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Salon.com
May 23, 2002
King Kaufman |
The gay Babe Ruth The first active major leaguer to come out of the closet may ruin his career -- or he could become a cultural hero...   |
Sports Central
March 5, 2013
Brad Oremland |
A 2013 Look at Gays in Sports When gay athletes begin coming out, I suspect it will quickly become a trend: the more who open up, the easier it will get for others to do the same. |
Sports Illustrated
May 22, 2001
Gene Menez |
The Toughest Out: Homosexuality in Baseball Is baseball ready for its first openly gay player? |
Sports Central
February 14, 2007
Bill Hazell |
John Amaechi's Coming Out Party John Amaechi withheld his secret of his homosexuality until his NBA career came to an official end only weeks ago. Whether that decision was wise, foolish, or ultimately necessary to survive depends on what NBA star you ask. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2009
Jeff Pearlman |
Success: Winners and Losers In a world where everyone wants to shine, real champions possess a strong work ethic and a certain amount of humility. They single-handedly alter the playing field by elevating everyone in their midst. |
Sports Central
February 23, 2007
Kyle Jahner |
Emerging From the Closet John Amaechi may have been the first to publicly state that he is homosexual, but he's definitely not the only one in sports. Do, or should, teams even care? |
Salon.com
January 8, 2003
King Kaufman |
Football: America's favorite homoerotic sport A tight embrace in the end zone, a gentle head-butt, a slap on the fanny -- it's all just innocent celebration. Isn't it? |
Fast Company
Evie Nagy |
The Surprisingly Emotional Story Of The Man Who Invented The High Five When Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run, enthusiastic rookie Glenn Burke, waiting on deck, held his hand up high, signaling for Baker to give him the first-ever high five. |
Salon.com
June 6, 2000
Daryl Lindsey |
The Cost of the Closet A Salon special report examines the real-life impact of "don't ask, don't tell." |
Sports Central
December 31, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2014: The Year in Review Baseball did a lot of blinking during 2014. Not to mention winking, nodding, prodding, clodding, and thrilling. |
Sports Central
July 14, 2011
Kevin Beane |
NFL Odds and Ends Professional athletes tend to be mentally strong, and glory hounds. |
Psychology Today
May/Jun 2008
Robert Kunzig |
Finding the Switch Homosexuality may persist because the associated genes convey surprising advantages on homosexuals' family members. |
Sports Central
September 30, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
George Shuba, RIP: Making History Serenely Shuba died as the last man standing who'd played on both the 1946 Royals and the 1955 Dodgers. He also kept only one visible baseball memento in his home, a framed copy of his home plate handshake with Jackie Robinson. |
Salon.com
February 22, 2002
King Kaufman |
So, they're all gay, right? Former U.S. figure skating champion Rudy Galindo talks about the Salt Lake Olympics, the sport's effeminate image and the reactions to his coming out. And no, they're not... |
Salon.com
January 10, 2000
Damien Cave |
Descent of the divas Gay men once worshipped some of the most over-the-top female entertainers, but the deification of the flamboyant, the bitchy and the damaged has become an anachronism. |
BusinessWeek
January 14, 2011
Kurt Soller |
Gay Sports Bars Tap a Growing Market In the last few years, nearly a dozen sports bars catering to a gay clientele have opened around the U.S. and their success is spurring entrepreneurs to open more. |
Salon.com
October 7, 1999
Joan Walsh |
Talking baseball with Hank Greenwald The best broadcaster you won't hear on the air talks about umpire arrogance, the home-run chase and "the Viagra of baseball." |
Salon.com
June 8, 2000
Fiona Morgan |
Inside a lesbian "witch hunt" For too many women in the military, homophobia plus sexual harassment equals a reason to get out. |
Sports Central
February 12, 2014
Adam Russell |
Gay Athletes: One Day, It Won't Be a Big Deal I look forward to the day when a gay or bisexual athlete doesn't feel compelled to announce their personal life to the world -- no more than one would feel the need to announce their religious, dietary or political choices. |
Salon.com
June 8, 2000
Michael Sragow |
Margaret Cho: All-American slut The stand-up comedian's one-woman movie proves that Cho business is not all show business. |
Salon.com
September 14, 2000
Nancy Updike |
That's so gay! Ready or not, America is bringing back an old playground insult -- for the sheer fun of it. |
Salon.com
April 11, 2002
Allen Barra |
Want to speed up baseball? Take away the home run But then managers and players will find other ways to slow it down. So relax and settle in to your armchair... |
Salon.com
August 22, 2001
Allen Barra |
Stop bad-mouthing baseball Sentimental sports columnists moan about its demise, even though the facts don't support their arguments... |
Salon.com
June 30, 2001
Jonathan Kay |
Gay "Trek" After three decades and four series, the Starship Enterprise has never seen a gay ensign. Will "Star Trek" ever cross the final frontier? |
Salon.com
September 6, 2000
Laura Miller |
Citizen of the world Armistead Maupin talks about getting divorced, the self-ghettoization of gay lit and the strange, true story behind his new novel of suspense. |
Salon.com
April 10, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Bush swings both ways Appointing a gay AIDS czar, the president confounds both family-values supporters and homosexual groups... |
Sports Central
May 2, 2013
Kevin Beane |
Jason Collins: Why it Matters There's been a feeling in the air that the first active openly gay athlete in a major North American team sport was coming very soon. That day has come, and the man of the hour is NBA veteran Jason Collins. |
Salon.com
June 9, 2000
Daryl Lindsey |
Should gays serve? A Salon panel debates the ban on homosexuals in the military. |
Salon.com
August 8, 2001
David Davis |
Marvin Miller As the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, he challenged the assumptions that players are chattel and that labor unions have no place within sports... |
Salon.com
June 2, 2001
Cliff Rothman |
In defense of Andrew Sullivan Whatever discrepancies exist between his public words and his private actions, the attempt to smear him sexually is a vendetta masquerading as journalism... |
Sports Central
October 25, 2010
Joshua Duffy |
Baseball No Longer Rules October After more than century of dominance in the american sporting marketplace, baseball is no longer king. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Cliff Edwards |
Coming Out In Corporate America Gays are making huge strides everywhere but in the executive suite. |
Salon.com
June 12, 2000
Daryl Lindsey |
George Segal His sculpture depicted people doing ordinary things, but his work showing gays and lesbians ignited controversy -- and made an inestimable contribution to American culture. |
Reason
September 2005
Julian Sanchez |
All Happy Families From a civil libertarian perspective, it's clear enough why the unequal treatment of gay parents is objectionable: The human desire for family isn't exclusive to heterosexuals, and attempts to prevent gays from raising families both stigmatize them and threaten to deprive them of an important component of a full life. |
Salon.com
July 17, 2000
Kera Bolonik |
A conversation with James Dale America's most famous un-Boy Scout discusses discrimination, the Supreme Court and the fight scouting taught him to fight. |
Salon.com
June 22, 2001
Alicia Montgomery |
A deadly taboo Is homophobia in the black community fanning the flames of HIV infection among African-Americans, the hardest-hit population outside sub-Saharan Africa? |
Sports Central
May 30, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
Why Baseball's Losing its American Identity The decline of participation of the black athlete in baseball is a far more multi-faceted problem than commonly expressed. |
| AskMen.com |
Gay NFL Player Despite the increasing acceptance of gay men and women -- in the arts, in politics and even in the military -- it can still be a dangerous career move to out yourself, particularly if you're an athlete. |
Sports Illustrated
October 8, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Not so fast Baseball overlooks one thing when saluting past stars: the pre-1947 exclusion of black players from the major leagues... |
Salon.com
July 29, 2000
Dave Cullen |
All in the family Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter, Mary, is expected to stump for the GOP ticket. As the gay corporate relations manager for Coors, she knows all about the hard sell. |
Sports Central
January 25, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
Winter Olympics Athletes Face Double Standard Big media and corporate sponsorship of sporting events in the US have become as big a story these days as the sports and athletes they themselves sponsor, with nary an opportunity missed by advertisers and networks alike to promote themselves. |
Sports Illustrated
May 2, 2000 |
The Biggest Play of His Life The story of a gay high school football captain's coming out. |
Salon.com
July 22, 2002
Mark Simpson |
Meet the metrosexual He's well dressed, narcissistic and bun-obsessed. But don't call him gay. |
Reason
June 2007
Jesse Walker |
Disney Legalizes Same-Sex Unions The world we live in is increasingly willing to embrace homosexual unions, even if many Americans -- and most states -- haven't gotten there yet. But if Mickey is cool with gay marriage, the rest of the country can't be that far behind. |
Sports Central
October 31, 2012
Stephen Kerr |
Defending America's Pastime Now that San Francisco has swept Detroit, and this year's World Series is over, I'll watch some good pro and college football and basketball. But I'm already counting down the days until spring training starts another season. Hurry back, baseball! |
Salon.com
January 22, 2001
David Tuller |
Along comes Mary Having a lesbian in the second family eases the pain of losing gay-friendly Bill Clinton. Now gay rights action returns to the state and local level -- where it matters most, anyway... |
Salon.com
September 7, 2000
Michael Sragow |
When life was no "Cabaret" "Paragraph 175" filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman testify about the Nazi persecution of gay men. |
Registered Rep.
December 12, 2007
John Churchill |
Dykstra Pitches Annuities To Rich Athletes Lenny Dykstra wants professional athletes to invest with him. The baseball star turned financial analyst is now touting a financial advice/lifestyle magazine to pro athletes. |
Salon.com
June 20, 2002
Allen Barra |
Marvin Miller: Don't trust baseball's drug-testing proposal The former head of the Baseball Players Association says that the owners have no reason to crack down on steroid use -- so the commissioner's random-test proposal may just be moral grandstanding. |
Sports Illustrated
December 22, 2000
Rick Reilly |
Everyone's offended Reader feedback on the Paralympics story, Bob Knight, Cubs fans, etc. |
