Tag Archives: gay athletes

Ten Out Olympians Win Medals

Ten openly gay athletes won medals at the London Olympics. Seven of them took the gold. Cyd Ziegler at SB Nation has the recap: GOLD: Seimone Augustus [above center], USA, Basketball. The U.S. women’s basketball team was arguably the most dominant team in any sport at these Olympics.GOLD: Carl Hester, Great Britain, Equestrian. Hester and his two teammates won Great …

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Tweet Of The Day – Matthew Mitcham

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Aussie Gymnast Comes Out As HIV+

Openly gay Australian gymnast and former Olympian Ji Wallace has come out as HIV-positive. Wallace, a trampolinist who won a silver medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, said he was inspired to make the public admission about his diagnosis after seeing an interview given by US diver Greg Louganis about his battle with HIV and being a gay Olympian. …

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14 Openly Gay Olympic Athletes

Buzzfeed has published a photo essay featuring the 14 openly gay athletes that are competing at the London Olympics. Above is the most well-known, Australia’s 2008 gold medalist diving champion Matthew Mitcham.

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ITALY: Soccer Star Fined €15,000 For Hoping There Are “No Gays” On Team

Italian soccer star Antonio Cassano has been fined €15,000 after telling the press that he hoped that there were no gay players on his championship team. Cassano is known for stripping to his underwear after a win. Pink News reports: UEFA said today: “Following the opening of disciplinary proceedings against Italy’s Antonio Cassano for a discriminatory press statement (Art. 11bis …

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Sydney Convicts Win 2012 Bingham Cup

The Sydney Convicts rugby team has won the 2012 Bingham Cup in Manchester, England. Outsports reports: The Sydney Convicts are bringing the Bingham Cup rugby trophy back to Australia. The Convicts completed a sweep of the tournament this weekend in Manchester, England, winning the A division, 22-5, over the San Francisco Fog and the B division, 13-3, over the Dallas …

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BRITAIN: Bingham Cup 2012 Begins

The gay rugby league’s biannual Bingham Cup tournament begins tomorrow in Manchester, England. JMG tipster Greg tells us that about 1200 players from around the world are there, including the 2010 champions, NYC’s Gotham Knights.

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Gareth Thomas On Attitude Magazine

It’s their Naked issue to draw attention to HIV testing. Does he have your attention? Source.

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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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Mickey Rourke Pulls Out Of Gay Biopic

Mickey Rouke has pulled out of the biopic for openly gay rugby star Gareth Thomas. The 59-year-old actor had reportedly taken a method approach to playing Thomas, even tearing a bicep by arm-wrestling with rugby players while on drunken nights out. Now though, according to Thomas himself, Rourke has handed in his notice and the producers are on the lookout …

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Gotham Knights Rugby Bachelor Auction

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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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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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Johnny Weir Got Married

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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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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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Photo Of The Day – Gareth Thomas

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Charles Barkley On Gay Athletes

“First of all, every player has played with gay guys. It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say, ‘Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy.’ First of all, quit telling me what I think. I’d rather have a gay guy who can play than a …

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SWEDEN: Soccer Star Comes Out

Swedish soccer star Anton Hysen, 20, has come out. I missed this story when it first broke last week, but this morning a JMG reader in Sweden tips us to today’s story in Britain’s tabloid, The Sun. Anton Hysen was a professional footballer dating a supermodel. Hardly a trail-blazing story, the son of former Liverpool star and Swedish heart-throb Glenn …

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