad many of you most likely have never heard of has become the latest martyr in a long line of many as his slaying back in 2008 again puts a spotlight on homophobic attacks, a judicial system which will lower charges in order to get a conviction and yet one more of our community to [...]

California Highway Patrol released video of Sacramento Kings’ rookie Tyreke Evans reaching speeds of up to 130 MPH on Interstate 80 in his purple Mercedes. That’s not a typo; Evans drives a purple Mercedes. Stay classy Sacramento. Although his former bay area neighbor JaMarcus Russell thinks purple drank is cool , Evans should know that only Prince [...]

Guest post from Randy Stern Sorry, Pete and Paul, but… Photo by Randy Stern The difference between last season and this one will be commitment. Last year, I was well into it. The Minnesota Vikings provided a lot of excitement in my life from last August through the middle of this past January. Brett Favre helped tremendously for [...]