Whopping 73% of Americans Support Gay & Lesbian Pro Athletes, New Survey Shows
A significant majority of Americans would support gay and lesbian professional athletes openly playing on their favorite teams, a recent survey indicates. According to the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), as reported on The Huffington Post:
"Seventy-three percent of...
Florida’s first legally married gay men to attend U.S. State of the Union Speech...
The first two legally married gay men in the Sunshine State got a surprise invitation to attend President Barak Obama's State of the Union speech tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 9 p.m. (EST). Newlyweds Jeff and Todd Delmay...
I-93 Rush-Hour Protesters Identify As ‘LGBTQA, white, pan-Asian and Latin@’
A diverse group of people identifying as LGBTQA, white, pan-Asian and Latino stood together to block rush-hour traffic on Interstate 93 north and south of Boston Thursday, Jan. 15. Their stance? Solidarity with the protestors in Ferguson,...
Mixed-Message on Supreme Court Marriage Case from White House
With U.S. Supreme Court same-sex ruling pending, support from the White House remains unclear. According to a recent Metro Weekly article:
"Hours before the Supreme Court justices are set to consider once again taking up the...
Source: LGBT Vets will be able to march openly in 2015 Boston St. Pat’s...
It looks like gay veterans will be marching openly at the Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade this March.
This evening, OutVETS, a national LGBTQ veterans organization, presented its application to participate in the parade to...
Boston’s FLAG Flag Football League Shakes It Off
The gang from Boston's FLAG Flag Football League are at it again! Fresh off the heels of last year's Brittany Spears video, the boys decided to show a little love to Taylor Swift this year with a sizzling version of Swift's latest hit "Shake It Off."
Slam Dunk: Derrick Gordon
Earlier this year, the 22-year old UMass Minutemen shooting guard came out to his family. Then he came out to his team. And finally, he came out to the world through an ESPN interview that made him the first openly gay athlete in Division I men’s basketball. Hot on the heels of public disclosures from pro stars Jason Collins and Michael Sam, Gordon found himself in the middle of what is seemingly a sea change for out athletes—and he says that the personal reception from his coach, teammates, and family has been uniformly positive.
Point Foundation Leadership Dinner
Revere Hotel | Boston | July 27
Jason Collins of the Brooklyn Nets received the Point Foundation Leadership Award at the July 25 Point Foundation Leadership dinner in Boston. Collins was the first openly gay...
Beantown Softball Hall of Fame Induction
Club Café | Boston | May 17, 2014
Boston’s LGBT softball league inducted four of its own into its Hall of Fame at a big ceremony. Congrats to inductees Marc Davino, Hugo Henriquez, John Haas,...
Yoooou’re Out!
By Cyd Zeigler Jr.
Boston’s professional lacrosse team signed the first out male pro athlete in America a few years ago; what would it take for a Red Sox, Patriot, Bruin, or Celtic to come out as gay?
