Updates, News, and Tournaments:
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Former NBA player John Amaechi is the first NBA player ever to
come out as a gay man.
Read this article for some player reactions and background. As bad as some of the
comments sound, no matter how influential those hateful words are, it's part
of the process when setting a social precedent. Check out
this thread if you want to speak out about it.
* Sign up for the
2007 Coady Classic held annually in Chicago -- April 21 and 22, 2007.
* More Congratulations to the San Francisco Rockdogs for winning both
the First Annual
Salt Lake City Tourney and the San Diego Hillcrest Classic. That's
three straight tourneys!
* London
(England) is holding a gay basketball tournament this year during the
last week of August 2007. Check out the N
* Congratulations goes out to the San
Francisco Rockdogs for bringing home the gold medal
at Gay Games VII --Chicago's Gay Games 2006
* Thanks to the recently-retired Tony
Jasinski for his contributions to SF gay basketball, there are no words (nor
not nearly enough space) to explain the impact he has had on the program,
the players, and the community.
* The
San Francisco
Basketball Program is back at the Castro Gym every Sunday. New league
season will begin in September, 2006. Click here for more info about
Open Play
* Introducing the National Gay Basketball Association
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Introducing Equality in Sport Network (eQSpn.com)
Forums. Click
here to participate in LGBT sport discussions.
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