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 [...]
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Lesbian speed skater wins gold, again
Posted: 28th February 2010 by donwill in Celebrities, Hot topics, SportsTags: Irene Wust, speed skating
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NFL’s Scott Fujita Speaks Out for Gay Rights
Posted: 5th February 2010 by donwill in Gay Marriage, Hot topics, SportsTags: civil rights, football, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Homophobia, 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 the [...]
Seeing Old Age as a Never-Ending Adventure
Posted: 9th January 2010 by donwill in Healthcare, Hot topics, Retirement, Sports, TravelTags: Aging, bikers over 70, Boomers, Church
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 his wife. Here, he is flying across the English [...]
Outgames Gets the Gold
Posted: 8th January 2010 by donwill in Gay History, Hot topics, Politics, SportsSome 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 [...]