The Sidney Morning Herald prints what NBC didn’t want you to know… Out-and-out champion celebrates HE KISSED him briefly in the stands and gave him his Olympic bouquet. Later, outside the glowing blue Water Cube, Matthew Mitcham and his partner, Lachlan Fletcher, firmly embraced, both shedding tears. Next it was his mother Vivien’s turn to hold her [...] ...

A huge number of sexy images were added to the Gaytrix Gallery today, bringing the total to well over 13,000! In addition to this sexy image of Chris Evans, I’ve added pix of studs including Aaron Carter, Alan Ritchson, Anton Antipov, Ben Barnes, Chace Crawford, Chris Brown, Chris Klein, Chris Pine, Christopher Gorham, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Josh Hartnet, Justin Hartley, Justin Timberlake, Kellan Lutz, Lance Bass, Mark Wahlberg, Matthew Mitcham, Matthew Rhys, Mitch Hewer, Ryan Carnes, Ryan Gosling, Sam Sparro, Shia Lebeouf, ...

Australian diver Matthew Mitcham upset Chinese diver Zhou Luxin to win gold in the 10 meter platform at the Beijing Olympics. This was a huge deal for him, as he says he wasn't even sure about medaling at all much less winning gold.And now apparently there is some minor or not so minor uproar about NBC not mentioning the fact that he's gay. **grits teeth, rolls eyes**NBC was reporting on his Olympic triumph, not trying to help gays build their self esteem by living vicariously through a gay male athlete. If Matthew chose to mention it, fine, but you can't ...

NBC, suffering a torrent of bad publicity for closeting gold medalist Matthew Mitcham during its broadcast of the Olympic men’s diving events, has now issued an apology… "We regret that we missed the opportunity to tell Matthew Mitcham’s story. We apologize for this unintentional omission.” Well that certainly satisfies me… ...

"Coming out publicly, that was a first," said his mother. "The highest score awarded to an Olympic dive ever, another first. How many more firsts can this child get? Can you find something else to be first in? He's just done so well. He deserves it."Matthew Mitcham, 20, who was representing Australia at the recent Beijing Olympic Games was one of the only 10 openly gay athletes of the competition. There were 10,500 athletes competing in Beijing.To read more about the openly gay and lesbian athletes who took part in the 2008 Games, click here.To find out about ...

Source: OutSports , Sydney Daily Telegraph , AfterElton Matthew Mitcham Matthew Mitcham photo via Daily Telegraph NBC Olympics President Gary Zenkel has issued an apology for his reporting team not mentioning on air that gold-medal diver Matthew Mitcham is gay and long-term partner. Gay media had complained commentators discussed the partners of other gold medallists after their win. “We regret that we missed the opportunity to tell Matthew Mitcham’s story. We apologize for this unintentional omission,” Zenkel is quoted as saying by OutSports . The statement comes after an NBC...(read more) ...

This came from Towleroad,More outrage that the Peacock Network ignored gay diver Matthew Mitcham's gold-medal victory because it wasn't compelling or historical enough. I'm sick and tired of every LGBT community bitching about the press when they fail to mention a gay athlete's sexuality. I'm sure there are more important points and subject to talk about then his sexuality and his boyfriend kissing him.I would like to know more about him, what are his likes and dislikes? How offer does he practice and workout.It seem in our community to be apart of you must proclaim yourself as a ...

Nah... can't do that."We regret that we missed the opportunity to tell Matthew Mitcham's story. We apologize for this unintentional omission."Yah.Gary Zenkel, the president of NBC Olympics sent that to After Elton... so they say.Huh.That's strange. Considering After Elton's previous coverage of the issue... yah.I just don't believe him. I don't believe the "regret" part, I don't believe the "unintentional" part... nope. Not even a little do I believe it.After Elton isn't wrong about the compelling character of Mr. Mitcham's story. I found it very compelling... and moving. Lucky me... since I don't depend on NBC for... oh... ...

Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin died Wednesday. She was 87. A longtime activist, you may remember her last public political act, on June 16, 2008, was to marry Phyllis Lyon, her partner of 55 years. They were the first couple to wed in San Francisco after the California Supreme Court recognized that marriage for same-sex couples is a fundamental right in a case brought by plaintiffs including Martin and Lyon. WATCH Towleroad's exclusive interview with Gavin Newsom on the passing of Del Martin here. New York City -- it's definitely not for everyone. Making ...

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NBC is denying they intentionally used censorship in the network's coverage of Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham. In a shocking upset, the openly gay diver took home a gold medal in the 10-meter platform event at the Beijing Olympics, beating out the Chinese favorites. Despite intensive coverage of other gold medalist's personal lives during the Games, NBC failed to mention Mitcham was gay, or show footage of the diver's partner cheering him on and congratulating him after the win. In an interview found on YouTube.com, a gracious Mitcham thanks his mom, as well as his long-time partner, ...

An update to the story of Matthew Mitcham, the only openly gay male competitor in Beijing and the first openly gay athlete to win a gold medal in the Olympics. Michael Jensen at After Elton asked NBC Sports why the... ...

I don't feel so guilty about not watching any of the Olympics considering how NBC has handled it's covereage of Matthew Mitcham's gold medal in diving.NBC on Mitcham’s stunning Olympic upset: We can’t cover everythingNBC defends not saying Mitcham is gayNBC censored gay Olympic champion Matthew MitchamMatthew Mitcham is Golden at Beijing OlympicsSo I have to suffer through all the various athlete biographies they use as filler only so long as they tell a tale about a straight athlete?At least there's one great story about it...Out-and-out champion celebratesMatthew ...

Gaysir writes about gay Olympian Matthew Mitcham, who won a gold medal in Beijing. NBCSports interviewed him, but - for no apparent reason - decided not to broadcast his victory interview, in which he is hugging his boyfriend/partner Lachlan.This is sad - journalists give so much attention to straight people's love lives, with interviews of their partners and so on and so forth, that neglecting to do the same with gays will create an impression that there are almost no gays in this world... ...

HE KISSED him briefly in the stands and gave him his Olympic bouquet. Later, outside the glowing blue Water Cube, Matthew Mitcham and his partner, Lachlan Fletcher, firmly embraced, both shedding tears. Next it was his mother Vivien's turn to hold her golden boy, and more tears fell. A stunning final dive that was awarded the highest score in Olympic history gave Mitcham the gold. She proudly said her son was a man of "firsts". "Coming out publicly, that was a first," said Vivien. "The highest score awarded to an Olympic dive ever, another first. How many more firsts ...

A pre-olympic interview with the openly gay gold metallist diver ...

Source: AfterElton.com , OutSports In a discussion with AfterElton .com, a spokesperson for NBC Sports defended the network's failure to mention the sexual orientation of 10-meter diving gold-medal winner, Matthew Mitcham. Mitcham's record gold-medal dive was one of the more stunning last-minute upsets of the Games. And his personal story includes most of the elements of struggle and overcoming barriers that NBC Sports usually highlights in its Olympics coverage. Greg Hughes, a spokesman for NBC Sports, expressed surprise that controversy had developed over NBC's coverage. "I'm...(read more) ...

The Associated PressMitcham overwhelmed by his gold-winning scoresThe only out gay man at this year's Beijing Olympic games was a diver by the name of Matthew Mitcham. After a disappointing 3 meter dive, Mitcham blew by the Chinese favorite Huo... ...

Contrast this storyline's over-emphasis with the complete absence of Matthew Mitcham's story. NBC mentioned his departure from diving to take care of "personal issues," and the fact he'd returned to the sport just a year earlier, but completely omitted any mention of Mitcham's unique status as the sole openly gay male athlete at the Olympic Games. There are two possible explanations: either we're all so comfortable with gay athletes that it doesn't even merit a mention, or NBC thought it was too delicate an issue to touch at all. I would love to assume it was the first, ...

Now that the Olympics are a not-too-distant-memory (not unlike that last soggy eggroll you had at your local Panda Express), I’m not going to take a look back at the highs, lows and glitter makeup on underage Chinese gymnasts, but I will drive you to the one athlete who made it all worthwhile for the gay folk - Australian diver Matthew Mitcham.  His come-from-behind performance on the 10M platform was a leap of beauty and he talked to the media with his Mum and boyfriend at his side.  It was almost as much fun as watching the Greco-Roman wrestlers.  ...