US Olympian Adam Rippon says he would not visit the White House
American figure skater Adam Rippon will be the first athlete, who has shared that they are same-sex attracted, to represent the USA at the Winter Olympics. When Rippon heads to the games in PyeongChang, South Korea, next month he’ll also the oldest male contestant the USA has had in his sport. The 28 year old is […]
Olympic pole vaulter Shawn Barber comes out
Olympic Pole Vaulter Shawn Barber has declared he’s out and proud. The athlete posted the declaration to his Facebook account thanking his friends and family for their support. “Gay and proud! Thank you to my parents for being such a great support. I continue to grow as a person and have a great support group. […]
Journalist Nico Hines apologises for article that outed Olympians
Journalist Nico Hines as apologised for an article he wrote during the Olympics that outed gay athletes. After more than six months of silence, the writer said his story should never have been conceived, written, or published, and that he was deeply sorry. During the Rio Olympics Hines, a married heterosexual journalist, logged on to […]
IOC says Daily Beast recalled widely disdained journalist
The International Olympics committee has responded to calls for it to formally revoke the accreditation of Daily Beat journalist Nico Hines. The Olympics organising body has revealed that the Daily Beast has already officially recalled the journalist. The IOC has told Outsports that the publication has already pulled the journalist from Brasil. Hines published a […]
Thousands sign petition to revoke Rio press pass from Nico Hines
A petition is being circulated to take away Daily Beast writer Nico Hines’ media pass for the Rio Olympics after publishing an article earlier this week that outed gay athletes. Hines caused outrage with an article for The Daily Beast that reported on how many dates he could get while posing as gay on dating […]
Straight journalist outs athletes at Olympics by posing as gay on Grindr
A heterosexual journalist from a US media outlet has written a story about using gay dating apps such as Grindr in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janiero, posing as gay to set up dates with athletes attending the games. Writer Nico Hines had conversations with athletes on the apps Jack’d, Bumble, Grindr and Tinder […]
All Things Queer discusses AIDS, Hepatitis, and Rio
RTRFM’s ‘All Things Queer’ program has a great line up this morning. Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) Executive Director Darryl O’Donnell will chat about the recent International AIDS Conference inDurban, South Africa. Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham, who will be co-hosting a new TV show called “Buzz From Brazil”, will chat about how to get the […]
Tom Daley shares Olympic fitness tips on YouTube
Out Olympian and eternal cutie Tom Daley has begun a series of videos revealing his fitness secrets for his YouTube fans. In the first of the series, Daley shares his love for the health benefits of lemons – with a handful of gratuitous shots of the results to boot. Daley was recently spending some time in Queensland, […]
Olympic Charter to Include Protections for LGB People
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday approved a motion to include a statement against the discrimination of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the Olympic Charter. The decision was made at the 127th IOC session, which took place in Monaco on December 8th. “Today is a great step forward for the Olympics, and particularly for […]
Ban Ki Moon Speaks Out Against Russian Laws
The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, has spoken out against Russian’s anti-gay propaganda laws as the Winter Olympics opened in Sochi. Speaking to the International Olympics Committee ahead of the opening ceremony the Secretary General highlighted that the theme of International Human Rights Day last December was ‘Sport Comes Out Against […]
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