Necessary Roughness

June Gives Us Reasons to Celebrate

Having been a self-described “professional homosexual” for the last 13+ years, I always find myself pulled in several different directions every June. Many of our community’s organizations love to hold their events/dinners/receptions this month; there are numerous Pride events; and pool season is already well under way.

A Normal Family

The Raes—Mike and David—Discuss Fatherhood, Sports & Coming Out

I spoke with David Rae just a little more than a month before the annual AIDS/LifeCycle, an event he has participated in for the last three years. The 33-year-old financial planner has found his niche in sports—and he has pretty much tried them all.

From the Sky Box

What do you get when you cross a hot athlete with a smoking jockstrap? You get thousands upon thousands of dollars for charity.

This summer Compete Sports Media and the Jockstrap Queen are taking cities by storm as part of Compete’s signature event, Jocks4Jocks.

All in the Family

These Father & Son Duos Prove There is Something About Good Genes

David Rae didn’t follow in his father’s footsteps and pursue a professional football career. But many father and son duos have made their mark in the league—not to mention other professional sports. In the National Football League alone, there have been 158 father-son combinations. Major League Baseball is notorious

The Mettle for Pedal

Team 4 HIV Hope races from California to Maryland

What exactly motivates four men from different parts of the world to ride together in a bike race across the U.S.? Is it a shared love for cycling? A desire to accomplish the near-impossible? Perhaps it is the idea of