Tag Archives: gay athletes

Brooklyn Nets Consider Jason Collins

ESPN reports that the Brooklyn Nets brought Jason Collins to a private training event in Los Angeles this week, spurring speculation that the team is considering signing him. Collins would become the second* openly gay active player in any major American professional sport. The first was pro soccer player Robbie Rogers, who returned to the sport last May after coming …

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Michael Sam Inks Five Autograph Deals

Openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam has signed autograph deals with five major trading card companies. The former Missouri defensive end, who recently revealed he is gay, became more highly coveted after the announcement by companies that make products featuring draft-eligible players. Weiss said Sam will have autographed products in Topps, Upper Deck, Panini, Sage and Press Pass sets. He …

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Megachurch Pastor Dwight McKissic: Michael Sam Could Be The Anti-Christ

“Will Michael Sam become the face of the ‘gay rights’ movement that takes us down the road to Sodom and Gomorrah at a record setting pace? Mr. Sam has received words of affirmation from President and Mrs. Obama, Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, and a host of others, simply for announcing to the world that he prefers to engage in …

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John Cena Supports Michael Sam

Wrestling superstar John Cena has a gay brother. Watch the full Larry King show.

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Tom Daley On Splash!

So there’s a British show called Splash! which could be retitled Diving With The Stars as low-wattage celebs are paired with actual competitive divers. In yesterday’s show, recently out Olympian Tom Daley competed with reality star/model Dan Osborne, prompting the host to suggest that viewers take screenshots to save on their computers. Versions of Splash! have run in 22 countries …

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NFL Survey: 86% Of Players Say They Are OK With Openly Gay Teammates

ESPN surveyed 51 active NFL players to ask them the four questions seen above. The NFL has about 1700 active players, so the sample is rather small. Forty-four players said a teammate’s sexual orientation didn’t matter to them, and 39 said they would be comfortable showering around a gay teammate. But 32 players said they had teammates or coaches who …

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Westboro Protests Michael Sam

Westboro showed up at the University of Missouri yesterday because openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam was attending a basketball game. Many UM students, donning “Stand with Sam” pins, formed a human wall around Mizzou Arena to block Westboro’s protest, reported KDSK-TV in St. Louis. Nearly 5,000 people said they would attend, though not as many turned out in the …

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Billie Jean King To Attend Sochi Closing

Billie Jean King was unable to be part of the US delegation to opening ceremonies at Sochi due to to the death of her mother. But yesterday President Obama named her as part of the closing ceremonies delegation. “I will use this trip to honor the memory of my mother and to further my mission of equality,” King said in …

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Don Lemon Defends Johnny Weir

Yesterday Bilerico editor John Becker and CNN anchor Don Lemon tangled over whether Johnny Weir has a responsibility to denounce Russia’s treatment of LGBT people. Lemon stood up for Weir and argued that just because he’s gay doesn’t automatically mean he has to be vocal about gay rights all the time. John Becker took a decidedly different position, saying that …

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Reporter Slams Critics Of Michael Sam

Via Fox Sports: Have you heard of Dale Hansen? In case you haven’t, he’s a well-known TV sports anchor for the ABC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth. A couple of days ago, he took a couple of minutes to break down the negative reaction to Missouri defensive end — and NFL prospect — Michael Sam coming out as gay. There are …

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This Week’s Sports Illustrated Cover

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Rush Limbaugh On Michael Sam

“Heterosexuality has no political agenda and there is no agenda attached to it. Heterosexuality does not have activists, but they’re under assault. Heterosexuality may be 95, 98 percent of the population — they’re under assault by the 2-5 percent that are homosexual. Why is there a political agenda attached to and driven by homosexuality and there is no corresponding heterosexual …

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Todd Starnes Has The Gay Athlete Sadz

“I owe all of you a massive apology. I thought the Olympics was about athletic competition – not advancing a cultural agenda. I was wrong. I thought the NFL was about football – not advancing a cultural agenda. I was wrong. I should’ve learned my lesson after the Rose Bowl Parade and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It’s all about …

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Bisexual Dutch Gold Medalist Slammed For Celebratory Cuddle With Vladimir Putin

Openly bisexual Dutch speedskater Ireen Wust told reporters that she had a “cuddle” with Vladimir Putin after winning her gold medal on Sunday. Wust told Dutch national broadcaster NOS, “I got a cuddle from him,” at a party held in her honor. “He congratulated me and asked if everything was OK in Russia and I congratulated him on (Russian speedskater) …

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HomoQuotable – Frank Bruni

“A news flash for every straight man out there: You’ve been naked in front of a gay man. In fact you’ve been naked, over the course of your life, in front of many gay men, at least if you have more than a few years on you. And here you are — uninjured, uncorrupted, intact. The earth still spins. The …

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First Lady Tweets Michael Sam

ICYMI: Sam came out yesterday and may become the first openly gay player in the NFL. (Tipped by JMG reader Aaron)

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Freep This ESPN Poll

Six questions to freep. (Tipped by JMG reader Deuce)

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College Football Star Comes Out, May Become First Openly Gay NFL Player

University of Missouri football star Michael Sam came out today. As an NFL draft prospect, Sam may become the first openly gay active player in the pro football. Coaches at the University of Missouri divided players into small groups at a preseason football practice last year for a team-building exercise. One by one, players were asked to talk about themselves …

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Dutch Lesbian Takes Gold At Sochi

Openly gay speedskater Ireen Wüst took the gold today in the women’s 3000-meter race, becoming the first out athlete to medal at the Sochi Olympics. Today’s is her third Olympic gold medal, hence her pose in the above photo. Wüst finished in just 4 minutes, 0.34 seconds — just ahead of Martina Sablikova, the defending champ. Sablikova took silver after …

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