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Feb
26
2010

Talk Like A Man

I haven’t been following the Winter Olympics very close, except for perusing the news photos and figuring out who the hottest athletes are. (No, I don’t need to see they play to figure that out, if you know what I mean.) but I have been following the “controversy” regarding Johnny Weir.

The Associated Press reports that two broadcasters are under fire for derogatory comments made about the former world champion.

One commentator from French-language broadcaster RDS said Weir hurts figure skating’s image, while another said the skater should be made to take a gender test. The Quebec Gay and Lesbian Council has demanded a public apology from RDS, calling the remarks “outrageous” and “homophobic.”

Weir’s agent, Tara Modlin, says Weir knows about the comments, but he’s made no public response as of yet.

The Dish Rag thinks the much buzzed-about skater will most likely ignore the nasty comments and forge ahead with his plans to start his own fashion line (much to the French commentators’ dismay, we’re guessing) after the Olympics wrap up.

Well, he didn’t ignore it, and I’m glad he didn’t. Because I just became a big Johnny Weir fan.
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Written by terrance in: current events,gay rights,gender,life,sports |

Feb
08
2010

Playing Nice

I didn’t watch the Super Bowl, even after the power came back on. Frankly, I wasn’t interested. Never have been. I’d rather they put the ads on — maybe even put them in a show of their own — and left it at that.

Well, that’s kinda what’s happened online. Now I can see the ads without having to sit through the game. This one is my favorite, hands down.

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Written by terrance in: current events,humor,sports,television,video |

Mar
16
2007

March Madness, Gay Blog Style

I know nothing about basketball. I’ve never even played basketball. Well, except for once in middle school, during phys. ed. But that doesn’t count because I had to play. Given a choice I’d have preferred to eat glass. Anyway, I seriously jammed my finger and never played again.

I know even less about March Madness and bracketology. But apparently, thanks to Matt over at The Malcontent, I’ve been bracketed in some madness called March Gayness 2007.

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Written by terrance in: blogs,gay rights,humor,sports |

Nov
07
2006

Tight Ends, Wide Receivers & Me

And so it begins. I guess we knew, or at least suspected this day was coming when we found out we were going to have a son. After all, chances are he’d be a proto-hetero (since orientation, I’ve been told, isn’t established until around two or three), and most heterosexual guys I know seem to have at least some interest in sports. (Some gay guys too. Not all of us break out in hives at the thought of having to perform athletically, I guess.) And the way Parker love to run and climb, etc., has lead both the hubby and I to think that he’ll end up playing some kind of sport at some point.

Now i’m wondering if it’s going to be sooner than later. See, Parker’s daycare takes a rather Montessori approach to learning, in which the teachers ask the kids what they want to learn about, and then taking off from there. It’s led to some interesting moments lately, like Parker telling us about chlorophyll and its role in the turning of the leaves in the fall. That was impressive. But nothing prepared me for the day he came home talking about football.

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Written by terrance in: current events,family,gay rights,parenting,sports |

Jul
18
2006