Last month I attended a very important meeting. Our local GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) held its first team meeting for Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project. This is an initiative the organization has taken on in recent months, as they have realized that
Several months ago I received a call from my friend Shane Windemeyer, asking me if I’d be interested in meeting with Ben Cohen if he came to the United States. Shane is the executive director of one of my favorite LGBT organizations, Campus Pride, and makes his living teaching young adults and college administrations about what it means to have an LGBT-inclusive academic environment. Ben, on the other hand, had spent the last 14 years
In the five years since I first created the idea of the world’s only gay sports magazine I have been overwhelmed by the number of comments I have received from people about the whole idea. Most of the comments have been
L.A. Gay Basketball Team Wants You to Know That It Cares
Overcoming obstacles are some of the most defining moments in our lives. We face some of our most challenging as we learn to work together as an integral member of a team. In Los Angeles, in a gay basketball league, one team stands out. The L.A. Dream has nine core players who are recognized for their tenacious
Three years is simply too long of an interval between major international gay sports festivals. Since the close of last summer’s Gay Games, athletes have begun gearing up for the 2013 Outgames in Antwerp. But organizers in Vancouver are expecting to draw more than 2,000 participants for the second North American Outgames
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Several months ago I received a call from my friend Shane Windemeyer, asking me if I’d be interested in meeting with Ben Cohen if he came to the United States. Shane is the executive director of one of my favorite LGBT organizations, Campus Pride, and makes his living teaching young adults and college administrations about what it means to have an LGBT-inclusive academic environment. Ben, on the other hand, had spent the last 14 years
Overcoming obstacles are some of the most defining moments in our lives. We face some of our most challenging as we learn to work together as an integral member of a team. In Los Angeles, in a gay basketball league, one team stands out. The L.A. Dream has nine core players who are recognized for their tenacious
Three years is simply too long of an interval between major international gay sports festivals. Since the close of last summer’s Gay Games, athletes have begun gearing up for the 2013 Outgames in Antwerp. But organizers in Vancouver are expecting to draw more than 2,000 participants for the second North American Outgames
