NEW YORK— Sports Illustrated today released a multi-platform, 40th anniversary retrospective of Caitlyn Jenner’s 1976 Gold Medal-winning decathlon performance at the Montreal Olympic Games. The SI special includes the premiere of the SI Films exclusive, “Jenner: 40 Years After Gold,” the publication of SI Senior Writer Tim Layden’s in-depth profile and the reveal of Jenner…
NEW YORK — Sports Illustrated (SI) have announced a multi-platform, 40th anniversary retrospective of Caitlyn Jenner’s 1976 Gold Medal-winning decathlon performance at the Montreal Olympic Games. It begins with an SI Films premiere Monday, June 6 on SI.com, and continues with a long-form digital package and magazine cover story to be released on June 8….
Today, TIME Magazine unveiled its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Among the notable inclusions was Jason Collins for his brave step decision to come out while still active in a major U.S. sports league. Chelsea Clinton, a friend of Collins’ since their days at Stanford University, wrote the article about…
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…
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…
There are a lot reasons people watch the Super Bowl. Mainly it’s because football is a great game, a part of the American cultural lexicon that, say, the Eurovision singing contest in Europe is (only with far fewer twinks). And through the years, the Super Bowl has become as well known for its athleticism and…
2013 was a major year for coming out in sports, entertainment, business and more. Ben Martin-Mcdonough, social media intern at GLAAD compiled the list below. Take a look: Tom Daley – British diver and Olympic medalist Tom Daley made news in a YouTube video announcing that he had been in a relationship with a man…
Politician of the Year: TIME magazine gives their “Person of the Year” Award to whoever dominates the headlines, good or bad. In that sense, one can make a strong argument for former Mayor Filner. However, his headlines were more about person than politics. Instead, the Politically Aware Politician of the Year is City Council President…
Following the weekend game in the Eastern Conference finals by the Indiana Pacers, Roy Hibbert went to the podium with Paul George after the game to address the media. While speaking to reporters, the Pacers center dropped the gay slur “no homo” when discussing defense and helping George contain LeBron James. According to CBS Sports,…
Add Jallen Messersmith to the small but growing number of athletes that are taking their first steps out of the sexual closet and into the world of professional sports. Last month, Jason Collins, a center for the Washington Wizards, announced to the world that, yes, he is gay (and black and male) in an eloquent…
