Sports
Night OUT at the Nationals to celebrate 15 years
Barney Frank to throw out first pitch; Blade to be honored
Each year since the Washington Nationals came to D.C. in 2005, Team DC, in conjunction with the Nats, has hosted Night OUT at the Nationals. This year’s event is set for Tuesday, June 4 against the Chicago White Sox at Nationals Park.
Night OUT is an LBGT community event, which has continued to evolve over the years. In its 15th iteration, ticket sales at press time are over 4,200 sold – already surpassing their highest count ever.
“We are thrilled to once again be hosting the annual Night OUT at Nationals Park,” says Jake Burns, executive vice president of business operations for the Washington Nationals. “We know this year’s event will be especially meaningful since this marks our 15th season! We encourage our fans to show their support by purchasing a special ticket on our ticketing platform.”
The special ticket includes an exclusive Nationals-branded Night OUT T-shirt, and $5 from every special ticket sold will be donated to Team DC’s scholarship fund, which awards college money to local, openly gay LGBT youth.
“We can’t wait to see everyone at Nationals Park next Tuesday cheering on former Congressman Barney Frank during his ceremonial first pitch and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C. singing the National Anthem,” adds Burns.
Tickets that remain for the event range from $19 to $55 and each person buying a ticket through the link receives the Nationals-branded Pride shirt which can be picked up starting at 4:30 p.m. through the end of the first inning. Sizes will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
The longest running Pride night in Major League Baseball will have a few surprises, including drag queens on the baseball field for the first time. Also new this year is a ‘community village’ featuring local LGBT nonprofits, which will give the LGBT community a chance to connect with Nats fans during the game.
On hand for the festivities will be 43 All Star partners from the D.C. community who purchased blocks of 50 tickets.
“This event isn’t just people from the LGBT sports teams and leagues, it is a very large cross section of our community,” says Brent Minor, founder and executive director of Team DC. “I love the natural diversity that happens at Night OUT. It’s good for our community.”
The Washington Blade will be honored on the field during the pregame ceremonies with the Spirit Award. The Blade is celebrating its 50th anniversary, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
Gates open on June 4 at 4 p.m. with pregame ceremonies beginning at 6:30 p.m.
More than a dozen LGBTQ athletes won medals at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics that ended on Sunday.
Cayla Barnes, Hilary Knight, and Alex Carpenter are LGBTQ members of the U.S. women’s hockey team that won a gold medal after they defeated Canada in overtime. Knight the day before the Feb. 19 match proposed to her girlfriend, Brittany Bowe, an Olympic speed skater.
French ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron, who is gay, and his partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry won gold. American alpine skier Breezy Johnson, who is bisexual, won gold in the women’s downhill. Amber Glenn, who identifies as bisexual and pansexual, was part of the American figure skating team that won gold in the team event.
Swiss freestyle skier Mathilde Gremaud, who is in a relationship with Vali Höll, an Austrian mountain biker, won gold in women’s freeski slopestyle.
Bruce Mouat, who is the captain of the British curling team that won a silver medal, is gay. Six members of the Canadian women’s hockey team — Emily Clark, Erin Ambrose, Emerance Maschmeyer, Brianne Jenner, Laura Stacey, and Marie-Philip Poulin — that won silver are LGBTQ.
Swedish freestyle skier Sandra Naeslund, who is a lesbian, won a bronze medal in ski cross.
Belgian speed skater Tineke den Dulk, who is bisexual, was part of her country’s mixed 2000-meter relay that won bronze. Canadian ice dancer Paul Poirier, who is gay, and his partner, Piper Gilles, won bronze.
Laura Zimmermann, who is queer, is a member of the Swiss women’s hockey team that won bronze when they defeated Sweden.
Outsports.com notes all of the LGBTQ Olympians who competed at the games and who medaled.
Sports
US wins Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey
Team captain Hilary Knight proposed to girlfriend on Wednesday
The U.S. women’s hockey team on Thursday won a gold medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime. The game took place a day after Team USA captain Hilary Knight proposed to her girlfriend, Brittany Bowe, an Olympic speed skater.
Cayla Barnes and Alex Carpenter — Knight’s teammates — are also LGBTQ. They are among the more than 40 openly LGBTQ athletes who are competing in the games.
The Olympics will end on Sunday.
Sports
Attitude! French ice dancers nail ‘Vogue’ routine
Cizeron and Fournier Beaudry strike a pose in memorable Olympics performance
Madonna’s presence is being felt at the Olympic Games in Italy.
Guillaume Cizeron and his rhythm ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry of France performed a flawless skate to Madonna’s “Vogue” and “Rescue Me” on Monday.
The duo scored an impressive 90.18 for their effort, the best score of the night.
“We’ve been working hard the whole season to get over 90, so it was nice to see the score on the screen,” Fournier Beaudry told Olympics.com. “But first of all, just coming out off the ice, we were very happy about what we delivered and the pleasure we had out there. With the energy of the crowd, it was really amazing.”
Watch the routine on YouTube here.
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