The one thing that nobody seemed to be talking about was that though there was an element of sensationalism to the coverage of her story, Fox was being subjected to the exact same treatment in the press and popular opinion as many other female athletes. I caught up with Fox by Skype to talk about what it means to be a female competitor in America today. [Read More]
No matter the outcome this Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers have already left everything they’ve got out on the field and come up way short. [Read More]
On the bright side, this makes it really easy for me to cheer for the Ravens come Sunday. [Read More]
More important to me than Lang's blatant attention-grab is the issue of whether the 49ers are going to do anything about Culliver's comments. [Read More]
I pretty much hate American football. The version of masculinity that the sport generally celebrates--a tobacco-chawing, square-jawed, graceless hyper-macho image of bloodthirsty men--is the very antithesis of what I love about soccer/world football. It would take something extraordinary for me to cultivate an interest in it. [Read More]
This is not (only) a fashion column. [Read More]
Why it’s important to include LGBTQ programming in anti-poverty and anti-homelessness initiatives. [Read More]
Photographer Jeff Sheng has spent the more than nine years traveling across the United States and Canada to photograph out high school and college-level athletes. The project, called Fearless, will be a book of photography documenting these extraordinary youth. [Read More]
A completely non-exhaustive rough guide to the language of Pride to help you make sure that “Some of my best friends are gay” is the dumbest thing you say all weekend. [Read More]
This group's work is so important and effective that it's even caught the attention of bad-ass First Lady Michelle Obama. [Read More]
