Lesbian speed skater wins gold, again

Ireen Wust
By Ruth Schneider, 365gay.com
Dutch speed skater and out lesbian Ireen Wust is leaving Vancouver with a gold medal.
Wust, who won gold in 3,000-meter and bronze in 1,500-meter in Turin four years ago, will be adding another gold to her collection with a win in the 1,500.
“Pulling all the pieces together, I’m so proud and [...]

NFL’s Scott Fujita Speaks Out for Gay Rights

Scott Fujita
In an interview with Dave Zirin in the Huffington Post:
“By and large in this country the issue of gay rights and equality should be past the point of debate. Really, there should be no debate anymore. For me, in my small platform as a professional football player, I understand that my time in [...]

Seeing Old Age as a Never-Ending Adventure

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Burger / Phanie / Rex Features ( 510717H )
By KIRK JOHNSON
NY Times
Ilse Telesmanich, 90, sprained her ankle hiking in South Africa last August. She tried to keep going on the three-week trip, she said, hobbled as she was.
Tom Lackey, 89, took up wing-walking as a way past the grief of losing [...]

Outgames Gets the Gold

Some positive news for a change
PRESS RELEASE
January 7, 2010
Copenhagen – Outgames Gets the Gold…..DKK 1.2 Million
The board of directors of the Gay and Lesbian International Sports Association (GLISA) is proud to announce that the Copenhagen 2009 Outgames has declared a profit of DKK 1.2 Million (164,000 Euro, $234,000 USD)
This financial success continues the profitability [...]

Wales Rugby Star Gareth Thomas: I’m Gay

Gareth Thomas on the field
Wales rugby legend and fullback for the Cardiff Blues Gareth Thomas has joined the few high-profile athletes who have come out of the closet during their career, telling the Daily Mail he’s gay:
“I’ve been through all sorts of emotions with this, tears, anger and absolute despair. I wasn’t sure [...]

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