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Category Archives: Sports
Michigan Panthers Gay Flag Football Team is looking for members!
Looking to get some exercise have a good time and even compete in the 2014 Gay Games in Cleveland? If so, the Michigan Panthers are looking for you! Based out of Ann Arbor, they compete around the nation in tournaments as … Continue reading
A new LGBT ally in professional sports – the WWE
Another professional sports organization is getting on board to help stop anti-gay discrimination. On December 13, during the WWE Tribute to the Troops on USA, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) started airing a new public service announcement encouraging their mostly young male audience … Continue reading
MLB adds “sexual orientation” protections
Professional sports just got a little more inclusive. Major League Baseball has revised the anti-discrimination clause in their collective bargaining agreement to include sexual orientation. The new wording was added to Article XV, Section A of MLB’s expiring Basic Agreement, which … Continue reading
OSU athlete comes out to his team on MTV special
In honor of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, MTV aired a one-hour special called Coming Out, which ”weaves together the personal journeys of Rachael, a 21 year-old lesbian living in Sacramento, CA, coming out to her estranged father; and … Continue reading
Equality Day at Comerica Park – Sept. 9
Join Equality Michigan staff members, board members, and supporters for a night at Comerica Park! Watch the Tigers play the Minnesota Twins with your favorite LGBT organizers and friends on September 9 starting at 7:05pm. Tickets are limited, so purchase yours by … Continue reading
Gay Games settles lawsuit
The city of Cleveland is being ordered to pay the original organizers of the 2014 Gay Games $475,000 as the result of a lawsuit brought by the Cleveland Synergy Corporation, WKSU reports. The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) pulled Synergy’s license … Continue reading
Cleveland Gay Games trial to start in July
The legal battle between the organizers of the 2014 Gay Games and the company hired to produce the games is slated to begin on July 25. The Cleveland Synergy Foundation is suing the Federation of Gay Games (FGG), the City of … Continue reading
Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah fined $50K for anti-gay slur
During a weekend game between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat, Bulls’ center Joakim Noah apparently called a heckling fan a “fa**ot.” The exchange was caught on video. Noah apologized to reporters after the game, saying, ““I apologize. The … Continue reading
A big “coming out” week in the sports world
Earlier this week, we reported that Phoenix Suns’ CEO Rick Welts had publicly announced that he is gay. Following his announcement, no less than three other prominent sports figures have followed suit. Former Villanova basketball player Will Sheridan came out … Continue reading
Charles Barkley for marriage equality
ESPN is reporting that Charles Barkley came to the defense of gay athletes during a recent interview and express his support for marriage equality. He told 106.7 The Fan in Washington, when the topic turned to Phoenix Sun’s CEO Rick … Continue reading
Trans triathlete wins sponsorship deal from TRX in web contest
Earlier this year TRX, a company specializing in workout equipment, sponsored a contest offering sponsorships to the ten entrants with the most views of their YouTube entry videos. Coming in at number six, out of over 100 entries, was Chris … Continue reading
NBA Phoenix Suns’ CEO, Rick Welts, comes out
In a new interview with the New York Times, Rick Welts, president and CEO of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns is officially coming out the closet. After conversations with David Stern, the commissioner of the NBA, basketball great Bill Russell, Val … Continue reading
Hockey manager decries Sean Avery’s “misguided” support of gay marriage
Uptown Sports vice president Todd Reynolds expressed his disapproval for NHL player Sean Avery’s support of gay marriage on Twitter. Earlier this week, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new ad in support of marriage equality in New York … Continue reading
Cowboys in Purple? Youth At Risk Is One Focus of Michigan’s Gay RodeoFest 201
by: Red Hodeo, Michigan International Gay Rodeo Association DETROIT, MI: Besides checking their rigging, shining up their buckles andboots and remembering their rope, constestants to this years gay/straightfreindly rodeo will need something purple. Sanctioned by the InternationalGay Rodeo Association (IGRA), the … Continue reading
New head of U.S. Olympic team resigns
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) released a statement today saying that former Olympic gold medalist Peter Vidmar would be stepping down as the Chef de Mission of Team USA for the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Vidmar recently became the … Continue reading