Her is a series of pictures of some declared gay sportsmen and also some of models who like to pose as sportsmen in quite provocative attitude. When I mean provocative I want to say a bit sexual, like guys who use their sex-appeal to attract the attention of the viewers. And they perfectly know that most of them are gay! So I don't say they are themselves gay , but at least gay friendly.
It's time to see these guys and enjoy !
Closely Boxing
Touching the cute footballer
Wrestler Orlando Jordan and his boyfriend
American Divers, great friendship!
Orlando Cruz, from Puerto Rico, a boxer who came out
Orlando Cruz is a Puerto Rican professional boxer born on July 1981 ( 32 y/o now), he is the first boxer to come out while still in activity. He declared his homosexuality on October 2012, and did it in stating : "I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man". Since then he won several fights.
Recently, let say in the past two years more professional athletes have come out of the closet than in the past decade. But still homophobia in professional sports is great bastion for homophobia.
From 2011 to 2013, dozens of athletes publicly came out. More or less all the disciplines were involved, like swimming, cycling, rugby or soccer. And recently the basketer Jason Collins came out, the news was a top story as Jason is still an active player in the NBA. As a public coming out is still an extraordinary event, the news was commented by his colleague, by sports authorities and he even got the support of the US President Barack Obama. See Video Interview of Jason Collins at the end of this post.
Even before that 2013 coming out of Jason, not only the athletes were concerned by the same sex orientation of the players and the homophobia in Sports, but also high figures of Sports. This was the case for Phoenix Suns president Rick Welts, ESPN radio host Jared Max, wrestler Hudson Taylor, and rugby player Ben Cohen. The major League Baseball got involved when the San Francisco Giants participated in Dan Savage’s It Gets Better project for which a total of eight MLB teams had produced videos for the campaign. Former basketballer Charles Barkley was vocal in his condemnation of homophobia in sports.
For Caroline Fusco, of the University of Toronto, professional sport remains a stronghold of homophobic attitudes. And she declares:
“Sport as a space has been one that has really been there for the production of a certain kind of hyper-masculinity. Particularly when you think of pro sports, the big ones: hockey, football, baseball. These all tie in to the rugged notion of masculinity, and these attitudes remain — that gay men aren’t masculine.”
VIDEO: David Testo , an American soccer player who Came Out
This is the interview of David Testo, an American soccer player, who recently came out as being gay. He is now staying in Montreal, Canada. David explains that he is now comfortable after his outing, but he also points out that gays athletes are hiding and very reluctant to come out even if things are moving ahead. He is still surprised that he did not meet during his career anyone saying being gay in the sports teams he was playing for. It is hard to believe that among all the hundreds of guys he knows , he is the only one gay! This is just a clear indication that in sports homosexuality is a great taboo.
VIDEO: Jason Collins ,the first active basket player who Came Out
Sports is still a bastion for homophobia... but things are changing and some sportsmen are courageous enough to come out.
Anton Hysen
For the viewers who like to read some interesting things about that, I have selected some part of an interview of a Swedish soccer player who came out and still very active on the sports scene and who participate to the TV Show "Let's Dance".
Anton Hysén to talk about the year of wild activity that has passed since he came out as a gay professional soccer player.
- Why do you think that so few professionals in the world of sport have chosen to come out?
- Everyone is so afraid for their career, Anton says. They think that they will loose sponsors and their contract with their club. And they are afraid of the reactions they will get. But if they are good in their chosen sport, why do they care?
- The way people talk about homosexuality in the world of sports is different nowadays. Not only in England but also in the USA where, for example, the ice hockey guys in the NHL started a campaign against homophobia. Straight guys that say "who cares if someone is gay or not" are needed!
Even though Anton, after coming out, immediately became a spokes person for gay rights, he was a bit reluctant to have this role as well as attending major Pride events. A year after, is that still true?
- I will always help out by talking and doing whatever I have time for, but I will not walk with some flag in a Pride parade. That is not my thing. It is good that there are parades, and people are different, but I do feel that my place is on a stage where I can answer questions about sports and homophobia.
One thing about coming out that really is important for him are the letters he receives from young gay guys.
- I got one from a guy who was thinking about ending his life, but thanks to me and the fact I came out of the closet he changed his direction in life- That is hard to take in. That is big.
So Anton, what about love and relationship!
- I do not date, he says in QX. And right now I am not interested in meeting someone. I think it is hard. It only feels like... I don't know. It is hard.
- What kind of guys do you like?
- Never anyone Swedish... I mean the Swedish look. I like American guys with dark hair, dark eyes, tattoos and muscles. I do not really like the "gay look" and I have said that I don't want a gay man on the "gay scene".. but here I am right in the middle of it, so that might be hard. But right now I am not looking for anything and I do not have a requirements list. If it comes, it comes.
The TV-show Let's Dance has made him more famous than ever in Sweden. And he does notice that people recognize him more often nowadays.
- Do you feel that you always have to be nice when people come up to you?
- If you are nice to me I will be nice to you. If you have bad attitude I will have one as well.
From his soccer kit to the tight pants in competition dancing is a bit of a change of style. But Anton likes it.
- It feels cool to be a part of Let's Dance and move around in these tight trousers, he says to QX with a laugh.
- And the guys in your team, how do they react?
- "Are you going to wear those tight asspants when you play from now on?", he quotes the guys and laughs.
Tight pants reveals the shape of his body and the day after the first show the Swedish Tabloids had pictures and comments of his behind as top news.
- What is the secret behind your buttocks?
- 15 years of soccer, he answer. OK, not everyone is born with a bubblebutt. My brother has the same, our asses stand out as you might say.
- How did you react to all the stories in the tabloids?
- I did not think so much about it. People tried to get me angry by calling it sexism, for God's sake, it is only a butt. "What's the big deal, Who gives a shit".
The hottest single man in Sweden is the new favorite in the popular Let's Dance show. And we think he'll go far. Maybe make it to the final...
'Source of the interview: QX Magazine website ( CLICK HERE)
