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Financial Sponsors

US Airways: www.usairways.com

Gay Rights Grass Roots Fund (GRGRF)

Fundraiser Sponsors

Content Sponsors

GLSEN: www.glsen.org
GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools. GLSEN combats the harassment and discrimination leveled against students and school personnel. GLSEN creates learning environments that affirm the inherent dignity of all students, and, in so doing, teaches them to respect and accept all of their classmates-- regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. GLSEN believes that the key to ending anti-gay prejudice and hate-motivated violence is education. And it’s for this reason that GLSEN brings together students, educators, families and other community members--of any sexual orientation or gender identity/expression-- to reform America’s educational system.

Outsports: www.outsports.com
Outsports.com was founded by Jim Buzinski and Cyd Zeigler, Jr. They live in Los Angeles and met playing flag football. They've been shooting hoops, catching passes, cheering on the Chiefs, Pats, Nittany Lions, and Cardinal for years - before they knew they were gay, and ever since. Outsports LLC is based in Los Angeles and was founded in Nov. 2000. Outsports' mission is to build the broadest, deepest, most informative and most entertaining gay sports community. This encompasses sports fans, and teams and leagues. A mixture of breaking news, commentary, features, member profiles, photo galleries, chat rooms and discussion boards, Outsports is the place to go for sports fans and athletes. Nothing like Outsports exists either on- or off-line.

Sexual Minorities In Athletics: www.smiaonline.org
Sexual minorities in athletics (SMIA) is a new nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting student welfare by advancing the enfranchisement of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and allied (GLBTA) athletes. Our goal is to develop financially sustainable programs to combat homophobia within the world of athletics, recognizing the interconnection of this effort with broader societal movement toward equality and acceptance

Concept Sponsors

Aspen Gay Ski Week

Eric "Gumby" Anderson, author of Trailblazing: America's First Openly Gay Track Coach

Bay State Warriors: www.baystatewarriors.com
With the holidays just around the corner, it is time to start thinking about ....... FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!! Boston's newest Women's Full Contact Football Team - The Bay State Warriors - wants you to start the holiday season right!!! Check out our web page!!! Join the email list!!! Tell your friends!!! The Warriors, who play all along the East Coast and Canada, will be holding tryouts for their 2002 inaugural spring season in January and will kickoff mid-April. Click here: www.baystatewarriors.com for all the latest information, to join our email list and to have a personalized training packet sent out to you. Bay State Warriors - Come out and play!!!

Chris Bergland: Triple-Ironman winner, Triathlete sponsored by Kiehls

Helen J. Carrol: former NCAA coach

Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association: www.chicagomsa.com
Chicago MSA is one of the largest not for profit, all volunteer gay and lesbian sports organization in the Midwest. We offer recreational and competitive level play to the lesbigay community in a variety of athletic activities throughout the year. We have been serving the Chicago area since 1979. Currently, our organization has over 2,000 members who participate in our leagues and tournaments, including: bowling, softball, volleyball, tennis and flag football.

Robert Dover: 1994 U.S. Olympic Committee Male Equestrian Athlete of the Year

Feminist Majority Foundation: www.feminist.org
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists - both women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered. Visit our Women and Girls in Sports section for the latest news in women athletes, Title IX, and more, plus our sports features: FMF's report, "Empowering Women in Sports"; Women & the Olympics; Title IX; Sports and the Disabled; and Internet Resources. For FMF products, including Afghan Women crafts and unique gifts for feminists of all ages, please visit our Feminist Online Store

Ed Gallagher: Alive to Thrive, www.alivetothrive.org

GayOutdoors: www.gayoutdoors.org
GayOutdoors.com (GO) is a NON-PROFIT organization dedicated to give gay, lesbian, and bisexual folks everything they need for the gay outdoors! GO is a central Bulletin Board for gay outdoor clubs worldwide. There must be one place where trips, ideas, experiences, stories, and knowledge concerning the gay outdoors can be shared. GO is that information clearing house.

Pat Griffin, author of Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbian and Homophobia in Sports

Kevin Jennings, Founder of GLSEN: www.glsen.org
GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools. GLSEN combats the harassment and discrimination leveled against students and school personnel. GLSEN creates learning environments that affirm the inherent dignity of all students, and, in so doing, teaches them to respect and accept all of their classmates-- regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. GLSEN believes that the key to ending anti-gay prejudice and hate-motivated violence is education. And it’s for this reason that GLSEN brings together students, educators, families and other community members--of any sexual orientation or gender identity/expression-- to reform America’s educational system.

Bill Konigsberg: , ESPN

Ilana Lobet: Eco-Challenge; www.ecochallenge.com

Rodger McFarlane, Eco-Challenge and author of The Complete Bedside Companion: No-Nonsense Advice on Caring for the Seriously Ill

Nashville Storms: www.nashvillestorms.com
The Nashville Storms began as a single softball team to compete in Nashville's NAGAAA league. By October we had grown to 15 teams with over 100 participants in 3 sports competing in 6 different leagues. We participate in gay and non-gay leagues and tournaments. By doing so we try and create a bond from similarities with the non-gay sports community that allows the acceptance of our differences. Supported by more than 15 area businesses including Vanderbilt HIV Trails Unit.

Mariah Burton Nelson: author, athlete, former coach; www.MariahBurtonNelson.com

OutBoard Gay & Lesbian Snowboarders: www.outboard.org
OutBoard began seven years ago as a learn-to-snowboard event that was loosely affiliated with COSA - Colorado's gay and lesbian skiing group. Over the years it has grown to be probably the largest gay and lesbian snowboarding event in the world. But it is more than that, this web site is designed not just as a vehicle for registering for our events, but also as a way for you to find other boarders in your area to ride with. This year for the first time we are doing a variety of events including OutBoard (now scheduled for April 4 thru 7) as well as various learn-to-snowboard events, hooky days and weekend get aways. And of course, we will have day trips in Colorado throughout the season. About 35% of our 2000 members live in Colorado. And about 15% are women. We have members in 20 countries, 49 states and 10 provinces. We expect to radically increase non-Colorado membership as well as the size of the lesbian contingent in the coming months.

Dave Pallone, author of Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball

Dan Woog, www.danwoog.com, author of Jocks .

Jeffry Pike: Federation of Gay Games Charter and Honorary Lifetime Director; www.gaygames.com

PrideSports Boston: www.pridesportsboston.com
PrideSports Boston will foster unity among athletic organizations, which are inclusive of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people, those questioning their sexuality and heterosexual allies. In addition, PSB will promote the concept of GLBTQ athletics and fellowship, recreation and the enjoyment of athletics within and beyond the Boston-area GLBTQ community. PSB will be free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, economic status or sexual orientation.

Laurie Priest: Chair of Physical Education and Director of Athletics at Mount Holyoke College

Jim Provenzano, author of PINS

Roxxie Rosen founder, Girljock Magazine and editor of Girljock: The Book (St. Martin's Press, 1998)

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