Sports

LGBT ally Chris Kluwe to punt for Oakland Raiders

OAKLAND, Calif. – LGBT ally Chris Kluwe is signing a contract today to be the punter for the Oakland Raiders.

One of the most outspoken NFL players in support of equal rights for the LGBT community, especially marriage equality, Kluwe was cut May 6 by the Minnesota Vikings.

Kluwe will replace Pro Bowl punter Shane Lechler, a free agent who bolted the Raiders to play for the Houston Texans.

“I’m excited to be an Oakland Raider and be playing in California,” Golden State native Kluwe told foxsports.com on Wednesday. “Now, my family can actually come to games.”

Speak Up With Jimmy: Australian Olympian Ji Wallace - Part 2 | VIDEO

This episode of "Speak Up With Jimmy" features the second part of Jimmy Nguyen's interview with Australian Olympic trampolinist Ji Wallace.

Wallace talks about how it's important to know and speak about HIV status and also shares his stories of coming out as HIV+ to his parents and to his boyfriend Shaun.







Speak Up With Jimmy, a Web series, is available at JimmyWin.com.

Speak Up With Jimmy: Australian Olympian Ji Wallace | VIDEO

In this first episode of Speak Up With Jimmy, I talk with Ji Wallace, the 2000 Olympic silver medalist in trampoline from Australia. After coming out publicly as gay in 2005, Ji came out again last year as HIV-positive when he saw a TV interview with diver Greg Louganis during the 2012 London Olympics. In this episode Ji talks about running the L.A. marathon, online dating sites and speaking up for people who live with HIV/AIDS.






NFL boss: Gay players will be accepted, not just tolerated

Back in March, a month before the NBA's Jason Collins revealed he was gay, CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman wrote that some people believed the atmosphere was safe for an NFL player to come out.

Linebackers Scott Fujita and Brendon Ayanbadejo and punter Chris Kluwe have long championed gay rights, and all think NFL locker rooms could handle a gay teammate. On Thursday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell weighed in on the matter. In an interview with NFL.com's Steve Wyche, Goodell was asked, in light of the positive response to Collins coming out, if he believed a gay player would be "accepted."

Olympic swimmer, Texas A&M Aggie comes out as gay

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — New Zealand born swimmer Amini Fonua, a student at Texas A&M University who represented Tonga at the 2012 London Olympics last year, has come out as gay.

Featured Listing

"Face The Nation" looks at coming out in pro sports

“Face The Nation” devoted half its hour-long program on CBS on Sunday to discuss how professional sports are changing as diversity and tolerance are put to the test by gay athletes' coming out.

One segment featured Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova, tennis legends who came out years ago and paved the way for male athletes. Host Bob Schieffer also spoke with Brendon Ayanbadejo, who played for Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, and former NFL player Esera Tuaolo, who came out after he retired from football.

Sales of #98 jerseys surge following Jason Collins’ coming out

WASHINGTON — The NBA’s Washington Wizards said Wednesday that the team’s online store has had a significant surge in sales of jerseys with Jason Collins’ number 98 since the NBA player came out as gay earlier this week.

Robbie Rogers, the other gay athlete | VIDEO

On the heels of the announcement by NBA player Jason Collins, ABC News Nightline on Monday aired an interview with Robbie Rogers in which he meets his family for the first time since revealing he was gay in February.

Featured Listing

National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame launches

CHICAGO – A new hall of fame – the first of its kind in the U.S. – has been established to honor individuals and organizations whose achievements and efforts have enhanced the fields of sports and athletics for the gay and lesbian community.

Featured Listing

NBA center becomes the first male professional athlete in a major sport to come out

WASHINGTON – NBA center Jason Collins made history today by becoming the first male athlete in one of the major professional sports in the U.S. to come out.

Sports Illustrated went live online today with the story, which will not appear in the print edition until May 6.

Collins co-authored the story with Franz Lidz. Here is a sampling of the article:

I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay.

Visit our Media Partners

Visit the San Diego Pix WebsiteVisit the FlawLes websiteVisit the Hillcrest Business Association websiteVisit the GLAAD websiteVisit the Uptown News websiteVisit the Gay San Diego websiteVisit the LavenderLens websiteVisit The Huffington Post websiteChicago PhoenixJust My Ticket