Out tennis legend Billie Jean King turns 63 today. How better to celebrate than with a Photoshop pastiche of candles on a tennis ball? King’s accomplishments are too many to list here, but include 71 singles titles, 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 20 Wimbledon titles, and becoming the first female athlete to win more than […]
The Internet is awash with lesbian celebrity news right now. AfterEllen.com reports that Bravo has picked up a second season of Workout, starring lesbian fitness trainer Jackie Warner. Filming starts in November; no word yet on when it will air. Because it’s the weekend, here’s a fun and frivolous question to comment on: If you
It’s Martina Navratilova’s 50th birthday today, which makes it a lesbian holiday of sorts. The tennis legend is retiring from competition this year, saying she wants to spend more time at home, promoting her new book, and “devoting more time to her partner, her animals and her fundraising work on behalf of gay and lesbian
Women whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers are more likely to have high athletic ability, a new study from King’s College London claims. Interestingly, an earlier study from the University of California-Berkeley showed that lesbians also tend to have longer ring fingers. Does this mean all lesbians are athletes? Or all female
Martina Navratilova retired in style this past weekend with her 59th career title and induction into the U. S. Open Court of Champions. She and tennis partner Bob Bryan won the mixed-doubles title, making her the oldest U. S. Open champion in that event. (She turns 50 in October.) Billie Jean King was honored at
I was reading an article on Martina Navratilova’s final appearance at the U. S. Open, and discovered that the credit card she started, the Rainbow Card, launched in Canada a few weeks ago. I thought this might be of interest to my Canadian readers. A portion of each purchase with the card goes to Martina’s
Tonight, USA Network will broadcast live the ceremony to rename the National Tennis Center after Billie Jean King. The event will be hosted by CBS commentator Mary Carillo, who was honored at this year’s Gay Games “for her honest portrayal of GLBT athletes.” If your kids are old enough to understand, watch the ceremony with
If you’ve been watching Workout, the WNBA playoffs, or, heaven help us, pre-season football, and are inspired to get in better shape yourself, you may like some of these online resources:
Martina Navratilova will be inducted into the U. S. Open Court of Champions on September 10, PlanetOut reports. She will retire after this year’s tournament, but not before playing doubles and mixed doubles in the regular matches, and possibly singles in the new Champions Invitational for former Grand Slam finalists. In related news, the U. S.
The tenth WNBA playoffs begin today with the Houston Comets hosting the Sacramento Monarchs and the Detroit Fever hosting the Indiana Shock. The Seattle Storm and the LA Sparks, as well as the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics, square up on Friday. The official WNBA site has all the schedules, stats, and interviews you
