The football coaches at Alabama’s two Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools have stated recently that gay athletes are welcome on their respective teams. In a report by NFL.com Tuesday, University of Alabama Coach Nick Saban said he would sign a recruit regardless of sexual orientation. Saban’s comments follow Auburn University Coach Gus Malzhan’s similar statements made earlier this…
A new poll conducted by Stonewall, England’s leading gay lobbying organization, and Football Addicts, the Swedish developer of the app Forza Football, shows that an overwhelming majority of fans, would support an openly gay football player if he were to come out, reports The Guardian. The poll, which surveyed some 30,000 fans in 29 countries,…
After announcing he’s gay back in April, Jason Collins, formerly of the Washington Wizards, signed a short-term, 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets making him the first openly gay player in any of the four major national sports league franchises in North America. The Nets Tweeted Sunday, “Official: The #Nets have signed @jasoncollins34 to a…
For Michael Sam fans worried about the effects of him being openly gay in a major league sport, a recent survey by ESPN, and published by Sports Illustrated, should prove heartening. Of the 55 players surveyed, almost an entire team’s roster, an overwhelming majority (86 percent) said they would have no problem with a gay…
http://youtu.be/l79j_7gYKtk While we don’t normally expect straight men in their 50s or 60s from the world of sports to become fierce advocates for gay rights, this editorial from Sportscaster Dale Hansen on WFAA-TV – Channel Eight in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area – has exploded on the Internet. Why? For that we turn it over to…
Michael Sam, the first Division I college football player in history to come out as gay, has generated a firestorm of opinion on the Internet after announcing on ESPN that he is, in fact, a “proudly open gay man.” While the reaction has been mostly positive, publicly anyway, there have been significant pockets of resistance…
A lighthearted video produced by the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion which shows two men getting into position for a doubles luge in slow-motion while the Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me” plays in the background has generated the ire of some of the league’s top players. “The games have always been a little…
DENVER, — Colorado Avalanche team captain Gabriel Landeskog today became the latest professional athlete to speak on behalf of the You Can Play Project, and in doing so, the National Hockey League has become the first professional sports league in North America to have each of its member teams represented by players voicing support for LGBT (lesbian,…
(CNN) — David Beckham was always adept at curling the ball around a wall — but when it came to the barrier of homosexuality in football, he broke straight through it. Former England captain Beckham, who announced his retirement from football Thursday, was the first superstar footballer to embrace his “gay icon” status, freely giving…
Being Alive HIV/AIDS Services is going green with the collection of plastic bottles and cans to support Daniel’s Pantry that feeds the clients every month. More than 400 people use the Pantry each month for a collection of canned goods, rice, fresh fruits and vegetables and some frozen meat. There are donation bins at local…
