American figure-skater Johnny Weir is an extrovert both on and off the ice, and it shows. However, his flamboyant costumes have sparked homophobic comments from some media quarters, with Channel Nine in Australia referring to Weir’s outfit being “very Brokeback Mountain”. They have been made apologise.

A week before ‘International Day Against Homophobia in Football’ sees the FA having to rethink their anti homophobia video due to the league’s star players snubbing the venture.
It’s more than disheartening to see the FA’s efforts at ending homophobia stilted by the players themselves.

Valentine’s Day sucks serious ass. There, I said it. Some people get stressed out by it, others lose their minds in anger. Well ladies, there is a very healthy way to express this anger – plan a trip to see a heroine do what she does best next weekend.

Get thee to The National Stadium in Dublin and watch Katie Taylor kick some butt. Ok, no kicking…but she’ll be doing her stuff in the Women’s National Championships.

Any rugby lovers out there will be well aware that the 6 Nations is almost upon us once more. What some of you may not know, however, is that the Women’s competition begins this very month, on Feb 5th.
The women’s game is regarded highly within the sport, as well it should be. So here is a little idea of who are the favourites and will find it tough going.

Homophobia in football is a subject that gets right between my teeth. I love the game with a passion but just can’t understand why we don’t have a Gareth Thomas or a Martina Navratilova of our own. It makes no sense to me. Recently an Italian footballer posed in a gay mag. And for that, he looks like he is in trouble with his club, Napoli.

After a very illustrious career Amelie Mauresmo has announced her retirement from Tennis. She won two grand slams as well as the Fed Cup with France and has flown the flag for women, and indeed lesbians, in sport with great distinction for many years.
We wish her all the best.

Ireland are in Paris tonight hoping to overturn a one goal deficit to book their place in next summer’s FIFA World Cup 2010 being hosted by South Africa. It’s a cliched “must-win” game for the Irish who have at least 90 minutes to make an impression on the sophisticated French side. All TVs will be tuned to RTE 2 tonight!

So, much to the hilarity of my friends, I’ve recently taken up a hobb-ay. I’ve started rowing. Yep, just like Ratty, the water vole, in Wind in the Willows. Er.. or something. And it’s not just any rowing: it’s gay rowing.

Unfortunately, due to the negligence and ignorance of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the issue of gender has never been properly addressed. As mirrored in sociey; why consider gender, sure we’ve all got either pink or blue booties? Only sometimes we have both/none.

The sporting theme continues apace, with this year’s OutGames taking place from this weekend in Copenhagen. And Ireland’s very own LGBT competitors will be taking place, with several athletes representing OutInIreland. We’ll be keeping an eye on our athletes’ performance, and hope to have a review of how they fared when they return.