THE SPORTS ISSUE
AUGUST 2013 $5.99 USA /CAN UK £3.99
AU G U S T 2 0 1 3 T H E S P O R T S I S S U E
Greg Louganis, Billie Jean King, Wade Davis, and five other athletes making a difference
HE SHOOTS! HE SCORES!
No 226
PHOTOGRAPHED BY MATTHIAS VRIENS-MCGRATH FOR OUT
HOW SOCCER STAR ROBBIE ROGERS IS CHANGING THE FACE OF SPORTS
+ The transgender MMA fighter who will not be stopped & Bret Easton Ellis on gay magical elves
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CONTENTS
FOREGROUND ANGELS AND DEMONS . . . . . . . . 15 How Kevin Zegers went from turning tricks to falling for a Brooklyn wizard THE GAY AGENDA . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Darren Criss is a dreamer at heart, Kathryn Hahn falls for a stripper, and a whole bunch of angsty teens roll their eyes. DYE HARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Time to give your hair the Technicolor treatment.
FEATURES THE CHAMPIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Heroes, past and present, who play for our team Photography by Roger Erickson
HIGH-TOPS 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Futuristic kicks have landed. MOOD BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Painting the town
THE HISTORY MAKER. . . . . . . . . 56 Robbie Rogers’s journey from closeted soccer player to LGBT role model has been as dramatic as it is inspiring. By Matthew Breen Photography by Matthias VriensMcGrath
BIG IN JAPAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Eastern cocktails are all the rage. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS . . . . . . . . . . . 34 A bijoux hotel in the world’s most romantic city gets it just right. A PERFECT DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Big Freedia’s New Orleans
SYMPOSIUM REIGN OF THE GAY MAGICAL ELVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bret Easton Ellis on the sanctimonious establishment of gay men that rewards those who play by the rules—and punishes those who don’t MID-LIFE CRISIS, SQUARED . . . 44 For middle-aged men, an HIV diagnosis comes with an extra burden of shame.
SURVEILLANCE THE OUT GUIDE TO SURFING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Hang 10 this summer with our intensive guide to riding the waves.
FASHION WRACK AND ROLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Model Noah Mills draws on his daredevil past to sharpen his acting chops. Photography by Bruno Staub Styling by Grant Woolhead
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Brendon Ayanbadejo, photographed by Roger Erickson
QUEEN OF SWORDS. . . . . . . . . . . 60 Fallon Fox is the world’s first trans MMA fighter. Deal with it. By Natasha Vargas-Cooper Photography by Roger Erickson OUR KIND OF ALLY. . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Sport allies Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe on education, marriage, and that “one time” in an LGBT dorm. By Amy K. Nelson Photography by Roger Erickson
DEPARTMENTS LETTERS/CONTRIBUTORS . . . . 10 META-DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 STORE INFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 1,000 WORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Billie Jean King on the Battle of the Sexes—and sexuality ON THE COVER: Robbie Rogers
photographed for Out by Matthias VriensMcGrath. Styling by Nicolas Klam. Groomer: Erika Sauer at The Wall Group. Tank top by Topman. Cuff by Co-ordinates. Watch by Junghans.
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