Support for marriage equality in Australia continues to gain momentum since the lower house of the state of Tasmania became the first in the country to formally support same-sex marriage last month. Add to this the declaration from leading rugby player…
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gay persons of color: Video: LA Dodgers encourage respect in It Gets Better video
The Los Angeles Dodgers became the latest Major League Baseball (MLB) team to lend their support to the It Gets Better video project against teen bullying and suicide. The Dodgers’ instalment features coach Don Mattingly, James Loney, Matt Guerrier, Ja…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Chicago Blackhawks visit gay community centre
Niklas Hjalmarsson Source: http://www.sharkspage.com/?p=1344Hockey is for Everyone™ is the mission statement and name of the NHL’s primary youth development and grassroots program that provides support to nonprofit youth hockey organizations tha…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Philadelphia Phillies affirm It Gets Better
Yet another inspiring It Gets Better video, this time from the Philadelphia Phillies, which was released Saturday and features pitchers Roy Halladay and Michael Stutes, outfielders Hunter Pence and John Mayberry Jr., and second baseman Chase Utley.
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Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Tampa Bay Rays declare It Gets Better
In this It Gets Better instalment from the Tampa Bay Rays, manager Joe Maddon and players Johnny Damon, Sam Fuld, B.J. Upton, and Sean Rodriguez speak with conviction in a sincere message of support for LGBT teens who might be the victims of bullying. …
Continue readinggay persons of color: RIP Rick Rypien
Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead in his Coleman, Alberta, home Monday afternoon, and reports say that it was a suicide. He was 27-years-old and the second NHL player to die this off-season, as New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard pas…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Tampa Bay Rays become 9th MLB team to join It Gets Better Project
Tampa Bay Rays’ manager Joe Maddon and players Johnny Damon, Sam Fuld, B.J. Upton, and Sean Rodriguez will be featured in an upcoming “It Gets Better” video to support teens dealing with anti-gay bullying, reports the St. Petersburg Times. The new vide…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Baltimore Orioles "It Gets Better" video
Major League Baseball just keeps getting better as the Baltimore Orioles became the fourth team (after the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox) to produce a video for the It Gets Better Project to fight homophobic teen bullying. The …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Marriage equality begins in New York State; Seventh MLB team confirms pro-gay video
Hundreds of gay couples in New York State were married Sunday as the state became the sixth and largest to recognize marriage equality in America. The photo, above, of the illuminated American side of Niagara Falls, taken by Flickr user Mykelle Nicole,…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Out Magazine salutes five athlete allies
Ben Cohen, Hudson Taylor, Michael Irvin, Mike Chabala, and Nick YoungquestSource: Out MagazineIn its July 2011 issue, Out Magazine salutes five top sportsmen “who have stood up for fairness and tolerance, shoulder-to-shoulder with their LGBT peers.” Th…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Oakland A’s suspend minor league prospect for gay slur
Photo from Checkoutmycards.comThe Oakland A’s nipped team homophobia in the bud Sunday by indefinitely suspending top minor league pitching prospect, Ian Krol, for tweeting what was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser as a “gay slur…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Sydney’s beaches to host International Gay Surfers Day
On July 17, 2011, surfers from around the world will gather at Sydney’s Manly and Bondi beaches to take part in the first ever International Gay Surfers Day. Organized by GaySurfers.net, the event is a significant one in the “hetero-masculine dominated…
Continue readingFive of Five: Should University Athletes Get Private Chaplains?
Via Pharyngula:The University of Iowa is using University funds to hire a Christian chaplain to minister to the needs of the school’s football team. It’s not hard to see how patriotism, athleticism and religion all get stirred into the same pot. It…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Chicago Cubs "It Gets Better" video
Following the lead taken by the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago Cubs on Monday became the second professional sports team to join the “It Gets Better” campaign, a project intended to raise awareness of and call for an end to anti-LGBT bullying and h…
Continue readinggay persons of color: New York Giants owner Steve Tisch joins marriage equality campaign
New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch has joined the campaign for marriage equality in New York State in a new video released Monday (below) in which he states: “As an owner of the New York Giants, I am proud to join the chorus of professionals in sport…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: The Legacy of Brendan Burke
The CBC’s The Fifth Estate recently rebroadcasted the stellar 2010 documentary, The Legacy of Brendan Burke, which tells the story of the life and death of the youngest son of Brian Burke, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. Brendan…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox to produce "It Gets Better" videos
Both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox baseball teams have decided to take a stand against anti-gay bullying and homophobia and produce “It Gets Better” videos. The two teams are following the lead taken by the San Francisco Giants who, on June 1, be…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: San Francisco Giants "It Gets Better" video
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants became the first professional sports franchise to release a video for the It Gets Better Project. Featuring pitchers Barry Zito, Sergio Romo, and Matt Cain, center fielder Andres Torres, and hitting coach Hensley …
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: French footballers against homophobia
Campaign against homophobia 2011 from Franck Annese on Vimeo.L’homophobie ne vous fera jamais gagner un match. Un jouer gai? Peut-être. (Homophobia will never help you win a match. A gay player might.) – Marc PlanusOn Monday, Paris became the first ma…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Watch: Steve Nash endorses marriage equality with video
“A growing number of professional athletes are speaking out in support of gay and lesbian couples getting married. I’m proud to be one of them. Join me and the super-majority of New Yorkers who support marriage equality.”Steve Nash, Canadian profession…
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