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by Eric Carlyle, Co-Founder

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hen we first created Compete Magazine, our goal was to create a magazine for you and about you, our readers.

Each issue we strive to improve upon our work. All of that begins with our mission statement. For years we’ve used the mission statement “uniting the gay and straight communities through sports.” And while that is still a part of our mission, we’ve widened the scope. Our new mission statement is “uniting the world through sports.”

We are doing that in many ways. Last January we began publishing Rebound Magazine and just last November we launched StandUp Magazine as part of our sister company, Sports Diversity Media, LLC. As we evolve and strive to bring you new things, sometimes it’s good to bring back the good things that worked. Starting in February we are bringing back our popular “MVP” centerfold. The MVP centerfold showcases the efforts of a deserving athlete. If you would like to be featured as our MVP please email us at editor@mediaoutloud.com. Be sure to include at least one high resolution photo (300 dpi at 8.5” x 11”).

We will also be bringing back our popular Gym Bag feature. Each Gym Back spotlights important products and services that are of special interest to athletes and fans. Items might include a new sports drink, a special jersey fabric or even a top-rated sports shoe. The fact is as new products come to the market (or even favorite old ones) we want to put you in the know. We also want to give you a chance to win some of the featured items so be on the lookout for the Gym Bag’s new debut.

We are pleased that you have chosen to read the January issue of Compete and hope you return and visit again in February. Remember, this is your magazine.

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From the Catbird Seat

by Connie Wardman, Editor-in-Chief

It’s an exciting time to be involved in sports diversity! It’s only January and 2013 has already started off with a bang – a major professional sports organization and a major sports television network have shown a gay married couple kissing and embracing in celebration of an international sports competition win. Boo-yah!

We’re really experiencing the confluence of another social change in the U.S. that’s similar to the 1960s. And the

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LGBT and sports communities are starring in leading roles. The civil rights of the LGBT community as a whole in terms of job protection, the legality of single-sex marriage and the question of its financial consequences are all important issues to address in a fair and respectful manner for all concerned. Our story on Dave Pallone shows that we still have a way to go to achieve equal treatment. But thanks to people like Dave, the way is much shorter than it once was.

The sports community is taking the lead in a number of changes. Certainly the ability for gay players to participate in the sport(s) of their choice without fearing negative consequences is a major thrust. It’s about throwing out the old, inaccurate stereotype of the macho straight athlete as the only version of a winning athlete, whether a professional, amateur or weekend warrior.

Reducing it to its core essence is the tag line of the “You Can Play Project” – it’s about recognizing that “if you can play, you can play.”

The other major change in the sports community is to go beyond wins and losses to take a look at the integrity of the winners that we in the sports-loving community make our champions and place on pedestals.

While winning is always important – it’s the very reason we compete, after all – it’s about recognizing that the competition needs to be fair and a reflection of good sportsmanship, both on and off the field. How do we expect the next generation to follow the rules of good sportsmanship, of honesty and integrity if our champions don’t follow them.

This is a clear message that has been sent to all athletes by the Baseball Hall of Fame shutting out the likes of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens due to alleged steroid abuses and potentially lying under oath. The same with cyclist Lance Armstrong who had all of his Tour de France titles removed. While there’s an anticipated confession with Oprah on the horizon, his ultimate desire to win involved people all over the globe in his dishonest activity. While these athletes are all winners, they are certainly NOT champions! We are in the vanguard of defining what it is to be a true champion these days.

So please accept our invitation to join us in this new coming-of-age for sports diversity, remembering that part of the joy of winning is the fun of being able to play without fear.

Keep Smiling,

Connie Wardman, Editor-in-Chief connie.wardman@mediaoutloud.com

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THE QUESTION ...

From your own personal opinion, what do you think is the most important event or change in sports over the 2012 year?

Matthew Fish Ally Editor

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PARTICIPATE IN TEAM HUMAN RACE It has been great observing diversity being increasingly celebrated in the U.S throughout 2012. Sports bring diversity into the spotlight in many different ways. The NHL has the “You Can Play Project,” MLB scored a B rating for diversity but continues to purposely work for diversity both on and off the field, and the NBA led by example by being the first league to undertake a diversity management training program back in 1997.

To piggy back on the NBA’s outreach efforts, the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) was awarded Compete’s 2012 Professional Sports Team, League or Organization Award in November. The award was created to honor a pro sports team, league or organization that is a leader in the area of sports diversity and inclusion, making it the norm in professional sports rather than the exception. Being involved with both organizations, this award was long overdue and a feather in the cap of this forward thinking pro organization.

Personally, as Ally Editor supporting equality for all, it has been a very interesting undertaking. I want to share a true story with you. A couple of months ago I was waiting for a flight out of Phoenix. As I got up to board the plane, a gentleman followed me and started the conversation with “Mr. Fish?” On a rare occasion I get recognized as a former NBA player – it doesn’t hurt that I am almost seven feet tall. But this was different. He continued to say, “Mr. Fish, I have been a member of the gay community for a long time and I just want to thank you for all of the things that you are doing for my community. It takes a special person and I am not sure what you have to gain. But if it helps, you have gained my respect and it is an honor to meet you.”

At that exact moment, I felt an overwhelming sense of pride – a feeling that I am on the right path. My goal is to help others understand that we all belong to Team Human Race, so let’s look out for one another. To those who choose not to participate in raising others up – stop bringing people down. It is easier to accept than to reject.

Revel in the Race and don’t withhold the love that everyone deserves to share.

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Ty Nolan Community Editor

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HERE’S TO PROGRESS On a personal level, I think the most important change I’ve seen in sports now that 2012 has ended is the integration of the LGBT and straight communities in sports (the reason Compete has both an Ally and a Community Editor). Ending the year as well as his career, I was struck by the homophobic remarks of retired MLB pitcher, Torii Hunter, based on his interpretation of the Bible. When asked his opinion about openly LGBT players in pro sports, he answered: “For me, as a Christian ... I will be uncomfortable because in all my teachings and all my learning, biblically, it’s not right,” he says. “It will be difficult and uncomfortable.”

One of my favorite quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. is: “The Arc of the Moral Universe Is long, but it bends toward Justice.” Just so, as a person of color myself (American Indian) I feel Hunter’s prejudice seems terribly out of touch with the reality of the 21st century. He misses the irony that the same “teachings” of the Bible were used to justify his ancestors (and mine) being owned as slaves in what we now call the United States. As we enter into 2013 with a greater understanding of what “human rights” are all about, we see how the prejudice of one’s religious beliefs is becoming a less important factor in meeting the needs of American citizens in both professional and secular settings. When Hunter whines that having an openly gay player would make him “uncomfortable,” he wasn’t playing for his church’s team – he was supposed to have been a professional. And I’m sure he didn’t cut any slack for racist team players who were uncomfortable playing with him.

We see in sports what we see in the rest of the world.

The hope for change and that bending toward justice, is coming from the younger generation of players for whom LGBT concerns are a non-issue. Ben Cohen made his StandUp Foundation official in 2012. My friend Hudson Taylor stepped forth as a straight ally to found the Athlete Ally Foundation. LGBT rights supporters and straight allies Chris Kluwe, Sean Avery, and Brendon Ayanbadejo have all been named Athlete Ally ambassadors. The sooner the Torii Hunters of professional sports retire and get out of the way of progress, the sooner gay players will be out openly on the field. Here’s to 2013 – and to progress.

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FROM THE COMPETE BLOGS [From our 12/23/2012 blog]

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s we all get ready to meet the New Year, what obligatory resolutions are thinking of trying? What will you do to make sure you start 2013 off on a good foot? Like exercising, maybe - adding variety to your life?

How about taking up a new sport like Big Gay Frisbee (BGF)? Maybe you’ve tossed a frisbee for your athletic dog to chase but this time you get to join the chase and take part in one of the newest fun sports added to the 2013 Sin City Shootout lineup - the Ultimate Frisbee Tournament.

BGF is the brainchild of Seth Herrington who felt excluded from sports in high school. Then in his mid-twenties, he decided to organize a team sport that he could play with his friends. The only requirement was that it had to be a fun-themed sport. Well, that cut out those oh-so-popular sports like underwater sneaker retrieving (a solitary sport), extreme basket weaving (hardly a basket of laughs) and ultimate lace tatting (waaaay too disciplined). So he finally settled on BGF where two teams of seven players work their way to the end zone to score a goal (sort of like soccer).

Well, Herrington, whose day job is as writer/ producer for a number of television shows, isn’t feeling lonely and left out of sports anymore! With Los Angeles as its home base, sister-BGF teams have formed in San Diego, Dallas, and a new one is starting in New York. It’s easy to see why it has caught on so quickly - it’s described as easy to pick up, fun and affordable. In just over one year more than 200 people have become Facebook members and that includes both gay and straight players.

Although the players have held a couple of tournaments, sharing the fun and excitement of this new game, BGF is really making its debut at the Sin City Shootout being held in Las Vegas January 17-20. The structure is in place and the players are ready to go. If you are interested in joining, you can go to the Big Gay Frisbee Facebook page and send a message or email your information to Herrington directly at sethactor@gmail.com.

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Who was the first hockey player to win Sportsman of the Year honors from Sports Illustrated?

... who’s taking her anti-bullying charity on tour to raise awareness of mental health issues. Her Born Brave Bus Tour will visit 27 cities in North America and the National Council for Behavioral Health will set up booths for psychologists to talk to her fans after each concert to help youth connect to local resources.

THUMBS DOWN TO JAMES DOBSON founder of Focus on the Family ... who blames gays and support for gay marriage and abortion leading to the school assassinations at Sandy Hook, calling it God’s judgment falling upon us.

THUMBS UP TO BISHOP GENE ROBINSON ... the first openly gay bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church, who said that Jesus would have approved of gay families and LGBT relationships overall.

THUMBS UP TO MATT DAMON ... who says he never denied rumors he was gay because he didn’t want to insult some of his friends. But he is open to kissing his co-star Michael Doulas multiple times in the upcoming movie “Behind the Candelabra,” the story of gay showman and pianist, Liberace. He notes that “Michael was a wonderful kisser.”

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A: Bobby Orr received the award in 1970 and in the same year he received the league MVP honors and led the Bruins to a Stanley Cup Championship.

Call Me Dr. Raymond!

Meet Dr. Raymond Frye, DMD, celebrity cosmetic dentist – better known as Dr. Raymond. He is a dentist whose artistic nature is directed toward creating beautiful smiles for his patients and for his Bling Dental Product customers because, as he says, “it’s my passion!”

He believes that being born and raised in Las Vegas created in him an unavoidable love of “Bling.” When he left the desert to attend the Oregon Health Sciences School of Dentistry (where he graduated with honors) he fell in love with the lush green backdrop of the Pacific Northwest and decided to make it home. The desert left him; the Bling stayed.

Dr. Raymond developed the largest dental practice corporation in southwest Washington with seven offices and three partners. However, five years ago when he made the decision to come out to them as a gay man, they ousted him from the business he founded. But things always happen for a reason. He has gone on to create another successful practice in Portland, this time as an openly gay business owner. As a reminder of the philosophy that when “life gives you lemons, you make lemonade,” he has a sparkling bottle of lemonade that sits in a curio cabinet among a crystal-studded toothbrush and other precious gifted treasures that remind him that any trial can be used to create something beautiful.

Dr. Raymond’s courage to be his real self has been the secret to his success and it has also benefited the lives of many others. Caring for the health of his patient’s beautiful smiles inspired him to launch Bling Dental Products. Dr. Raymond says, “I love practicing dentistry and seeing how the life of a patient can be changed through cosmetic dentistry performed with the utmost attention to detail, aesthetic perspective and the comfort of the patient in mind. “The IcingTM” teeth whitening line has become one of the best-selling whitening systems in the country since its launch in 2010. It has even been used to do on-the-spot whitening for celebrities prior to performances and red carpet appearances. His two electric toothbrush brands –The Jäger iOsonic line and the DiamondTM Ultrasonic toothbrush–are also unique for their cutting-edge technology and sleek design.

It’s that artistic perspective and attention to detail that have brought him a number of Los Angeles celebrity clientele who have nicknamed him “Dr. Bling.” However, as Dr. Raymond always says, “Not all of our patients are celebrities – we just make them smile like they are!” But

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Taylor Dayne and Dr. Raymond Dr. Raymond helps people smile in additional ways by giving back to those in need, especially within the LGBT community. In addition to participating in a dental mission to Brazil, he is a supporter of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, the Trevor Project, breast cancer research, and various AIDS-related events.

Dance diva and strong supporter of the LGBT community, Taylor Dayne, is one of Dr. Raymond’s celebrity clients. In 2010 she debuted her album, “Satisfied,” signed CDs and spent time with the crowd at an invitation-only event for Bling Dental’s Facebook friends, patients and neighbors. And in 2013 she is again helping Dr. Raymond and Bling Dental as they support the 2013 Cascade AIDS Project’s (CAP) Art Auction. Held on April 27th in Portland at the Historic Memorial Coliseum, the 24th Annual CAP Art Auction accounts for more than ten percent of the organization’s annual budget that goes to help prevent HIV infections, to support and empower those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, and to eliminate its associated stigma.

But when you get right to the heart of Dr. Raymond, the smiles he cherishes the most in this world belong to “my precious children: Ciera, Christian, Paris and Holden.

I love you!”

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2012

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As we speed into 2013, 2012 is already far behind us in the rear view mirror.

But it’s always good to take a look in that mirror to get a perspective on where we’ve been so we know where we’re going. At the end of each year there are always lots of “The Best of …”retrospective pieces on sports – the best, the worst, the most exciting – and the adjectives go on. But since Compete really focuses on diversity in sports, we thought we would take a slightly different look at the 2012 sporting events that had the most lasting impact on sports diversity, the 2012 Summer Olympics and its sister-event, the Paralympics, hosted by Great Britain.

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There is no doubt about the fact that the 2012 Summer Olympics will be remembered as the year openly gay athletes showed the world that they definitely had the “right stuff.” And they wound up demolishing two prevailing assumptions in the process. The first is that gays can’t possibly be good at sports and the other is that gay athletes can’t be publicly out due to fear that their performance would be compromised, particularly if involved in a team sport.

The 2012 London Summer Olympics will also be remembered by many ordinary LGBT athletes as the year they discovered they had actual gay role models.

One of them is undoubtedly out soccer player Megan Rapinoe who, before the Games, said “I think there’s an added responsibility when you’re in the spotlight. But I think it’s pretty amazing that we are in a position where you can directly affect someone else’s life without even knowing them or without ever speaking to them or seeing them.” Although her intent most likely wasn’t to provide another LGBT role model, even Queen Elizabeth got in the act when she awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) to bisexual boxing gold medalist Nicola Adams. As the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing, Adams was one of 78 athletes honored in the Queen’s annual list.

Of the 23 openly gay athletes in London, 10 of them wound up taking home Olympic medals – four gold, one silver and two bronze. Although there were 10 medal winners, the medal count is listed as seven since the standings count all four gold medals from the Dutch women’s field hockey team as one medal.

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Gold medalists included: ✦ Seimone Augustus of the USA Basketball team ✦ Marilyn Agliotti, Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel, Kim Lammers and Maartje Paumen of the Netherlands, Dutch Field Hockey team ✦ Carl Hester of the British Equestrian team ✦ Megan Rapinoe of the USA Soccer team

Silver medalist: ✦ Judith Arndt of German, a cycling contestant.

Bronze medalists included: ✦ Edward Gal, another equestrian, this one from the Netherlands, and ✦ Lisa Raymond of the USA Tennis team.

In an August 12 story in SB Nation.com, Cyd Zeigler, co-founder of Outsports.com, wrote that the percentage of gay athletes who won a medal at the London Games (10 of the 23 out athletes) is 43 percent, over double the percentage of athletes who won medals – 20 percent.

Calling them “Team Gay,” he said that they outperformed the percentage of Team USA athletes with medals – 39 percent of which took home a medal, noting that if Team Gay was a country, it would have come in at 31st overall with seven medals.

“A whopping 58 percent of all openly gay, lesbian or intersex Olympians over the years have won a medal, which is an incredible statistic,” according to Zeigler, who also noted that “They would have beaten the medal count of such countries as Jamaica, Ireland, Argentina and India. They would have finished 21st overall for most golds (four), tied with Iran, Jamaica, Czech Republic and Korea.”

Having done extensive research on gay Olympians, Zeigler also provided a list of over 100 out LGBT athletes who have competed in the Summer Olympics, the source of which is his own research as well as Wikipedia and a list compiled by Tony Scupham-Bilton that Zeigler describes as fantastic.

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Of the Olympians listed, Zeigler provides the following . . .

“Fast Facts” ✦ 34 of them have competed as men, the others as women ✦ Most represented country is the U.S. with 27 athletes ✦ 52 of them are from Europe ✦ Most represented sports are: Soccer – 15 Track & Field – 14 Swimming – 10 Equestrian – 10 But sports diversity isn’t only about LGBT athletes; it is more broad and encompassing than that. Global events like the Olympics and Paralympics manage to shine a spotlight on important issues of the day, and one that came to a head as part of this year’s Summer Games in London focused on disabled athletes. This year the question of whether athletes with prostheses should be eligible to compete in the regular Olympic Games or whether they should be required to participate in the Paralympic Games took center stage.

Case in point is South African runner Oscar Pistorius. Better known to the world as the “Blade Runner,” he made history at the London Games by being the first double leg amputee to participate in the regular 2012 Olympics as part of the South African 4x400meter relay team. Thanks to technology, some of the tables are now being turned in favor of the “dis-”abled athletes who are wearing prostheses. The view that these athletes can’t compete at as high a level as athletes with all of their original parts in place is now being questioned by many. (continued on page 20)

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What his performances did and are continuing to do is requiring us to take an in-depth look at disabled athletes and examine our attitudes toward them, ensuring that we continue to revise our rules governing their competition along the way. Why? Because technology will only continue to improve. The “dis-“ part will eventually be removed from the descriptor of many athletes who, for now, are viewed as competing with a handicap of one kind or another.

Although they said it wasn’t directly aimed at Pistorius, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) actually amended its rules in order to ban use of “any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels or any other element that provides a user with an advantage over another athlete not using such a device.” With results from tests and the monitoring of his track performances, scientists concluded that Pistorius had considerable advantages over his able-bodied competitors. Based on that opinion, in January 2008 the IAAF ruled Pistorius ineligible for any competitions conducted under their rules, one of which was the 2008 Summer Olympics.

However, in May that same year the decision was reversed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, stating that Pistorius was slower than his able-bodied competitors getting out of the block but there was insufficient evidence that he had any sort of overall advantage. The blades currently being used by Pistorius and others don’t give Paralympic runners the same amount of energy that their able-bodied counterparts get from their legs. They get their power from their hamstrings or hip flexor muscles instead of from the thigh, calf and ankle.

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Thanks to the remarkable advancements in prosthetics, though, many experts predict that it won’t be long before some current Paralympians will be able to outperform their able-bodied colleagues. David James of the Centre for Sports Engineering Research at Sheffield Hallam University has said that “with the developments being made in things like powered knees and ankle joints, athletes will soon be flying down the track.”

Philippa Oldham, head of manufacturing at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, said that “In the future, you might see nanotube technology that could produce the same structure as in a biological leg and give you the same amount of energy.” Oldham also noted that the carbon fiber blades don’t offer an athlete any net advantage. But the Paralympics has firmly fixed a spotlight on disabled athletes, ratcheting up lots of research and design work for improving sports performance. The only downside so far appears to be that it’s not available to all athletes – due to costs it’s restricted to elite athletes at this time.

Seen as the lowly handmaiden to the Olympics, the Paralympics are much less popular and much less valued by the general viewing populace. And because of lower viewer numbers, the Paralympics are also a much less valued place for advertisers to spend their valuable dollars. But the Paralympics offer disabled athletes the ability to face world-wide competition, giving them the due they deserve as legitimate athletes as they compete with other disabled persons.

But all this current and future advancement in sports performance for disabled athletes doesn’t mean the Paralympic Games should be eliminated. Another case in point is Mallory Weggemann, a world champion swimmer who lost the use of her legs in 2008 after a routine epidural injection for back pain went terribly wrong. Targeting nine gold medals at the London Games, her plans were changed when her competition classification was changed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). She had appealed the change but lost the appeal just days before the start of her competitions were to begin. The result was that she was only able to swim in five events with much stiffer competition. (continued on page 22)

Compete Covers the Competition IN ADDITION TO STORIES ON THE SUMMER OLYMPICS and Paralympics, here are some other sporting events and stories that made the pages of Compete Magazine during 2012.

Not only are the sports diverse but so are the participants – LGBT and straight athletes having a great time celebrating their shared love of sports.

Sin City Shootout 2012 The 2012 Compete sports stories started with the 5th Annual Sin City Shootout sports extravaganza held in Las Vegas in mid-January. Five sports were represented – softball, basketball, tennis, wrestling and bodybuilding.

Road Runner Rodeo The Arizona Gay Rodeo Association had a great time “horsing around” February 17-19 in the Phoenix area— another great rodeo event that’s part of the International Gay Rodeo Association.

2nd Annual U.S. Gay Polo Tournament Compete covered equestrian polo, the “Sport of Kings.” They held their second annual tournament in Indio, Calif. in February.

NAGVA Championships XXX Volleyball, anyone? In May Las Vegas played host to 26 U.S. and Canadian teams from NAGVA, the North American Gay Volleyball Association.

Full Metal Jousting Jousting? Yep! Believe or not, in June we featured the only gay jouster on The History Channel’s hit show, “Full Metal Jousting.”

IGBO XXXII Jersey City, N.J. hosted the International Gay Bowling Association’s 32nd anniversary tournament in May.

IGLA Championships Reykjavik, Iceland played host to the International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics Championship the end of May through the beginning of June.

11th Annual AIDS/ LifeCycle In June thousands of cyclists from across the globe made this annual 545-mile, seven-day journey from Los Angeles to San Francisco to raise money for HIV/AIDS-related services and prevention programs.

Nike LGBT Sports Summit June also marked the historic Nike LGBT Sports Summit in Beaverton, Ore. A group of 20-plus individuals and organizations met to combat bullying and anti-LGBTQ bias and discrimination in sports.

NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series Using the tag line, “For the Love of the Game”, in August the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance celebrated its 36th annual Gay World Series in the Minnesota Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

NGFFL Gay Bowl XII For the twelfth year the National Gay Flag Football League held Gay Bowl, the gay equivalent of the Super Bowl. This year’s celebration was held in September in Denver, drawing teams from the U.S. and Canada.

2012 Compete Sports Diversity Awards & StandUp Magazine Launch Engineered

by Lexus November 14th, StandUp Day, marked the second annual Compete Sports Diversity Awards in Atlanta where Compete honored individuals, organizations and companies (both gay and straight) for their leadership in the area of sports diversity. It also marked the launch of sister-publication StandUp Magazine which is committed to stories highlighting the best of sports culture – of positive role models, fair play and doing the right thing for the right reason.

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The message she posted on her blog is shown below. Although it’s long, it is perhaps the best explanation of what being able to compete in an event like the Paralympics means to an athlete like Weggemann.

Just hours before opening ceremonies, we received the news that our appeal for my reclassification was denied. The IPC confirmed my new classification as a S8/SB7/SM8 moving me up from the S7/SB6/SM7 classification where I have competed for the past three and a half years. I feel as though the system has failed me, as well as other athletes. A system that we as athletes trust to do the right thing and maintain the integrity of the sport but also protect us as athletes to create an equal playing field for all.

After hearing word that our appeal to overturn the classification result had been denied I lost faith in that system. I have trained the past four and a half years for these games and within less then (sic) 24 hours before my first race was supposed to start it all changed, everything I had prepared myself for these past four years changed right there and then.

I understand change. I understand what it is like to have your life as you know it change in the blink of an eye. I went through that in 2008 when I was paralyzed. I walked into a clinic for a routine epidural injection and I never walked out. In that moment my life changed. My life changed again about four months later when I found my way back to the water again. After being a life long swimmer I found my love and passion for the sport unchanged. After seeing Trials for the US Paralympic Swim Team for the 2008 Games I was inspired to fight. To not let my new “disability” limit me, define me, or stop me from believing in what my future could hold. That day changed my life, my swimming saved me and allowed me to not only hope again but to believe again.

Coming into London for these Games and reflecting on my journey these past four and a half years it was a dream come true to not only be here but to know that I have pushed my body to new limits and overcome adversity. The values of the Paralympics are courage, determination, inspiration, and equality. These four values are consistent with how I live my daily life and are why I am so passionate about the Paralympic movement. With that said as I look to compete in my first event on Saturday I plan to rise above and not let this defeat me. I see this as a new opportunity to demonstrate that when life and people knock you down each and every one of us still has the ability to overcome and rise to the occasion.

This is a moment that I have poured my heart and soul into and although I do not agree with the decision that was brought down yesterday evening I do believe that everything happens for a reason and it is my hope that with this I can help change the system so there is more protection for athletes like myself. For these next ten days I will be racing, not the races I intended but none the less I will be competing for Team USA and I plan to continue do what I have done these past four years and push it to limit no matter what the classification. I want to say a special thank you to my family and sponsors for all of their overwhelming support throughout this process. I am truly humbled to have such an incredible support group.

Looking in our rear view mirror at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games enabled the entire viewing world to see that LGBT and disabled athletes deserve an opportunity to be accepted for who and what they are and given the same chance to compete as any other athlete. All-in-all, sports diversity was the really big winner in 2012. And now, moving forward into 2013, let’s work together to make sure anyone who loves sports and wants to compete has equal opportunity to play.

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THE KISS SEEN ROUND

THE WORLD

by Connie Wardman

UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK, YOU’RE ALMOST SURE TO HAVE SEEN IT –THE KISS SEEN ROUND THE WORLD! Together, the PBA and ESPN made unexpected history at the end of December when they televised gay professional bowler Scott Norton and his husband, Craig Woodward embracing and kissing.

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hree cheers for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) for showing Scott and Craig kissing after Scott won the 2012 PBA Chameleon Championship, his second PBA Tour title. And it’s not just the kiss that’s groundbreaking. It’s also the fact that throughout the competition, the commentators made multiple respectful references to Craig as Scott’s husband or spouse. Scott revealed that when he won his first PBA championship in 2011, he and Craig were living together (they’ve been together for four years) and they kept referring to Craig as Scott’s “friend.” It wasn’t honest and for everyone who knew and loved them both, it made them uncomfortable.

So Scott sat down with the PBA folks in charge once he knew he would be in this televised tournament. He asked them to afford the same courtesy to Craig that they would to the spouses of the other competitors. The fact that they agreed to it is a huge leap forward in equal treatment for the LGBT sports community. For an international organization to recognize LGBT athletes in the first place is important; and then to recognize their partners and spouses who are there to cheer on their loved ones with the same level of attention and respect they grant the partners and spouses of straight athletes is a real breakthrough.

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We also want to thank ESPN. Although the event occurred in November in Las Vegas, ESPN didn’t broadcast the footage until December 30th, giving the sports network plenty of time to edit out their kiss and embrace as well as the husband/spouse references had they chosen to do so. After the show aired, there were some homophobic comments on the PBA’s Facebook page that ranged from name calling to saying that Norton shouldn’t win because he’s gay. But they were relatively innocuous and they certainly can’t diminish this amazing change in the way an international sports organization and a major sports network have chosen to present a gay athlete. They have shown Scott as a whole and real human being who is no different from any other competitor, and they have shown Scott and Craig as a loving married couple.

This is a huge step forward for the LGBT community because the sports world is really the last bastion of that illusionary vision of “manliness” where homophobia isn’t simply tolerated, it’s almost expected. Gay athletes have been required to be uncomfortable, to live a public lie so other people aren’t uncomfortable. Historically, gay pro or amateur athletes have either waited until after they’ve retired to come out or they didn’t come out at all. Scott made history by coming out in 2011 while still a working

professional athlete. Here he is, breaking barriers again in 2012 – not through a campaign or protest of some kind but rather by living who he is openly. He is a regular human being just like everyone else and so is his husband, Craig. They both have jobs, they both have family and friends who love them and most importantly, they love each other and have chosen to spend the rest of their lives with one another. For most of us on the planet, it doesn’t get much better than that!

On one hand, this story is another example that gay athletes most certainly can play at the highest levels of their chosen sports. On the other hand, it also provides a beautiful real-life example of a same-sex marriage in action. It demonstrates that LGBT couples can have the same need for love and support from their partners as straight couples.

If you don’t already know Scott Norton, allow me to introduce him to you. His engaging personality and easy manner at first disguise the fact that in addition to being a great competitor, Scott is also a serious game-changer for the LGBT sports community. We first interviewed him in 2011 after he was named the PBA’s 2010-11 Rookie of the Year. Following that announcement, on May 19, 2011 the PBA ran Scott’s “official” coming out statement on their website. In it, he declared his support for gay athletes and revealed his own sexual orientation. He wrote that “It is extremely important for me to come out to show other gay athletes, both current and future, that it is important to come out to show that we are just like everyone else.

It’s important to show people that being gay has nothing to do with one’s ability to do anything as a man, least of all

compete at the highest level of sports.” He continued to say that “Being gay doesn’t define who I am as a person or as a professional athlete. I’m also a professional bowler, lawyer, caring, compassionate, strong, and many other things.” We were all very impressed with Scott. In fact, the judges for our first Compete Sports Diversity Awards in 2011 selected him as the winner of our Emerging Athlete Award. We believed then and now that they made a great decision since that award is presented to a gay athlete who is emerging as a serious contender in his or her chosen sport, whose continuing athletic development indicates a rising star.

While he didn’t officially come out as a gay man until 2011, Scott has never hidden his sexual orientation and fortunately, for the most part he’s not been faced with an overwhelming amount of discrimination over the years.

At the time, we discussed how amazed we all were at how little flack he received from the bowling community. It even surprised Scott since he says he had always viewed bowling as a blue-collar pastime – he really expected many bowlers to be offended or angry. But thanks to his mother, Scott has been an integral part of the bowling community since he was in utero … really!

He is the son of legendary bowler Virginia Norton, holder of eight professional titles and a member of the Halls of Fame of the U.S. Bowling Congress, the PBA, the State of California, Los Angeles County and Orange County. Coached by his mother, Scott knew by age four that he wanted to be a professional bowler. Under Virginia’s coaching, at age 18 he won 21 amateur bowling titles, a gold medal at the Junior World Amateur Champi-

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onships and, as captain of the adult team, Scott won the Adult National Amateur Championship, the youngest person ever to win it. Perhaps the reason he is so well accepted by the bowling community is because people have known and loved him from the time he was old enough to hold a bowling ball. Once you’ve met someone as a person and decided to like him, discovering that person is gay isn’t such a big deal anymore. In 2008 Scott realized his childhood dream when he joined the PBA as a professional bowler.

By the time we met him in 2011, Scott had already won four PBA Regional titles, won his first PBA Tour Chameleon Championship, been named Rookie of the Year and come out as the organization’s only gay professional bowler. As if this wasn’t enough to keep him busy, along the way Scott (also known on the tour as “the Counselor) earned a law degree from the University of CaliforniaHastings College of Law. In 2009 he passed the California

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Bar Exam on the first try (an event he says was the worst experience of his life) and opened his own law practice.

And on the personal front, he and Craig, an executive with United Healthcare, were already living together and planning a wedding on October 22, 2011 in Laguna Beach, California.

Following their wedding, Scott embarked on the 20112012 bowling tours and had a disappointing season. As we talked about his emotional response to winning this recent Chameleon Championship, he said that winning is a drug – even worse than a drug. From a win standpoint, it had been so long since he had been in the winner’s circle that it was a flood of pent-up emotions when he won this title. Following his poor showing last season, he and Virginia worked hard on several things that needed improvement. Clearly, that coaching paid off. To get to this final, Scott defeated PBA Hall of Famer and all-time titles leader Walter Ray Williams Jr. in the semifinal match.

Then in this finals tournament, Scott won his first match against Fawaz Abdulla from Bahrain, the first bowler from the Middle East to make a PBA finals telecast.

In the final match Scott played against Jason Belmonte of Australia. As the 2011-12 Player of the Year and five-time tour winner, Belmonte was a tough competitor. They were tied and Scott needed a strike to win. You could hear the crowd noise quickly elevate as pin-after-pin fell. As they announced that Scott was the winner and presented him with the trophy, he pulled a sticker from his jersey with TR on it and placed it on the trophy. Many of the people in attendance were also wearing the same sticker which Scott explained was to honor Tony Reyes, a dear friend to many in the bowling world who died unexpectedly a month ago.

Then as the win began to sink in, Scott began to cry.

Craig joined him and they embraced and kissed just like any other married couple would do in such a magical moment. As the pictures of them went viral, the rest, as they say, is history. It’s been carried on “yahoo.com,” “Huffington Post” and “afterelton.com,” to name just a few.

There is a new Facebook fan page for Scott— facebook.com/ScottNortonBowling—and another page dedicated to getting him on the Ellen DeGeneres show— www.facebook.com/GetScottOnEllen. The latter has two clips from The Huff Post Live interview where you can listen to Scott talk about all this unexpected attention.

In case you’re not involved in bowling and think this is only a big deal to Scott Norton and his family and friends, that thought is incorrect. Bowling is huge. A favorite sport of many athletes (yes, we count it as a sport), it also draws lots of retired pro players from many sports, especially those with lots of wear and tear on their bodies. In fact it

was just announced that tennis icon Billie Jean King has become the first woman owner of a Professional Bowlers Association League team. In an announcement by PBA Commissioner Tom Clark, he said that King “joins Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul, former Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion running back Jerome Bettis, former NFL all-pro receiver Terrell Owens, actor/ comedian Kevin Hart, comedian Chris Hardwick, and Pittsburgh Steelers all-pro linebacker LaMarr Woodley as owners in the ESPN-televised PBA League which debuts as part of the PBA Detroit Winter Swing Jan. 19-27 at Thunderbowl Lanes in the Detroit suburb of Allen Park, Mich.” Coincidentally, Scott is a member of the team that King just purchased.

So in spite of people all over the globe seeing a genuinely tender moment between loving same-sex spouses, I’m happy to report that the world hasn’t come to an end as predicted by many. Scott will continue to compete and to attend to his law practice. And Scott and Craig will continue to grow as a couple. Celebrating their first anniversary this past October, they purchased a home and are now living there with their two cats. The future looks bright for them as a couple and for the LGBT community

as the individuals in this segment of our population finally get treated with the equality and dignity they so richly deserve.

Things will never be the same again – not for Scott and Craig and not for the LGBT sports community. How exciting to live through a moment that you know has forever changed gay sports. But thank goodness Scott has a great sense of humor and an ability to take it all in stride.

Just take a look at the Facebook post comparing his serious “game face” to the now famous Grumpy Cat. One of the biggest changes in his life? After spending years being known as “Virginia Norton’s son,” the tables have finally turned – people now ask Virginia if she is Scott Norton’s mother.

IABowling TV THE INTERNATIONAL ART OF BOWLING TV, better known as IABowling TV, provided the behind-the-scenes video and photographs of the now well-publicized Scott and Craig kiss on national television within hours after the show had aired. IABowling TV’s clip of the event gained over half a million views within two days after the news broke.

A media companty focused on promoting the “Art of Bowling” around the world, the IABowling TV team is made up of best friends Jaime Perez (videographer/editor/marketer) and Rosito “RJ” Guimond (photographer).

The men, who are both gay bowlers, provide their content at no charge to promote the sport of bowling. Their combined experience has enabled them to cover bowling in the U.S., Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. If an event is not covered, live streaming services are provided for the tournaments at no additional charge.

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Jaime shoots, directs, edits and publishes the behind the scenes videos for all the current ESPN Professional Bowlers Association shows while RJ photographs the events and captures some of the most emotional pictures. To contact IABowling TV please email: jaime@ iabowling.com IABowling TV helped establish the Elite Youth Tour.

This enables boys and girls to compete nationwide in tournaments for scholarship prizes. In addition to bowling under competitive circumstances, each youth bowler is pictured, interviewed and filmed to prepare them for real-life situations that arise in a professional event. The finals in each division are also filmed with commentary as if they were part of an actual television event. Those films are available for them to watch later on www.iabowling.tv. For more information, go to: www.EliteYouthTour.com.

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arby Aldaco and Ji Wallace are changing the run the Honda L.A. Marathon with T2 came shortly after face of HIV. Darby is a restaurant manager and he revealed to the Sydney Star Observer that he is living pastry chef living in Los Angeles. Ji is an Austrawith HIV. Ji Wallace is the third Olympian to disclose his lian gymnast and Olympic silver medalist. Both HIV-positive status, following in the footsteps of Magic are gay men living with HIV. And they’ll both be running Johnson and Greg Louganis. the Honda L.A. Marathon with TEAM TO END AIDS (T2), On March 17, Darby and Ji will run 26.2 miles through an endurance training program benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles before crossing the finish line at the Honda Los Angeles (APLA). T2 trains participants to complete L.A. Marathon. Not all of the runners on TEAM TO END a marathon, half marathon, or other fitness event while AIDS will be Olympians or seasoned endurance athletes. they raise funds for the lifesaving care, prevention and But they will get to that finish line, thanks to months of advocacy programs of APLA. training, advice from coaches and staff, and the support of Darby didn’t consider himself a runner when he their teammates. Most importantly, all of T2’s participants decided to join the program in 2009. But he wanted will be driven by their desire to end the stigma attached to challenge himself physically while giving back to a to having HIV and to contribute to the fight against HIV/ community that had taken care of him when he needed AIDS. To learn how you can be a part of this nationwide somewhere to turn. Darby has been living with HIV for program, visit TEAMTOENDAIDS.com. nearly 20 years. When he was first diagnosed, Darby Aldaco (2nd from left) he was 21 years old and living in San Diego, California. He didn’t have much at the time, a fact that made it difficult to afford costly HIV treatment and medication. Luckily, he was able to remain healthy by accessing free services at local AIDS service organizations.

In the past three years, Darby has completed 12 marathons and raised over $15,000 for APLA, an organization that provides food, dental care, counseling services and more to thousands of people in Los Angeles County living with HIV/AIDS. “People are pretty giving,” he says. Darby has been able to encourage a large group of friends and family along with a few restaurants, bars and hotels to support him in his fundraising efforts.

This season Darby will run the Honda L.A. Marathon with more than 100 other runners of all fitness levels who are training with T2.

Participants meet weekly for group runs led by experienced coaches, and site assistants are always on hand to provide nutritional guidance and emotional support.

The program has garnered international support with the addition of Ji Wallace to the team. Ji competed in and won a silver medal for the individual trampoline event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Ji’s decision to

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BEHIND DAVE PALLONE’S MASK

By Matt Fish

IF YOU DON’T RECOGNIZE THE NAME DAVE PALLONE, you are either too young or you’ve never been fired from a job because of your sexual orientation. Dave has been an LGBT activist since 1989. That was the year he was fired from his professional career as a major league baseball (MLB) umpire because he was gay. Since that was a time when the public really believed that there were no gay people in professional sports, there was absolutely no tolerance for anyone who wanted to come out.

Homophobia ruled professional sports!

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lthough Dave was fired over 20 years ago, don’t be fooled into thinking that his story is simply an historic event that has no relevance to professional sports today.

Homophobia in sports is still a reality that keeps most, if not all gay professional sports figures in the closet during their playing days. Unfortunately, his story is still relevant. But thanks to Dave and legions of other athletes, both gay and straight allies, homophobia in sports is a fact that is finally starting to change.

Since that traumatic time in his life, Dave has owned and hosted his own sports radio show in Boston; been featured in an ESPN documentary, “Homophobia in Sports;” appeared on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines;” and was selected by GENRE Magazine as one of the 100 men of the twentieth century. And that doesn’t even count the number of interviews he’s given or the number of appearances he’s made at colleges, universities and major corporations. He is one of the leaders for change in passing non-discrimination laws that protect jobs for LGBT employees and their right to earn an honest living.

For those of you who don’t know Dave’s story, let’s go back to 1971 when he umpired his first game at age 19 in the New York-Penn League. He didn’t know then that his passion to umpire would turn into an 18-year professional career, 10 of them in MLB. He was good enough to advance through several other leagues, including the International League. And that’s where he was when a 1979 strike by MLB umpires propelled Dave into the major leagues. He was one of only eight umpires hired to replace the striking umps and so his entry into MLB wasn’t a particularly pleasant one. He was called a scab and a union buster by umps and fans alike, a situation that left him vulnerable to the on-going anger of the remaining umpires after the strike was over.

Once called the “most hated” person in the major leagues, Dave actually received death threats after an intense, emotionally-charged fight in 1988 with Pete Rose, then the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Calling New York Met’s hitter Mookie Wilson safe at first, Rose rushed out of the dugout to argue the call. Tempers got out of hand and when Dave’s back was turned, Rose pushed him. At that point the fans got involved and, taking Rose’s side, they threw everything they could get their hands on at Dave – food, drinks, programs, bottles, even a boom box. Clearly, he was good at his job and unafraid to go head-to-head with a team manager, but he still was never secure enough in his own sexuality to make friends within the LGBT community or to let others around him know he was gay. Like so many gay athletes, Dave felt he had to

live a lie to match the macho image people in professional sports are expected to exhibit.

Eventually, he started to feel more comfortable in his own skin and slowly began to make some friends in what he thought was the safety of the LGBT community. Unfortunately, one of those people who knew about Dave’s job and his sexual orientation decided he wanted to make some money. For $100 this person “leaked” a story to the New York Post that Dave was gay. And in an effort to make it more salacious, he added that Dave was also tied to a “teenage sex ring.” As Dave got off the plane at LaGuardia Airport, someone handed him the Post containing the story, letting him know that he had been publicly “outed,” and not on his terms. This is how everyone, including his family, found out he was gay.

Stunned and upset by this, Dave said it felt like he had been “psychologically raped.” Yet at the same time he felt like a 2,000 pound weight had been lifted off him – paradoxically, he actually felt a sense of relief. Saying that we all live in a box and have a secret that the box protects, Dave asks people to imagine that they were the ones getting off a plane and seeing their deepest secret exposed on the pages of the Post – not a pretty picture!

Thoroughly investigated on the charge of participating in a sex ring for underage boys, he was found to be totally innocent. Nevertheless, MLB officials came to the conclusion that his conduct was “unprofessional” and that he was now unable to “fulfill his duties” – they fired him outright. Dave contends that his only offense was being controversial – and gay. At that time the state of New York didn’t have non-discrimination laws in place to protect him and his job. Trying to figure out what had just happened to him and needing to put it all in perspective, Dave began writing his autobiography with Alan Steinberg, “Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball.” Although this gave him a way to get his feelings out, he also needed to make some money. He says that he received a large amount of money from the MLB so he would leave quietly and not sue the league. But he still needed to find a new line of work.

Beginning his book with a Bette Davis quote – “You’ve got to have the guts to be hated,” Dave was later quoted as saying, “I guess I had the guts to be hated. But I didn’t have the guts to be true to myself.”

In an ironic sense of justice, the book became not only a New York Time’s best-selling autobiography but also an international best seller that the NY Times Book Review

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dubbed “an emotional memoir.” It tells the story of Dave’s life from a young age to the point where he was fired from baseball – how he felt and what he went through. In it he discusses how he loved what he did and how every day he struggled to reveal who he really was on the inside while still trying to come out on top. As a result, it is now recognized as a “cross-over” book to which both gay and straight people can relate. Based on its continuing relativity, the book was re-released on its 20th anniversary. It is available as an eBook on all formats to address the changing way people are reading and for as little as $5.00 so it’s accessible to everyone who could benefit from Dave’s story.

1989 is the year Dave Pallone began his new life. Once the book came out at the end of that year, he began to receive lots of handwritten letters (over 70 thousand) from people who were supportive of him. Although he wrote back to everyone in the beginning, he soon realized that this would be an overwhelming task. So he replied only to those people whose letters spoke to him the most.

But he still continued to read every letter. As he started to receive requests for speaking engagements, he began his new career as an LGBT activist, particularly around the issue of states passing non-discrimination legislation to protect the jobs of LGBT employees.

Going on his first speaking engagement at a Massachusetts school in 1990, Dave remembers wearing a suit and tie so he looked professional. But he was uncomfortable in that outfit and decided that he needed to wear something that not only made him feel comfortable but also sent the message to the college-age students in his audience that he wasn’t better or more important than they were. This telling story is part of what makes Dave Pallone so real and approachable. He doesn’t try to impress people with his past importance of being at the pinnacle of his chosen sport nor does he talk down to them. Instead, he thinks about the people in his audiences and the best way to get his message of equality across. As a speaker and diversity trainer who lives his life in integrity by being true to who he is and accepting of others, he inspires others to do the same.

It wasn’t until 1994, though, that he finally realized the impact his appearances were making. Speaking to a group of students at Central Missouri State University, one of them came up to him after waiting over an hour to talk with him. He told Dave that “because of you, I did not kill myself when I doubted myself. You saved my life.”

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he went back to his hotel room, he broke into tears.

This experience truly motivated him to keep going because he believes that for every five people who email you, there are 50 others too scared to reach out. He says that “no one should take their own life, even one is one too many.”

After all Dave has gone through, there is a happy ending to his personal trials. He and Keith, his partner of 16 years, now live in Colorado Springs where Keith is director of finance at a local hospital. Dave continues his life’s work advocating for job protection for LGBT employees. Saying that we don’t live in a world of absolutes, he is frustrated that while everyone rallies around the idea of equal rights, the most current cause being same-sex marriage, there are still 28 states in the U.S. where you can still be fired for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender without any job protection. Even harder to believe is the fact that some of the states that have passed the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) are still excluding transgender employees from that protection even though the “T” in LGBT stands for transgender.

It was the 1993 Congress under President Bill Clinton that first brought up legislation to protect jobs for LGBT employees and Dave still finds it hard to believe that this important bill hasn’t been passed now by every state in the U.S. He believes that it’s important to have the right to love and live with the person you choose but what good does that do if you can’t work to provide for you and your loved ones. He wants to be sure that the current drive for equality includes passing non-discrimination legislation so people’s jobs are safe.

After years of calling “balls and strikes, safes and outs, fairs and fouls,” Dave is continuing to call on the 28 states that have not yet done so, to pass ENDA, the act that offers job protection for LGBT employees. He is also calling on the remaining 16 states where employees can still be fired for being transgender to honor in full the protection legislation they already passed. He also calls on companies of all sizes to offer the same internal job protection to all their employees, saying that “there is no difference that is too little.” It is heartwarming to know that Dave says at this point in his life “I have come to realize I could not be more at peace with my life.” May we all be so fortunate!

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L.A. GAY & LESBIAN CENTER Heart attack Today’s fundraising events get blood flowing to your heart for causes close to your heart.

Active LGBT people have no shortage of choices when it comes to runs and rides for causes close to their heart. Seems like there’s a 5K, marathon, fun run, or cycling event just about every weekend to raise money and awareness for issues ranging from autism to AIDS. Some of us use these events to keep our training regimens interesting. Some do it just for the challenge. And some participate truly altruistically – to support issues and organizations they care about and to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

“I have as much fun at galas and mixers as most people do,” says Tad Brown, fitness coach and board member at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. “But since health is such a big part of my life, participating in events that get me moving and that support causes that I really care about move to the top of my list.”

Whether you’re a weekend warrior or an Ironman champ, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center has three events this year that get your blood pumping for the best of causes: the life-saving support and social services they provide for homeless LGBT youth, seniors, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

12th Annual AIDS/LifeCycle June 2-8, 2013 aidslifecycle.org

What it is: A fully supported 545-mile, seven-day journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles that draws participants from more than a dozen countries and nearly every state in the union to help end AIDS and care for those living with HIV. Why you should do it: Every year this landmark ride through some of California’s most beautiful countryside delivers a life-changing experience for the 2,000+ riders, many of whom are novice cyclists. They come from all backgrounds and fitness levels united by a common desire to do something heroic.

What brings so many participants back year after year is the indescribable sense of community that they experience on the ride, combined with the beautiful journey and the reward of knowing that they’re not only helping to end the scourge of AIDS, they’re also helping to fund life-saving care for those living with HIV. How much do you need to raise: Each cyclist commits to raising a minimum of $3,000. A personalized website and a list of more than 100 fundraising tips makes it so easy that the average rider raises more than $4,500.

How hard is it really: You don’t need to be an experienced cyclist! Participants range in age from 18-82 and some learn to ride a bike just to do this event. AIDS/LifeCycle makes it easy to prepare through frequently scheduled training rides and workshops, bike fittings, and more.

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You’ll ride an average of 80 miles-a-day over varying terrain—from a few big hills near the coast to level ground through scenic artichoke and strawberry fields. The course is challenging but completely do-able for those who train. And if you’re not able to finish a day, volunteers will transport you and your bike to the next camp.

L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Beach Classic and YPC Volleyball Tournament Aug. 17, 2013 BeachClassic.org What it is: A 1.5K open water swim, 5K race and fun run, beach volleyball tournament, and party at Will Rogers Beach (the gay beach near Santa Monica) that raises money for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s many services to build the health, advocate for the rights and enrich the lives of LGBT people.

Why you should do it: Why wouldn’t you? It’s a day at the beautiful gay beach in L.A. with as much activity as you want (or don’t want).

How much do you need to raise: Depends on the activity – check out the website for details.

How hard is it really: There’s something for everyone, from sunbathers to triathletes. Expend minimal calories lounging by the water or work up a sweat in the open water swim and 5K run. And get as heated as you want to in the volleyball tournament as part of a recreational or competitive team.

RapidQuest Sept. 6-8, 2013 rapidquest.org What it is: A thrilling weekend of whitewater rafting on Northern California’s American River (near Sacramento) that supports the Center’s services for homeless LGBT youth and low-income seniors. All your food and drinks, luxury bus transfers, flights to/from Los Angeles, tents, and entertainment are included.

Why you should do it: This all-inclusive “responsible vacation” gives participants a chance to put their bodies to the test braving Class II to IV+ rapids each day with a group of amazing and fun people who care about supporting the neediest in our community.

How much do you need to raise: A minimum of $1,250— but that’s easy with the customizable website that rafters can create and with the help of the 100 fundraising tips that are offered. Best of all, the cost of your trip is courtesy of Wells Fargo’s sponsorship and all the money you raise goes straight to Center programs!

How hard is it really: You’ll get a unique aerobic and anaerobic workout while testing your agility and stamina.

Mentally you’ll be put to the test while navigating the treacherous rapids with your raft-mates. First-timers are welcome and all rafts are led by experienced guides.

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SKI BUMS

By Chris French

WHEN A HUGE WINTER STORM HITS, MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS FALL INTO TWO CAMPS. They may post identical status updates: “I just heard we’re supposed to get fifteen inches of snow!” But for the first camp, it’s a cry of cataclysmic horror. For them, winter storms are transportation nightmares that The Weather Channel has started naming this year, like hurricanes. For the second camp, however, that same status update will earn a dozen “likes” and an excited string of comments: “see you on the first chair -- powder day!”

These friends love to ski and snowboard.

A few years ago, I created a group for LGBT skiers and snowboarders and called it Ski Bums. We host social events and group trips to all the world’s best ski resorts, and it’s given me the chance to fill my News Feed with more than three thousand winter enthusiasts who get giddy at the sight of snow. Membership is free so we’ve got folks from around the globe, some who are learning the sport for the first time, others who have been skiing and riding since they were five.

It’s not that I don’t understand why those in the first camp would rather hibernate than head outdoors. I live in New York City where a thunderstorm can justify rescheduling a dinner date. Slush isn’t kind to designer shoes.

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how they’d feel about a day in the snow and you’ll hear a lot more “ewwww” than “ooooh!”

But spend a day on a Ski Bums trip to Colorado, Utah, Austria or Argentina and you’ll understand our enthusiasm. Skiing and snowboarding aren’t merely sports; they combine the thrill of an exhilarating outdoor activity with the relaxation of a vacation. A day on skis can feel like flying as you soar over hills through some of the world’s most spectacular vistas. Riding a snowboard through fluffy pillows of powder is fun – the kind of pure fun that little kids seem to have more easily than we do.

Remember when you simply wanted to go outside and play? You still can.

Thankfully, those winter whiners won’t come to mind when my friends and I are finishing the day on a sun-drenched terrace with mountains stretching in every direction, drinking crisp beers and soaking in a steaming hot tub. Let the haters hibernate. When we post our pictures of a gorgeous adventure in the mountains together, they just may be the first to admit: “Wow, that looks like fun!”

Chris French is the founder and president of Ski Bums, the world’s largest club for LGBT skiers and snowboarders. Join for free and sign up for trips at www.ski-bums.org.

NUTRITION Eating to Win

by Miriam Latto

If you’re a serious triathlete, there is a new book on the market that is tailored specifically to help you cross the finish line fueled by your best personal nutrition plan based on the specific competition in which you’re involved. Written

by Dr. Jamie A. Cooper, “The Complete Nutrition Guide for Triathletes” is really a comprehensive nutrition guidebook written for triathletes by a triathlete.

An assistant professor at Texas Tech University, Dr. Cooper teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Sports Nutrition and a graduate course in Sports Supplements and Ergogenic Aids. She is also a kinesiology expert with an emphasis in exercise physiology and nutritional sciences.

Having grown up playing sports, Dr. Cooper has spent the last 14 years competing in triathlons and marathons. As an endurance athlete, it was her frustration in not finding a comprehensive nutrition guide for triathletes that led her to write this book.

“I am continually amazed,” writes Dr. Cooper, “at how much time triathletes spend making sure they have the right gear, optimizing their training plans, or selecting races that have courses designed to help them achieve a personal record (PR). Yet, the one thing I see most triathletes overlook or ignore completely is their nutrition.” If you are involved in Sprint, Olympic, Half Ironman and Ironman Distances and have shared her frustration about the lack of detailed nutrition information, be frustrated no more.

It’s clear that Dr. Cooper doesn’t overlook anything.

Broken into three parts, the first section looks at the essential nutrients in a triathlete’s diet – the carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and fluids. For example, simply taking supplements in a shotgun approach without a need for them in a personal nutritional plan doesn’t make sense. An anemic athlete, for instance, taking iron supplements will see an increase in performance but a triathlete who’s not deficient in any mineral won’t see any performance increase. She also shares the importance of phenomena such as cardiac drift. Dr. Cooper says she learned about this as an exercise physiologist but didn’t fully understand its importance until she started to monitor her own heart rate.

Part two focuses on a triathlete’s training and race-day nutrition. Beginning with appropriate nutrient intake before, during and after training sessions, Dr. Cooper then takes each of the Sprint, Olympic and three triathlon disciplines and shares information on pre-race, during-race and post-race

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recovery and nutrition. Included are such handy guidelines as how to calculate your pre-race carbohydrate intake, and important “Make Note” tidbits, like the fact that post-race recovery nutrition should begin within a 15-30 minute critical window to reach maximum recovery.

Special topics – weight loss and weight maintenance; supplements and ergogenic aids; illness and injury; frequently asked questions and top ten nutrition tips – form part three of the book. If you’ve had questions about pre-race jitters, tapering, or late-night eating, for example, Dr. Cooper provides pragmatic advice based on both her professional training and personal experience. She also includes an Appendix that is absolutely amazing in the amount of specific information it provides on such things as common sports beverages, common salt and electrolyte tablet products and specific food products.

To learn more about Dr. Cooper, you can visit her website at competitive-nutrition.com. Her book can be purchased on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and other bookstores.

FITNESS BANISH BURNOUT IN 2013

by Miriam Latto

Most of us start a new year filled with resolutions and good intentions. But we don’t always end the year feeling like we fulfilled them. One of the big reasons for that is that we over-do, over-schedule, over-commit, over-everything – and that added stress takes a toll on our physical bodies as well as on the mental and emotional parts of us. The result is that we wind up burning out. But here are seven ways to keep burnout at bay.

4 FAILURE TO PACE YOURSELF You can’t always keep going in overdrive without some time in between to recover. It’s the old story of “The Tortoise and the Hare” – slow and steady wins the race. You may need to kick it up a notch or two from time-to-time but it needs to be balanced by time to recoup. You wouldn’t run your car flat out all the time and expect top performance from it without time for maintenance. Why wouldn’t you treat yourself AT LEAST as well as you treat your car?

4 TRYING TO DO IT ALL BY YOURSELF Delegating is important … both at work and at home!

Who are the other people you can count on as “team” members? Have you given any thought to family members, friends, neighbors, even work colleagues and what, if anything they could, even should be doing instead of you?

Are there chores or services you could have others provide?

How do you know they won’t help if you haven’t asked?

Most people are afraid to ask for help but why? All someone can say is no. At that point then perhaps it’s time to consider paying someone to help you, whether it’s help at home or hiring a part-time assistant for work. Another option is to buy some hours from a concierge service.

4 ACCEPTING EVERYONE ELSE’S PROBLEMS Check your mirror to see if you’ve got a turban wrapped around your head. If not, then I don’t think you’ve turned into the former TV psychic, Miss Cleo! You simply don’t have the answers for everyone’s lives. So if you don’t have the answers, why are you willing to take on the responsibility? The only way people change and grow is through facing their own challenges in life. If you take on their problems, no matter how good your intentions, you aren’t really helping them.

You’re taking away a lesson THEY need, not you. You haven’t made things any better; you’ve just prolonged their discomfort and hampered their growth. Use your time to address YOUR problems!

4 MAJORING IN MINOR THINGS It’s easy to let small things turn ugly and for you to take on the victim role; in the blink of an eye you turn into Poor Pitiful Pearl or you become the aggressor and turn into a raving lunatic. Neither of these extreme behaviors help you in any way. Relax, take a few deep cleansing breaths, and put things

back into perspective. The real trick is to only expend time and energy on something based on the size of the problem.

Remember the book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff?” Here’s a good gage to use when assessing the “problem quotient” of the latest challenge de jour: if it deals with the health or the quality of the relationships for you and/or your loved ones, that’s the BIG STUFF … everything else is the small stuff!

As long as you know you’re doing the very best you know how in any situation, then you can release worrying about everything else – “do your best then leave the rest.”

4 UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS If you have an idea of what is and isn’t urgent and what is and isn’t important, then your expectations of what you can safely, comfortably, efficiently, and effectively accomplish in a given time period are likely to be realistic. Remember that thoughts are things. There’s nothing more depressing and demoralizing than not being able to handle all the things you THINK have your name on them. Here’s an important tip – resign from your illusionary position as GENERAL MANAGER OF THE UNIVERSE – change your thinking and you change your life. It’ll make your life much easier to handle.

4 POOR PRIORITIZATION OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES OF LIFE Yes, you have deadlines in life but not everything can have a #1 priority. No matter how good you may be at multi-tasking, you can’t do 15 different tasks all at the same time. Something has to come first. If you’ve never read it, pick up Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s book, “First Things First.” Don’t let your day and tasks get away from you or you’ll feel like you’re living your life on a perpetual rollercoaster. That adds more stress. And more stress eventually takes its toll on your body, mind, and spirit!

4 POOR PHYSICAL CONDITION As a reader of Compete Magazine, hopefully you’re already involved in sports and/or exercise. You’ve got to keep your body strong with some kind of regular exercise, even if you’re only able to do some isometrics. It’s also good to include some quiet time each day for prayer, meditation, or reflection of some sort. Your working life requires a lot of stamina to be successful. When you add the demands of your personal life, it’s easy to deplete your energy store. And when your resistance is low, that’s the time those “bugs” take advantage and attack you, leaving you feeling so bad you’re sure you’d have to get better to die. Prepare for your day with quiet time in the morning, take an actual lunch break where you turn your phone off for at least a half hour and go without social media, or you can wind down at the end of the day by taking a relaxing bath. Whatever you choose to do, have the self-disciple to follow through and do it!

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OVERTIME

EVENTS GAY SPORTS EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY Find more events online at competenetwork.com

FEBRUARY 2013 JANUARY 2013 BOWLING Aces High Tournament Niagra Falls, N.Y. Jan. 18-20

Alamo City Tournament San Antonio Jan. 18-20

Chuzapalooza Tucson, Ariz.

Jan. 18-20

Fort Lauderdale Invitational Regional Tournament Fort Lauderdale Jan. 18-21

MULTIPLE SPORTS Sin City Shootout Las Vegas Jan. 17-20

On DECK Gentlemen (and Ladies), start your engines! Well, it’s not the Indy 500 but it is NASCAR we’ll be featuring in the February issue of Compete. And while your engines are racing, what are you planning to do to spice up your Valentine’s Day celebration? We might have a few ideas for you.

If you don’t know Molly Lenore, our 2012 Compete Sports Diversity Inspiring Athlete, you should. We’ll be having a conversation with her. We’ll be doing a recap of the Sin City Shootout and also be bringing back our MVP centerfold.

As you can see from this issue, things are changing for the better for LGBT athletes so don’t miss out on any of the changes in your next issue of Compete.

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SKIING/SNOWBOARDING Ski Bums Day Trip Windham, N.Y. Jan. 5

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Whistler, British Columbia Jan. 8-13

Aspen Gay Ski Week Aspen, Col. Jan. 13-20

Ski Bums Trip Big Sky, Mont.

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Ski Bums Trip Sugarbush, Vt. Jan. 31-Feb. 3

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hen you’re traveling and hear the term “airport hotel,” do your eyes instantly roll and you automatically think about the nearest bridge you’d prefer to jump from rather than stay in one of these places? At the very best, these “havens of hospitality” are most often categorized as being utilitarian.

Most people who travel, especially those who travel regularly for business, often complain of airport hotels being noisy, uncomfortable, lacking genuinely nice amenities and especially lacking good food.

But Trip Advisor has put together a list of the top ten airport hotels where travelers actually want to stay. Taken from their website reviews by actual travelers, the following airport hotels are shown by rank from the best starting at number one.

J Cedarbrook Lodge, Seattle, Wash.

J Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev. J Cambria Suites Raleigh-Durham Airport, Raleigh, N.C. J Grand Hyatt DFW, Dallas, Tex. J Hampton Inn and Suites Detroit/AirportRomulus, Romulus, Mich.

J Radisson Hotel Phoenix Airport, Phoenix, Ariz.

J Comfort Suites Miami Airport North, Miami Springs, Fla. J Residence Inn Arlington Pentagon City, Arlington, Va. J Hyatt Place Portland Airport Cascade Station, Portland, Ore. J Drury Inn and Suites Nashville Airport, Nashville, Tenn

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Yearbook

THIS MONTH IN SPORTS HISTORY: JANUARY

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1st recorded bowling match in U.S., Knickerbocker Alleys, New York City (1840)

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Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yd rush, Dallas vs Minnesota (1983)

NCAA basketball’s David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots (1986)

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Chicago Bull Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point (1993)

U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano (1988)

Ben Johnson’s 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use: he finished 2nd (1991)

Louisville, Kentucky draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali (1967)

Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women’s Golf Open (1951)

6 Atlanta Hawks’ Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA’s winningest coach-939 games (1995)

7 Minn. ends Philadelphia Flyers’ NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak (1980)

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America3 becomes 1st allfemale crew to win an America’s Cup race (1995)

Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race (1932)

Hana Mandlikova ends Martina Navratilova’s 54-match winning streak (1984)

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NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely/$25,000 for kicking cameraman (1997)

IOC restores Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball (1983)

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John McEnroe becomes 1st tennis player ever expelled from Australian Open (1990)

Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title (1960)

Bob Benoit bowls 1st 300-pt game in a televised title match (1988)

Jackie Robinson is 1st AfricanAmerican elected to Baseball Hall of Fame (1962)

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Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant (1997)

WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics and Detroit Shock (1998)

NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate at major-league all-male sports league (1997)

2 members of Flying Wallendas’ high-wire act killed when their 7-person pyramid collapses in Detroit (1962)

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Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even took his gold teeth (1981)

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Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires (1992)

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