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Miami Beach bombshell: World Outgames cancels most of its events
The organizers blame “financial challenges” for the last-minute cancellation of nearly every event including tomorrow night’s opening ceremony.
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Rower halfway through trans-Atlantic row bid in honor of brother who died of AIDS
NEW YORK — An American rower hoping to cross the Atlantic Ocean in honor of his brother who died of AIDS has passed the halfway mark.
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Champion Brazilian diver Ian Matos comes out as gay
Champion Brazilian diver Ian Matos has come out publicly as gay in an interview with the newspaper Correio.
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Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis urges protest of Russian anti-gay laws
WASHINGTON — Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis on Friday urged American Olympians to dedicate their performances at February’s Winter Games in Sochi to their gay friends and relatives as a means of protest against Russian anti-gay laws.
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Olympian Tom Daley’s mystery man: Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black
LONDON — British Olympic diver Tom Daley, who revealed publicly for the first time on Monday that he is in a relationship with another man, is dating LGBT activist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Dustin Lance Black, according to E! News, and confirmed by sources to LGBTQ Nation.
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British Olympic diver Tom Daley comes out as bisexual
Olympic diver Tom Daley has come out as bisexual, revealing that he is in a relationship with another man.
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National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes
CHICAGO — Dave Pallone, who was part of Chicago history when he umpired the first night game at Wrigley Field, is returning to Chicago to take part in another chapter of American sports history: His inclusion in the inaugural class of what organizers say is the first-of-its-kind National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame.
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Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis announces engagement
Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis announced he plans to marry this fall. People magazine says the 53-year-old Louganis will marry paralegal Johnny Chaillot.
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Greg Louganis fans want Olympic diver on ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Anyone who has watched Olympic champion Greg Louganis do his thing from a diving board knows that he possesses grace, power, determination and skill. But can he move on the dance floor? Louganis’ Facebook fans have launched a campaign to encourage “Dancing With the Stars” producers to cast Louganis for the show.