Tag: athletes
Closeted footballer reveals his coming-out date, and it’s sooner than you think
T-minus 24 hours! The gay footballer who’s been peeking out from the closet for the past few weeks is apparently making his big reveal on Wednesday, July 24.
On Sunday, July 21, he tweeted “24.07.19 ????.”
This still-anonymous Twitter account, purported to belong to a gay English Football League player, first got our attention with a July 5 announcement.
“I’m a professional footballer, playing for a club in the ,” that tweet read. “I will be revealing my identity soon, but I...
Gay pro footballer peeks out from behind the closet door
He’s coming out, and he wants the world to know. An anonymous Twitter user claiming to be a gay English Football League player says he’s getting ready to publicly come out and has been cluing in his loved ones in the meantime.
“I’m a professional footballer, playing for a club in the . I will be revealing my identity soon, but I am a proud gay man, hoping to break the mould,” the user wrote on July 5. “I am...
John Barrowman says he knows there are more gay athletes out there, encourages them...
Actor John Barrowman says he “knows” for a fact there are more gay footballers out there and he’s encouraging them to come out.
Speaking to The Sun, the actor, who recently competed alongside former Spurs and West Ham Boss Harry Redknapp on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, said: “I had this conversation with Harry who apparently had never met a gay man before he met me in the jungle which I find hard to believe as I know there are gay...
Awesome! Out LGBTQ Athletes Have Won Seven Medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics!
The Winter Olympic games have a total of 15 out and proud members of the LGBTQ community competing for the gold, and so far, the numbers we've pulled in have been very impressive.
A total of seven medals have been won by four of our LGBTQ athletes this time around, including two gold, two silver and three bronze.
Here is a look at who won what so far (and congratulations to all who have competed and represented for our community!)
Eric Radford:...
Gus Kenworthy Is Just As Obsessed With The US Bobsledding Team As We Are
Earlier this month, we shared with you gay twitter’s collective discovery, fascination, and thirst for the US bobsledding team.
Now, we’re proud to share with you that Gus Kenworthy is a member of that collective thirst.
Kenworthy shared on Twitter that he’s most looking forward to meeting the athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics. We can only hope someone takes pictures when the moment happens.
https://twitter.com/guskenworthy/status/957343909692129280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fgus-kenworthy-just-obsessed-us-bobsledding-team-we-are
https://twitter.com/CarloValdes_USA/status/957462759251283968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fgus-kenworthy-just-obsessed-us-bobsledding-team-we-are
https://twitter.com/sammichener/status/957378147304972288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fgus-kenworthy-just-obsessed-us-bobsledding-team-we-are
Of course, then many people had to share their thoughts on the idea. The consensus being, “Yes,...
Life Is Good For Out Gay Olympian Gus Kenworthy
A new story from OutSports shines light on the many successes of out gay Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy.
Many of you will remember that the professional athlete publicly came out in a cover story for ESPN Magazine in October of 2015.
Before then, Kenworthy feared he might lose sponsors upon coming out.
But on the contrary, since coming out, Kenworthy has gone on to excel in his athletic career, and rack up a slew of endorsements and sponsorships.
On top of deals with...
Hong Kong Will Be The First Asian City To Host The Gay Games
Hong Kong will be the first Asian city to host the Gay Games.
This announcement was made yesterday in Paris to the excitement of Hong Kong’s 13-member bidding team. Reports say that the team was screaming, hugging, and cheering as they greeted the news reporters covering the event.
Hong Kong won over locations like Washington, D.C. and Guadalajara, Mexico.
Bid chair Dennis Philipse spoke to the South China Morning Post about how proud he was of the result.
“We fought tirelessly and are...
One college athlete’s perfect response to being called “fag*ot”
Meet Voight Demeester, ace hockey player and a senior at Penn State.
In the below video from Davey Wavey, Demeester recounts what it’s like being called a “faggot” by an opponent; a situation he faced last Saturday.
After Demeester alerted the referee about the scuffle, the incident was reported to the Penn State Altoona captain and coach. (The opponent was from a satellite campus, Penn State Altoona.)
Talking to OutSports, Demeester says, “In the moment I was disappointed for the fact that they represent Penn...
Gay Olympian From ‘Very Homophobic’ Tonga, Slams Article Outing Gay Olympic Athletes Using Grindr
Openly gay Tongan athlete Amini Fonua issued a sharp condemnation on Thursday to a horribly irresponsible and exploitative Daily Beast story on athletes’ use of sex apps in Rio that might have outed gay athletes.
Fonua, an Olympic swimmer who competed in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke, blasted Nico Hines’ article on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AminiFonua/status/763834470009036800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/AminiFonua/status/763835853533839360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/AminiFonua/status/763836245428633600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
@NicoHines Seriously fuck off with your str8 white male privilege preying on closeted people who can't live in their truth yet. U ruin us
— Amini Fonua (@AminiFonua) August 11,...
Rio Olympic LGBT Athletes Say Crowds Are Chanting Homophobic Slurs At Them
A record 43 LGBT athletes are competing in the Rio Olympics games this summer, but some of those Olympians have already become the targets of homophobic slurs from the crowds, reports the LA Times.
The homophobic insults were heard coming from the stands of Estadio Mineirao on Wednesday when women’s soccer players took the field.
The L.A. Times reported that people in the stands hurled the anti-gay term, “bicha” -a Portuguese word similar to ‘faggot’ at women on the field.
Think Progress...
PHOTOS: Unintentionally Censored Olympic Pics Make These Athletes Look Like Adult Film Stars
Buzzfeed, we salute you. The intrepid editorial staff spent hours ogling and screen-grabbing footage of men’s Olympic diving competitions — and all to emphasize a highly pertinent point: Namely, that those scoreboard tickers at the bottom of the screen often make these athletes look, well, like adult film superstars.
Finally, a publication with the courage to say what the rest of us are thinking.
Okay, maybe it’s not particularly heavy-hitting. In fact, it might not even be a particularly astute observation. But...
Here Are 5 More Celebs And Athletes Who Leaked And Shared Naked Pics (Part...
Did you enjoy the first part of our photopost with sexy male celebs who bared their butts and bodies for you? We see, that you did! So, are you ready to enjoy the rest of these hot dudes? We are going to share with you some hot pics today!
This English Footballer Never Misses The Chance To Show Off His Assmazing Bubble Butt And Sexy Body:
https://www.instagram.com/p/_FWC9FnWPh/?taken-by=mrashleycain
English footballer Ashley Cain is a winger currently playing for Midland Football League Premier Division side Coventry...
