Written by Nigel Campbell | Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Tags: jeremy affeldt, homophobia, san francisco giants, evolved 
While promoting his new book, To Stir a Movement:"Life, Justice, and Major League Baseball", San Francisco Giants player Jeremy Affeldt made an interesting confession: he was a homophobe.
He explains his evolution and why he's grateful to the city of San Francisco for opening his mind and his heart, after the jump.
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Tags: san francisco, burlesque, castro
San Francisco gay residents who were saddened by the ban on public nudity may find some solace in the possibility that a male strip club is coming to the Castro. Plans are underway to bring such a venue to the famous Castro and Market building, most recently known as the Diesel Outlet.
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Written by Nigel Campbell | Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Tags: san francisco giants, glaad media awards, corporate leader award
Well at least GLAAD won't have to pay for travel!
The San Francisco Giants will be honored at the GLAAD Media Awards on May 11 in San Francisco.
The Giants will be receiving the Corporate Leader Award, which is presented to companies or organizations that have demonstrated a stalwart commitment to building support for equality.
More after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 08 February 2013
Tags: guy branum, totally biased, fx, san francisco 49ers, chris culliver, homophobia, super bowl, comedy
Comedian Guy Branum (who we totally miss as a member of Chelsea Lately's roundtable) made his return to television last night on FX's Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and it was a thing of beauty.
Guy, a NorCal native, unleashed on the homophobic members of the San Francisco 49ers and it's not to be missed!
These homophobes have messed with the wrong gay.
Watch after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 01 February 2013
Tags: san francisco 49ers, deny, making, it gets better, video, distance, appearance, dbags, dan savage, removes, super bowl, homophobia, lgbt youth
San Francisco 49ers, what's going on with you guys?! First the Chris Culliver gaffe and now some of you apparently wish you could take back your appearance in an "It Gets Better" video? This team is not doing its hometown proud this week.
SF 49ers have denied their participation in the "It Gets Better" video seen 'round the world. After reporters showed them the video and the players saw themselves mumble some words from a script, they apparently wanted to distance themselves from the project.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 31 January 2013
Tags: chris kluwe, vikings, football, nfl, pro sports, responds, san francisco, 49ers, chris culliver, gay players, open, closet, lgbt, kids role models
Leave it to Chris Kuwe to expertly put another pro-footballer in place when it comes to unacceptable homophobia. This time around its San Fran 49er Chris Culliver who's on the unfortunate receiving end of Kluwe's LGBT-allegiance. Check out what the Chris who'son the right side of history has to say to the Chris who's on the wrong side of history after the break.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 31 January 2013
Tags: chris culliver, san francisco, 49ers, suspend, nfl, should, mike, signorile, gay players, athletes, football, super bowl
Michelangelo Signorile thinks so. Follow the jump to read Signorile's editorial on why the NFL should suspend Culliver.
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