Daily Archives: November 15, 2014
This Out Man Just Made College Basketball History
This Out Man Just Made College Basketball History
Derrick Gordon made college basketball history and has his sights set on the NBA draft.
Lucas Grindley
www.advocate.com/sports/2014/11/15/watch-out-man-just-made-college-basketball-history-0
UMass Player Derrick Gordon Becomes First Openly Gay Athlete to Play in Division 1 Men's Basketball
UMass Player Derrick Gordon Becomes First Openly Gay Athlete to Play in Division 1 Men's Basketball
University of Massachusetts shooting guard Derrick Gordon made history last night becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in a NCAA Division I men’s basketball game, The New York Times reports:
Gordon finished with 17 points as UMass defeated Siena, 95-87, in front of a crowd of 8,187, the largest at Mullins Center to open a season since 1997.
“I went into it like a regular game,” he said. “I’ve been here before.”
Gordon came out as gay back in April in an Outsports profile. Since then, he’s amassed quite a following and is often seen sporting a Nike #BeTrue t-shirt.
In a recent interview with the Boston Herald, Gordon discussed how much it meant to him to see NBA player Jason Collins come out as gay after the 2012-2013 season.
“Everything leads to the NBA for me, and I didn’t want my dreams to be shattered because of my sexuality,” Gordon said. “So when I saw him come out, that inspired me.
“I said, ‘If he’s in the NBA and he’s openly gay then maybe I can be the same way,’ ” Gordon said. “And when he played for Brooklyn, I saw a YouTube video of him coming into the game and the whole crowd stood up and applauded. It was, like, man, he has a lot of people supporting him. That did it for me.
Back in May, it was reported Gordon was dating CSI actor Gerrald McCullouch.
Check out an interview Gordon did with MSNBC after his coming out, AFTER THE JUMP…
[Image via The Daily Collegian]
Kyler Geoffroy
WATCH: Rachel Maddow a Fan of Secret Lesbian Love Story
WATCH: Rachel Maddow a Fan of Secret Lesbian Love Story
The MSNBC host had a book to recommend to her viewers this week.
Lucas Grindley
www.advocate.com/politics/media/2014/11/15/watch-rachel-maddow-fan-secret-lesbian-love-story
MEI Success Story: East Lansing, Michigan
MEI Success Story: East Lansing, Michigan
It’s vitally important that local communities play a leading role in the fight for LBGT equality, especially in states like Michigan.
HRC.org
www.hrc.org/blog/entry/success-story-east-lansing-michigan?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
“Babes Of Bushwick” Calendar Features Hipster Anti-Hunks
“Babes Of Bushwick” Calendar Features Hipster Anti-Hunks
“The days of gratuitous boobie calenders are behind us. The time has come for chest hair and unbridled masculinity,” read the event page for the debut of photographer Michelle Ma’s Babes of Bushwick calendar.
And in Bushwick, the hipsterific and gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood, what constitutes a calendar pinup is a little different than in most parts of the world. Bulging muscles? Not so much. A guy with a soft spot for kittens? Definitely.
Here are a few images from the calendar, which features all local baristas, artists, bartenders, etc.
h/t Papermag
Dan Tracer
WATCH: Johnny Depp's Bizarre, Rambling, Possibly Drunk Speech at the Hollywood Film Awards
WATCH: Johnny Depp's Bizarre, Rambling, Possibly Drunk Speech at the Hollywood Film Awards
Johnny Depp, in what could be either be described as a drunken mishap or spot-on Jack Sparrow imitation, took to the stage last night at the 2014 Hollywood Film Awards and managed to steal the show with a rambling, incoherent speech while presenting Mike Myers with the Hollywood Documentary Award.
“That’s the weirdest microphone I’ve ever seen in my life”
Watch the incident, AFTER THE JUMP…(NSFW language)
Kyler Geoffroy
The LGBT Guild – 10 Years of WoW #2
The LGBT Guild – 10 Years of WoW #2
In our second episode in the series we talk to Wayneston, member of the largest LGBT guild in WoW, about pride and diversity in the World of Warcraft. Watch the rest of our 10 Years of WoW…
This Is What The 'Steel Magnolias' Premieres Looked Like In 1989
This Is What The 'Steel Magnolias' Premieres Looked Like In 1989
“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a very bad mood for 40 years,” Ouiser Boudreaux (Shirley MacLaine) hollers in “Steel Magnolias,” a movie that has put us in a weepy mood for more than two decades. We’ve loved every tear. Directed by Herbert Ross (“Funny Lady,” “Footloose”) and based on a play written by Robert Harling, “Steel Magnolias” opened 25 years ago this week. A force of female friendship, the cast traveled the world to promote the film in 1989. Take a look at the premieres:
Read what happened when this dad accidentally discovered that he had a gay son
Read what happened when this dad accidentally discovered that he had a gay son
The man, who inadvertently discovered that his 13-year-old son may be gay after borrowing his iPad, turned to Reddit for advice on whether to broach the subject with the boy
davidh
www.gaystarnews.com/article/read-what-happened-when-dad-accidentally-discovered-he-had-gay-son151114