Tag Archives: sports

PacMan Doubles Down

“I only voiced out my opinion that same-sex marriage is against the law of God. I’m not against homosexuals. I have a relative who is also gay. We cannot do anything if they were born that way. What I do not want is when you disobey the commandment of God.” – Pro boxer Manny Pacquiao, responding to a firestorm of …

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Pro Boxer: Gays Must Be Put To Death

Pro boxer Manny Pacquiao is slamming President Obama by calling for homosexuals to be put to death. Yeah, I’ve never heard of him either, but hey, he was once on the cover of TIME Asia. LA Weekly has the story: Manny Pacquiao, who lives and trains in Los Angeles, is probably in deep shit in this liberal city of brotherly …

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Olympics Hopeful Comes Out

Olympics hopeful Josh Dixon wants to be the first out American gymnast in the history of the games. Outsports reports: The Stanford grad took a big step toward that goal at the U.S. Men’s Qualifier on Saturday in Colorado Springs, finishing second overall out of the 72 competitors. He also tied for wins in two events: floor exercise and high …

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Budweiser Warns Ultimate Fighting Championship About Homophobia

Anheuser-Busch, the primary sponsor of Ultimate Fighting Championship, is chastising the popular mixed martial arts league for anti-gay remarks made by some of its competitors. “We’ve communicated to the UFC our displeasure with certain remarks made by some of its fighters, and they have promised to address this. If the incidents continue, we will act,” the brewer said in a …

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Ben Cohen In MetroSourceNY

Boy Culture has more photos.

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Tebow Preaches At Easter Service

Jets quarterback Tim Tebow delivered a 30-minute sermon yesterday to over 15,000 Texans gathered in a meadow for an Easter service. Ow my ears! That gaydar bell is loud today.

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Johanna Quaas, 86, Gymnast

She even does the parallel bars.

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Lesbian Proposes At Hockey Game

Towleroad points us to this bit of sweetness: On Saturday night at Scotiabank Place, a Toronto Maple Leafs fan named Alicia stood on the ice during the second intermission wearing a blindfold. When it was removed, she looked up at the video scoreboard and read a message from her girlfriend, an Ottawa Senators fan named Christina. Schmaltzy music played. Out …

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RUSSIA: Judge Bans “Pride House” For Athletes At 2014 Sochi Olympics

Saying it would endanger local children and lead to the destruction of the federation, a Russian judge has banned the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics from creating a Pride House for gay and gay-friendly athletes. “The aims of the organization contradict the basics of public morality and the policy of the state in the area of family motherhood and childhood protection,’ …

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Pro Hockey Against Homophobia

Via New York Times: Hockey is joining the drive to end homophobia in sports with a public-service message featuring eight N.H.L. players, including Henrik Lundqvist of the Rangers, Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks and Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators. You Can Play, the campaign the players will introduce, is another in a series of efforts by hockey’s Burke …

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UK: Campaign On Male Rape Launched

The imagery and tag line of the campaign is raising eyebrows. Here’s the press release: Survivors UK, the charity that supports victims of male rape and sexual abuse, has launched a new campaign by start-up Johnny Fearless. ‘Real Men’ aims to play to the fact that rugby players, irrespective of sexuality, are seen as the archetypal ‘alpha males’. The poster …

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UMass Students React To Super Bowl

I wouldn’t quite call it a “riot,” but maybe throwing beer bottles at cops qualifies. Dumbassery on parade.(Tipped by JMG reader Chelsea)

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GLAAD To CNN: Fire Roland Martin

CNN commentator Roland Martin got into a Twitter war with gay activists last night after he made two tweets that appear to endorse violence against unmasculine men. Today GLAAD is calling for Martin to be fired. At a time when the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs found that violence against LGBT people was up 23%, we need people in the …

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Super Bowl Parking

GLSEN is live-tweeting from the stadium where their anti-bullying PSA will show on the Jumbotron.

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Atheist Banner To Fly Over Super Bowl

A banner plane will tow an atheist message above the Super Bowl tomorrow. But not during the actual game, apparently. An Atheist civil rights group announced today that it will be flying an airplane banner on Super Bowl Sunday around Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The banner will read “Football beats church anytime – atheists.org.” The banner is scheduled to …

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How To Reinforce Stereotypes

During yesterday’s playoffs I idly wondered aloud when Nebraska had gotten a pro football team. I was tartly informed that the “NE” on the scoreboard actually stood for New England. Whatever. I liked the team in the purple blouses.

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BRITAIN: Soccer Club Cans Player For Nasty Tweet Aimed At Gareth Thomas

Openly gay rugby star Gareth Thomas is a cast member in the current season of Britain’s Celebrity Big Brother. That prompted pro soccer player Lee Steele (left) to tweet: “I wouldn’t fancy the bed next to Gareth Thomas #padlockedasshole.” And that was the end of HIS career. The club said its officials had met to discuss the comment last night …

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Editorial Of The Day

From ESPN Magazine: Just as some argue that gay players can’t gain the respect of their teammates, there were those who felt that white players would never believe in their black teammates. We hear that gay players’ sexuality would be a distraction in the locker room, just as black players supposedly weren’t intelligent, disciplined and committed enough to satisfy whites. …

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NFL Star Scott Fujita For Marriage

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NBA Protects Gays In New Contract

The NBA has followed the recent example of Major League Baseball and added sexual orientation protections to their players agreement. “I am pleased to announce that we have concluded the collective bargaining process and have reached an agreement that addresses many significant issues that were challenges to our league,” said NBA Commissioner David Stern. “This collective bargaining agreement will help …

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