Tag Archive | gay rights
Links Post: Everything That’s Been Sitting in our Inbox Edition
Sometimes we save up articles for a links post and then forget to do one. Sometimes there are news items we discuss writing about but don’t get around to it. Sometimes we’re just busy. Or lazy. This edition of the Links Post is the result of all four. SNY Anchor Kirk Giminez Tweets, Then Deletes [...]
Another Double Standard: Celebrating Out Male Athletes, Ignoring Out Female Athletes
On Monday, NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first openly gay male professional athlete in America, a huge step forward for American sports, culture and society as a whole. As the mainstream sports media, players, fans, owners and bloggers all reacted to the news, a common untruth was repeated again and again: “Collins is the [...]
NBA Center Jason Collins Comes Out
Today Jason Collins became the first openly gay male professional athlete in America, coming out in a beautifully written front page article in Sports Illustrated. You’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t read the whole thing, but here are few highlights: I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay. I didn’t set [...]
We Are Ready For You
More athletes have signed on to the Chris Kluwe/Brendon Ayanbadejo amicus brief filed in the Prop 8/DOMA cases, which will be heard at oral argument today in the Supreme Court. Here’s a short list of some of the highlights: Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association Demaurice Smith, Co-Founder of the [...]
Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo Continue to be Awesome
Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo are two of the most outspoken LGBT allies in sports right now. That’s not to say that there aren’t others, but even we have already written about them numerous times, including here. But now we have even one more (nerdy) reason to adore them: Kluwe and Ayanbadejo have filed an [...]
Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets Joins Athlete Ally
We’ve seen a lot of progress recently regarding professional athletes as LGBT allies, from Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo to lots of pro baseball teams making “It Gets Better” videos over the last season. Sure, not every player on every team is on board, and some of the teams’ videos are just generally about anti-bullying [...]
Links Post: Superbowl Round-Up
Friends, America’s favorite holiday is upon us: it’s Super Bowl weekend. We at Bloomer Girls will be watching the big game among friends and a ridiculous amount of Baltimore-, San Francisco- and New Orleans-themed food at Lydia’s house. Whether you’ll be watching or avoiding, whether you have a horse in this race or you’re watching [...]
Happy New Year Links Post!
Happy New Year to all our readers! We took some time off around the holiday season, but we’re ready to ring in 2013 with more posts. Here’s hoping the new year brings with it more equality for female sports fans and reporters, increased success for female athletes and women’s professional sports teams, and greater respect [...]
ESPN The Magazine’s Political Survey
In its most recent issue, ESPN The Magazine conducted an anonymous survey of players across the four big sports about various political issues. At the outset, I don’t think sports and politics should mix, but obviously athletes have lives beyond their jobs, and I don’t fault them for using their fame to advance their beliefs and values. [...]
Yunel Escobar: Yikes, But a Teachable Moment
On Saturday during a day game between the Blue Jays and the Red Sox, Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar took the field with the phrase “Tu ere maricon” written in his eyeblack. “Tu ere maricon,” as many have reported, means “you are [a] faggot.” I don’t think I have to say much about the phrase itself. I’ll [...]
