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UNITING THE WORLD THROUGH SPORTS WE TAKE OUR MISSION TO “UNITE THE WORLD THROUGH SPORTS” very seriously. In fact, it’s a mission we live every day. One of the most important ways we honor our mission is by acknowledging outstanding individuals and athletes within our community. 2013 COMPETE SPORTS DIVERSITY AWARDS - PHOENIX Compete was founded in Phoenix in August 2006. Now, seven years later, we are very excited to honor our own local heroes. Please join us on Friday, November 1st from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Exposed Gallery in Phoenix. This event is free so please come and celebrate with us. 2013 COMPETE SPORTS DIVERSITY AWARDS & STANDUP MAGAZINE ANNIVERSARY ENGINEERED BY LEXUS Compete Magazine is pleased to announce the launch of its Los Angeles edition. What better place to make the announcement than at the 2013 Compete Sports Diversity Awards in Los Angeles! We will be honoring individuals such as NBA athletes Jason and Jarron Collins, PBA Champion Scott Norton, Robbie Rogers of the Los Angeles Galaxy, the National Gay Flag Football League (NGFFL) and many more. More information on the 2013 Compete Sports Diversity Awards & StandUp Magazine Anniversary Engineered by Lexus is available online at www.sportsdiversityawards.com. Compete is honored to be part of the sports diversity community and we look forward to serving our friends, partners and audience of loyal readers. In closing, I’d like to congratulate the NGFFL for hosting a competitive and fun-filled Gay Bowl 2013: Return to Excellence. It’s because of the athletes and their teams and the events that they hold, like the Gay Bowl, that Compete was founded. To all of you, we say “Well done!” Sport On,

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OCTOBER 2013 Volume 7, Issue 10

20 FOUNDERS Publisher/Sales Manager Eric Carlyle • eric@competenetwork.com Publisher/Website Production David Riach • david@competenetwork.com COMPETE MAGAZINE Editor-in-Chief Connie Wardman • connie@competenetwork.com Community Editor Ty Nolan • ty@competenetwork.com Art Director Jay Gelnett • jay@competenetwork.com Contributors Harry Andrew, Bryce Carter, Renee Chase, Ian Colgate, Amy Jones, Jeff Kagan, Miriam Latto, Chris Mosier and Brian Patrick Photographers Gregg Edelman, Don Thompson, William Waybourn COMPETENETWORK.COM Associate Editor Ty Nolan • ty@competenetwork.com SOCIAL MEDIA Chris Lembke • socialmedia@competenetwork.com SALES & PARTNERSHIPS Joseph Gaxiola • joseph@competenetwork.com Steve Trebowski • steve@competenetwork.com Copyright 2013 MEDIA OUT LOUD, LLC 4703 South Lakeshore Drive, Suite 3 Tempe, Arizona 85282 P 480.222.4223 • F 480.889.5513 Compete is a trademark of Media Out Loud, LLC MISSION STATEMENT Compete unites the world through sports. COMPETENETWORK.COM FACEBOOK.COM/COMPETEMAG @COMPETESPORTS

UNDERWEAR TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT 12 BLAKE SKJELLERUP – SKATING FOR EQUALITY 28 YOU ARE MAKING LGBT SPORTS HISTORY 36 THE WOMEN OF WORKOUTS

KICK–OFF 6 ON DECK 8 LEFT FIELD DEPARTMENTS 10 HOTEL

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Kickoff

FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT BY CONNIE WARDMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

HONORING LGBT HISTORY – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE October marks both LGBT History Month and Anti-Bullying Month, and on the 17th, GLAAD celebrates its Spirit Day when everyone wears purple to show support for the LGBT youngsters of school age. This month is always a wonderful opportunity to gauge just how far this new civil rights movement has come, especially within the sporting community. It is important to recognize those pioneers who have gone before us and made life better for all of us. Many use this month to honor just It’s always good to recognize our one person or organization that have helped personal power to change things, to move the LGBT community onto a more equal footing with the rest of society. pay it forward and make things betBut at Compete, we have chosen to remind ter for those who are following in our you that LGBT history isn’t always some longago event created or faced only by some spefootsteps. In this issue learn how YOU cial individual or group; we believe it is also the create LGBT History … EVERY DAY! time to look forward, to see what is being done as well as what can be done in the future. For those not thrilled by the idea of history, however, never fear – this is our second annual underwear issue for the men. And we’re also including some women who reign in the world of workouts as well as the story of Team DC’s Model Search winner Bucky Mitchell, better known as the Amish Trainer. We’re also sharing an interview with Olympic skater Blake Skjellerup that reveals how he sees his life’s purpose as a gay athlete. So sit back and enjoy this issue; reflect on how you can be a catalyst for positive future change in LGBT sports diversity history just by being you today! Keep Smiling,

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

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THUMBS DOWN THUMBS UP TO STEVE YOUNG, FORMER NFL QUARTERBACK

… for encouraging his fellow-Mormons to be supportive of their LGBT brethren during his keynote speech at a recent conference in Salt Like City.

THUMBS DOWN TO ANTHONY WATTS, AN AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL RUGBY PLAYER

… known for his violent behavior. Most recently he’s been given an eight-game suspension for allegedly biting an opponent’s penis during a tackle. In the past he has also bitten an opponent’s testicles during a match.

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OMPETE MAGAZINE CONGRATULATES TY NOLAN, its community editor, on his new literary accomplishment. A Native American storyteller and therapist, Ty has just had his book on Native American legends and

contemporary stories published. Titled “Coyote Still Going,” it’s now being sold on Amazon.com as a contemporary ebook. You can type in the title to read excerpts.

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THUMBS DOWN TO GUIDO BARILLA

… chairman and one of the owners of Italianbased Barilla pasta for refusing to use gay couples in their ads, saying that “If gays don’t like it, they can always eat someone else’s pasta.” (He’s just issued a video apology for his remarks in the face of a potential boycott.) To that, we say “Pasta la vista, Barilla!”

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NASCAR AND TURNER SCOTT MOTORSPORTS (TEAM OWNERS)

… for addressing an anti-gay slur made by their Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet Jr. He was fined $10,000 and ordered to attend sensitivity training.

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GERMANY’S WINTER OLYMPICS TEAM UNIFORM DESIGNERS

… for their “celebratory design” that they say is not a silent protest against Russia’s anti-gay law but is “inspired by the great atmosphere of the times.”

THUMBS UP TO POPE FRANCIS … for this tribute to Pat Tillman, former football player for ASU and Arizona Cardinals on the tunnel doors leading onto the field. It’s to remind ASU players of the values of courage and honor that Tillman represented so well. Enlisting in the Army in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attack, he was killed in battle on April 22, 2004 at the age of 27.

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… for a shift in Vatican tone, saying the Catholic Church is obsessed by “smallminded rules” about being faithful and that pastors should emphasize compassion over condemnation when discussing divisive social issues of abortion, gays and contraception.

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The Equality Arizona Dinner at the Biltmore BY ERIC CARLYLE

was pleased to attend Equality Arizona’s 22nd Annual Awards Dinner at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel recently. Rebecca Wininger and her team did an outstanding job. I was both entertained and enlightened by host Donna Rossi. I laughed and loved the presentations by Dustin Lance Black, Bruce Vilanch, Clive Jones, Kate Linder, Esther Goldberg and more. The evening was sensational as was the backdrop – the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. “The Jewel of the Desert” shined all night long. The ballroom was truly grand, the food delicious and the cause worthy. As a long-time Arizonan, I have had the opportunity to enjoy the resort on more than one occasion. What I like most about the Arizona Biltmore Hotel is the way the property has incorporated an active lifestyle into a luxury resort.

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Swimming anyone? The hotel boasts no less than eight (yes, eight) swimming pools. Guests of the Ocatilla rooms even have access to a private pool just for that wing! In addition to swimming, the grounds around the hotel provide miles and miles of paths, walkways and scenic trails. The hotel offers seven tennis courts to practice your game (or match?) and also houses a luxurious resort spa, salon and fitness center. Just in case that isn’t enough, you can play a round of golf at the adjacent Arizona Biltmore Country Club. The Club offers two 18-hole PGA golf courses for your enjoyment. Congratulations to all of the night’s winners and to the team at Equality Arizona. By supporting groups like Equality Arizona we make the world a better place for everyone. If you’d like to know more about the hotel, please visit www.arizonabiltmore.com. If you’d like to support Equality Arizona, please visit www.equalityarizona.org.

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BLAKE SKJELLERUP SKATING FOR EQUALITY BY TY NOLAN, COMPETE COMMUNITY EDITOR

LAKE SKJELLERUP is well known in his native New Zealand for his accomplishments as a short track speed skater. He gained additional international recognition in 2010 with his participation in the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia … and by coming out as one of the few openly gay Olympians. He and fellow gay Olympian Aussie Matthew Mitcham are also serving as official Ambassadors for Gay Games 9, being held in Cleveland, Ohio in August 2014. Named as one of The Advocate Magazine’s “40 Under 40,” Skjellerup has joined an elite group of LGBT individuals under the age of forty who the magazine believes are making a significant contribution to the rest of the world. He has certainly faced homophobia in his past. But in an interview with the magazine, he laughingly shared that once he came out, “They make more of an effort to treat me as the equal – but more fabulous – human that I am.” Skjellerup was active in rugby until an accident at age ten led him to ice skating. And it was in skating that he discovered his true potential to be a world-class performer. Deciding to come out so he could be a role model for other LGBT athletes, he says “I do not think anyone should have to hide who they are because of fear or persecution. … I had no doubt that my coming out would be a positive experience and I wanted to share that with other LGBT athletes around the world.”

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With a strong interest in supporting youth, Skjellerup got involved with New Zealand-based Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA) in their national effort to end bullying. Starring in a QSA video, he told his Kiwi neighbors, “I want every difference to be celebrated, not challenged. I want the youth of the world to know that whatever they are feeling, whatever they

are thinking, that it is completely natural. I do not want anyone to be persecuted for being themselves.” He continued to say that “I got involved in a nationwide campaign here in New Zealand to combat this. Pink Shirt Day is a campaign to eliminate bullying in our schools. Gay, straight, African, Asian … anyone who believes that bullying has no place in schools, …

those who want to show support for those who are and have been bullied, and obviously those who are bullied, should wear a pink shirt on April 14th to unite against this.” Currently based in Canada to train for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, I caught up with Skjellerup for a quick one-on-one interview. Right before our interview was to begin, you ended up in an emergency situation. Can you tell me about your experience with the massive flood in Canada? Last time I heard from you, you were sleeping on your cousin’s sofa. ”We had a lot of rain here in Calgary and mixed with the spring thaw from the snow off the mountains, the rivers started to flood. I have cousins in Calgary and I live with them to keep costs down even though it means I have to commute an hour and a half on the train each day to training. It was a Thursday night and we heard they were evacuating areas further up the river. We went off to sleep and come midnight we had a knock on the door by police who told us we needed to evacuate. So we packed a few things and headed for another family member’s house who lived in a dry area. Luckily we avoided any flooding but we were without power for two days. I only had to endure one night on a couch, thankfully.” Given the fact that you’re a proud Kiwi, is it a standard thing for you to train in Canada? Do most New Zealanders end up training in Calgary or only those who participate in the Winter Olympics?

“I train here in Calgary for a number of reasons. I am the only athlete of my level from New Zealand. However, we have a lot of up and coming skaters who will one day be at my level. To be competitive I need to train alongside other comparable skaters. In New Zealand, unfortunately we do not have the resources or facilities for speed skating to allow me to train at the highest Olympic level. It is not uncommon for athletes to travel and train in foreign places. New Zealand is a small, proud nation but minority sports lack the expertise and funding to build strong programs on home soil. Most nations close themselves off to foreigners joining their training programs. But luckily for me, Calgary is established as an international training center that allows athletes from all over the world to train together as a joint team.”

I do not have any concerns for my safety. The Olympic Village is a bubble. And contrary to everyone’s belief, it is not a big party zone! Everyone there is focused on competing and doing their best. I do not believe the Village in Russia will be any different to Olympic Games in the past. The Olympic Games are an apolitical movement.

Many of us are worried about the current intense homophobic legislation that’s happening in Russia, even to the point some groups even urged a boycott as a protest. As one of the few openly gay Olympians, what are your feelings about going to a homophobic environment to compete? Do you have plans to alter your behavior? Have you heard of any comments on how restrictive the Olympic Village in Russia might be? “It is incredibly sad the policies that are being passed by the Russian Government recently. It is mind boggling to try and understand why Russia is going the opposite direction from the rest of the world in terms of LGBT human rights. I have no plans to alter my behavior in any way. I am who I am and no matter where [I am] in the world, I will always be proud of who I am. www.CompeteNetwork.com

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However, the idea of the Olympic Games is to celebrate humanity, and humanity includes all creeds, colors and sexual orientations. I hope my presence in Russia will be a positive one and that my athletic endeavors bring some positive attention to what it means to be not only an athlete but an athlete who is a proud member of the LGBT community.” Some of our readers may not realize that for some Olympians, your dedication doesn’t only involve years of intense training and competition. On some levels it is also a real business enterprise with major expenses if you aren’t supported by your government or a major corporation. For example, in 2012 Ryan Lochte’s parents had their home foreclosed because they were devoting their financial resources to support him. And before Gabby Douglas appeared on the Wheaties cereal box, her mother had declared bankruptcy to pay for her daughter’s

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training. Olympic speed skater Eric Flaim stated that training, including travel, practice facilities, living expenses and coaching can run $100,000 a year or more. Can you share your experience? “I have always struggled with sponsorship and gaining the support I need to train and compete to the highest level. I do everything I believe possible to stand out and to try to appeal to a corporate market. I have no issue with my body, I am proud of it and I work very hard to be the best I can be at my sport. In seven months time I want to know that I have done everything possible to get every last second and every last bit of strength and determination out of myself once the starting gun fires for my first race in Sochi. I do not want to have any regrets or to wonder what if!” Finally, is there anything you’d like Compete readers know about the “real” Blake Skjellerup?

“The real Blake is someone who works very hard at what he does, day in and day out! My sport has been my savior in my life. It helped me in times when I thought I had no one else. It gave me the courage and motivation to make something of my life and to be somebody. It has been very much a lone game, and at times it is disheartening to not have the support I need. However, the fact that I have done a lot of this all by myself will just make what I achieve all that more gratifying. I hope people, especially those who are in a similar position as I was, to keep on going, to never give up, to always stay true to themselves – to hold onto their beliefs.” You can follow him on his Facebook page or his twitter account: Twitter.com/BlakeSkjellerup.

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ARE MAKING LGBT HISTORY BY CONNIE WARDMAN

CTOBER MARKS LGBT History Month as well as National Bullying Prevention Month in the U.S. As we promote anti-bullying efforts this month, we also honor those courageous gay individuals who have been willing to face whatever the consequences might be in order to live true to themselves. These pioneering heroes have paved the way for today’s growing acceptance of gays, particularly in sports, one of the last bastions of accepted homophobia. It’s very appropriate to honor these LGBT heroes for their sacrifices. But it’s not just a few daring and deserving people who have made positive LGBT sports history – history isn’t a “moldyoldie” event made by a select few. Because history is created daily by ordinary people like you and me, it’s important to acknowledge and honor the part each of us plays. It’s important to understand that when you actively support a gay athlete’s courageous decision to come out, you are helping to make LGBT sports history. And that’s particularly true when done by professional athletes who are still active players. There’s a problem, however, that stems from an almost universal fascination, even an obsession with firsts. With a “been there, done that” attitude, we wait for the first in everything from politics to sports. Once a first happens in gay sports though, what do we do with the information? If we get actively involved, we build synergy; if we see it only as a

checkmark on a list, it carries very little weight historically, becoming just another piece of sports trivia. Let me give you an example of what I mean. We all know the name of tennis legend Billie Jean King. Just last month we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the wild and wacky “Battle of the Sexes” match between King and Bobby Riggs in 1973. In this hyped-up publicity stunt, King beat Riggs and walked away with the $100,000 winner-take-all prize, forever challenging the public’s erroneous belief that women’s sports were inferior to men’s. In 1972 (the year prior to this match), because King had earned $15,000 less in prize money than the men’s tennis champion, she said she wouldn’t play in the 1973 U.S. Open if the prize money didn’t equal the men’s. Because she was willing to make a demand for equality and stand her ground, she won the battle. She could have left active play and lived on her formidable reputation from that victory alone but King didn’t drop out of the sports scene when she retired. She has continued to be an active pioneer in LGBT sports, particularly for women – from working for equal prize money for women athletes, working to make tennis an honored sport in the U.S., for playing against transgender Renee Richards in spite of biting criticism from the tennis community at the time, for founding the Women’s Sports Foundation, to her participation with the President’s Council for Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, she has devoted her life to

Billie Jean King holding the Elias Cup trophy. the cause of sports diversity. And this summer she was honored once again by being inducted into the inaugural class of the newly-formed National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. We recognize her as a gay sports legend today. But 40 years ago she was just another exceedingly talented tennis player – she wasn’t seen universally as an icon. Back then we also didn’t recognize tennis as an important mainstream or “sexy” sport – it was pretty unappreciated. It’s taken us 40 years to achieve the level of appreciation we have today for both tennis and King. True to her personality, King hasn’t let any grass (or clay) grow under her feet. She experienced another first in 2012 due to her purchase of the New York-based NYC TTT KingPins, a team in the newly-formed Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) League. This makes her the first female owner in the PBA League that features eight teams of five PBA players each. (Continued on page 30)

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(Continued from page 28) And it was the KingPins who won the 2013 inaugural PBA League Elias Cup. There’s no doubt about King’s enthusiasm for her latest sports involvement, saying “I love it; it’s exactly what I believe in. If you watch a World Team Tennis match, you’ll see my philosophy on life: it’s men and women working together because we’re in this world together and we have to help each other.” How interesting that she’s now moved into another sport that the majority of American sports lovers don’t count as sexy or particularly important. Some don’t even see it as a true sport. But this time King has a sports diversity ringer on her team. It’s Scott Norton, the first out PBA professional bowler.

time is the first male athlete to come out as gay while still playing – skip the importance of out lesbian pro athletes like King and Martina Navratilova. But to count, it not only has to be a gay male athlete, he also needs to be playing in one of the four major team sports – the NFL, MLB, NHL or the NBA. But it’s finally here – at long last we have a professional male athlete in one of the four major team sports who has come out as gay while still playing – NBA player Jason Collins. Much has been made over his courageous act in the national media, including a personal call from President Obama, an interview by Oprah of him and the immediate

members of his family as well as a big contract with Nike. Turned into an instant celebrity by us, he was most recently seen throwing out the first pitch at the Los Angeles Dodgers LGBT Night along with out former Dodger Billy Bean. However, the fact is that as of this writing, free agent Collins still has not been picked up by an NBA team and some are asking if he ever will be. And if he doesn’t get picked up (he has until the league’s trade deadline in February), then technically he loses the historic distinction of being the first openly gay active player. Then what? He’s only the second NBA player after John Amaechi to come out so he’s still an important LGBT (Continued on page 32)

John Amaechi, first NBA player to announce he was gay after retiring from the sport.

Out former Dodger Billy Bean congratulates out NBA player Jason Collins as he throws out first pitch at Dodgers LGBT Night. And now their individual efforts to move LGBT sports to a position of greater acceptance and respect are being enhanced by the additional exposure of their association with the KingPins. Our firsts reveal deep-seated interests and prejudices about what we think is and isn’t important, what does and doesn’t have personal value. The big first many gay sports lovers have cared about for a long 30

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(Continued from page 30) sports hero but is our precious first now ruined, tainted in some way because the next current player to come out won’t really be the first? It gets complicated. Here is where you and I can move LGBT sports history forward by what we view as being important, by how we choose to actively use our personal influence when one of these firsts occurs. How? By our attendance at their professional games, by our television tuning preferences, our Facebook and Twitter comments, our purchases of their branded jerseys, bobbleheads and other related merchandise. The old saying is true – we vote with our wallets and corporate America listens – and that includes major sports franchises. So the real question is this – will we simply sit back and check the “Active NBA player coming out” off our first checklist and now wait for a current NFL player to come out or will we give more long-term value to the past and current gay pro athletes already out who aren’t involved in one of the four sexy team sports?

Former NFL player Esera Tuaolo who came out after retiring from pro football.

Former NFL player David Kopay who came out after retiring from active play.

It’s the level of sexy we mentally assign a sport that seems to determine its power to attract and influence, to open people’s minds and hearts to the entire gay sports movement. Even though we’ve had pro athletes from three of the four major team sports come out over the years, it was after they retired: NBA player John Amaechi in 2007; NFL players David Kopay in 1977, Roy Simmons in 1992 and Esera Tuaolo in 2002; MLB players Glenn Burke (who come out to teammates) in the 1980s and Billy Bean in 1999; as yet, there are no openly gay NHL players. The courage of these men is still deeply admired and rightly so. However, it’s clear that by itself the act of a pro athlete coming out after retirement hasn’t opened the floodgates of public acceptance. It’s the particular circumstances of each coming out that determine the impact it makes on LGBT sports history. For example, in today’s more open climate, after briefly retiring from soccer, Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay MLS player when he was hired this May by the Los Angeles Galaxy. And while there has been a lot of press regarding him being hired as the first openly gay pro soccer player, his story hasn’t reached the level of extended interest that Collins’ (Continued on page 34)

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(Continued from page 32) coming out has triggered. It’s evident that for now, the NBA still trumps the MLS in sex appeal. Like Rogers, the fact is that there are already current professional athletes in sports we don’t deem sexy who have come out publically and are causing a quiet forward movement. But because they aren’t playing in one of the big four team sports mentioned above, they don’t get the same public recognition and support, even from within the overall gay sports community. Another example of this is professional boxer Orlando Cruz. He came out as gay in late 2012 and is now looking forward to his October 12 match against Orlando Salido for the vacant WBO featherweight belt. Although there is hardly a more macho sport than boxing, after he was no longer headline material, the initial coverage on him waned until this August when he took to social media to propose to his boyfriend, Jose Manuel. Here’s where we pick up the story of pro bowler Scott Norton again. Although he came out publically in 2011, he has had very little recognition from the press even though he was named the 2010-2011 PBA Rookie of the Year. Basically, many people don’t think bowling is a real sport – it’s not sexy, it’s not powerfully macho, there isn’t any blood involved. However, it takes just as much skill, strategy and precision as any other sport, especially when it’s played at a professional level. Known on the circuit as “the Counselor” due to the fact that he is also an attorney, Norton’s relationship with the PBA has always been collegial, never confrontational. During his first professional tournament win in 2011 the tournament commentator kept referring to

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Norton’s soon-to-be-husband Craig Woodward as his “friend,” a lie that made them both uncomfortable. So once he knew he would be in a 2012 televised tournament, Norton sat down with the PBA folks

in charge and asked them to please afford the same courtesy to his by-then husband that they would to the spouses of the other competitors. The organization agreed and during the last tournament of 2012 the PBA (Continued on page 38)

Scott Norton hugging his husband, Craig Woodward, after winning the 2012 PBA Chameleon Championship.

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(Continued from page 34) commentator referred to Woodward repeatedly and respectfully as either Norton’s spouse or husband. Norton didn’t simply announce his public coming out and then drop it. He has, in the most respectful but persistent way moved the LGBT sports diversity movement forward by asking for and gaining the respect of his professional sports organization. The fact that the PBA was not only open to his 2011 coming out announcement but also agreed to his request for equal respect for his husband is a huge leap forward in equal treatment for the LGBT sports community. For a professional sports organization to recognize LGBT athletes in the first place is important and then when Norton won that tournament, ESPN showed the two men hugging and kissing without editing any of it out of their December 30, 2012 televised feed. Now THIS is a true groundbreaking first! And to top that off, this June Norton was nominated for the Best Bowler ESPY, the first openly gay male athlete ever nominated for an ESPY award. But sadly, these two firsts haven’t seemed to count for much with the general public, not even within the LGBT sports community. To give you some perspective on this, in the same timeframe when Norton was shown hugging and kissing his husband on national television by sports media giant ESPN, two gay men were shown kissing in a San Francisco sports bar during a televised NFL football game. That kiss between two gay sports lovers hit all the national news feeds yet the kiss between professional athlete Scott Norton and his husband Craig Woodward received limited coverage. Why? Perhaps it didn’t grab the general public’s attention because of the lack of drama in Norton’s relationship 38

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with the PBA or maybe the photographer at the sports bar was at the right place at the right time for his image to get picked up by the wire services … or was the reason that Norton’s two dramatic firsts didn’t count as being important was because we didn’t see bowling as a macho sport? When it happened I immediately pulled the planned January 2013 cover of Compete Magazine in order to feature Norton and “The Kiss Seen Round the World;” I also made it the issue’s cover story. It was also covered by Outsports.com and HuffPost Gay Voices which included a live interview with Norton via their Huff Post Live. It was mentioned in a number of other media outlets covering gay sports but it quickly lost steam. Although there was a Facebook campaign to get him on the Ellen DeGeneres television show, nothing ever came of it. Of course timing is always a factor in any pro athlete’s coming out – the announcements by the pro athletes mentioned above were huge news in their day but homophobia in professional sports was still so entrenched that the floodgates weren’t thrown wide open for others to come out as many had hoped. But it also reflects an overall assumption by many people, gay and straight alike, that bowling, like a number of other non-sexy sports, isn’t a real sport. This isn’t to put bowling on a pedestal – it’s to highlight our “first foolishness” that hampers and delays public acceptance that gays can play, no matter the sport. The irony is that bowling, seen by many as a sport reserved solely for ordinary folks looking for a fun night out with friends while kicking back with a couple of beers, is one of the main choices for retired athletes from the big four team sports named above. Left with banged up bodies from professional lives on the gridiron, field, court or ice, these retired

pro athletes often turn to bowling in order to continue enjoying the competition, exercise and camaraderie they once had in their professional careers without being tackled, shoved or hit by flying objects. In fact, joining King as PBA League owners are LA Clippers all-star point guard Chris Paul, Super Bowl champion Steelers running back Jerome Bettis and NFL all-star receiver Terrell Owens. Evidently these four outstanding professional athletes agree that the sport has something to offer. Maybe it’s time for us to quit putting all our energy, attention and focus on firsts that come ONLY from our gay male professional athletes currently playing in the NFL, MLB, NHL or the NBA. Maybe it’s time to realize instead that all sports require a level of skill, strategy, precision and timing, especially when they’re played by both men and women at a professional level. In order to move public acceptance of gay athletes forward, let’s care enough to use our personal influence to support the courageous Scott Nortons of every professional sport; those who are willing to be honest about their sexual orientation or gender identity while still playing, the ones who are actively working for equality for all athletes, gay and straight. You see, you ARE making LGBT history!

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BUCKY MITCHELL THE AMISH TRAINER

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Meet Bucky Mitchell, the Top Model winner of Team DC’s 2013 Fashion Show and Model Search. But Mitchell is all that and so much more. In a hustle-bustle world of non-stop activity, he is centered, grounded and connected to who he is and why he’s here. He says that “One of my greatest inspirations sums me up best. ‘The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.’ Mahatma Gandhi” And make no mistake – he lives his life in service to others as The Amish Trainer, a personal trainer certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and a Corrective Exercise Specialist. But he approaches his training from a mindset that’s holistic, one that includes exercises based on the movements of Amish men and women at work on the farm as well as healthy eating and reflection practices that are evidence of his early family influence. Mitchell’s unique approach really does reflect his Amish roots. He grew up in eastern Pennsylvania’s Amish country as part of a progressive Amish sect until he was 10 when his mother, who decided she no longer wanted to live the life, moved the family. Along the way he entered public school, eventually graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in English and secondary education and a minor in theatre. He also managed to fit in a master’s degree in organization development from Trinity University in the Washington, DC area.

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Moving permanently to DC, Mitchell put his education to work and started to climb the corporate ladder, working in banking and doing consulting for the federal government. It didn’t take very long to become discouraged with the climb, though. It was a client’s remark about his unique training style that caused Mitchell to realize that he had kept much of his Amish culture. That was the genesis for him building his Amish-inspired brand that includes healthy eating, workouts and weekly reflection. “I was really doing these things from the culture that I thought were really essentially important,” he explained. Making good food choices and keeping a connection with nature is important. As Mitchell says, “If you put bad stuff into your body, you will get bad stuff out.” Amish food is grown organically and is nutrient rich. To him, having his clients make healthier food choices is more important than having them go on a diet. Amazingly, he’s not adverse to a “cheat” day as long as it’s followed by a workout. He balances his own workouts with salsa dancing, hiking, cooking, reading, and of course, the theatre. Another cultural connection he kept was the Amish quiet hour his family practiced every day where you took time to reflect on your life and be thankful for all it contained. Mitchell practices what he preaches – he does yoga twice a week and expects his clients to follow suit. But his greatest revelation was that the hard-working Amish were moving in very specific ways that didn’t mimic traditional fitness exercises. A farm lifestyle meant they were tossing 80-pound bales of hay up into a loft,

moving feed bags from side-to-side and swinging a 12-pound axe as they chopped wood. Working as a personal trainer at VIDA Fitness’ U Street location, Mitchell has developed exercises that are derived from the movements and motions of Amish men and women at work. When asked about his philosophy, Mitchell says it’s simple – “I believe that a fun, challenging workout will result in weight loss, more muscle and a stable core. I believe that incorporating yoga, breathing and stretching techniques can help clear your mind and focus your positive energy on your workouts and on your relationships with others.” He added that “… I believe that eating the right foods at the right time is essential in helping you stay active and burn calories throughout the day.” And when asked about his modeling, Mitchell says he’s done it for about a year in the DC area just for fun. He has had one serious job in New York where he got paid but his philosophy on this is that when it stops being fun, it becomes a job. Mitchell is making quite an impact – he was recently featured in Men’s Health, he’s now writing a healthy food blog for the Washington Blade, and he’s taught a series of healthy cooking classes on LivingSocial with more classes to come. To learn more about Mitchell and his unique training approach, visit his website at theamishtrainer.com and check out the sections on fitness, meditations and recipes. There are also links to his Facebook page, Twitter, and his videos on You Tube.

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Overtime 1 New York Yankees win 1st baseball wildcard ever - 1995

8 Dolphin’s Dan Marino breaks Tarkenton’s NFL career completions record - 1995

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Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches - 1991

NFL becomes 1st sport televised as sport of week - 1948

1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers - 1967

18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo - 1964

Dennis Rodman returns from 2nd longest NBA suspension (11 games) - 1997

John Morrissey wins boxing title when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey’s fans - 1853

Britain’s Andy Green sets jetpowered car record (763.035 mph) - 1997

During Olympics in Mexico Tommie Smith and John Carlos give black power salute - 1968

1st indoor World Series game (Minnesota Metrodome) - 1987

ABL players allowed to own stock in the league - 1997

Internat’l Olympic Committee announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992 - 1986

1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99 - 1981

1st black owners (Betram Lee & Peter Bynoe) of major sports team - bought Den. Nuggets for $65M - 1989

Lance Armstrong banned for life by International Cycling Union - 2012

1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats New York Mets (AA) 6-0 - 1884

Billy Martin fired by Yankees for 4th time - 1985

NBA hires Dee Kantner & Violet Palmer1st women to officiate major all-male sports league - 1997

Orioles last game at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium (vs Detroit Tigers) - 1991

Game 5 of AL Div. Series, Detroit Tigers beat NY Yankees; move on to play Texas Rangers - 2011

Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete - 1955

Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 5th & final time - 1987

2012 Summer Olympics in London credited with helping UK economy emerge from recession - 2012

NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte - 1993

Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title - 1987

Baseball league presidents call for abolishment of spitball - 1919

1st Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23 - 1988

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