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Lacrosse’s Sexy Facelift on an Old Traditional Sport
 Walk into any Abercrombie and Fitch store or pick up the latest Bruce
Webber portfolio and you will be inundated with pictures of half naked,
and in some case fully naked, men playing lacrosse. However, these homoerotic
pictures will only give you a glimpse into the popular collegiate sport, which
has become a new favorite American pass time.
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October 18, 2006
They’re Here, They’re Queer… They’re Gamers?
 Play a few rounds of 'Halo 2' on Xbox Live and you’re sure to be on the
receiving end of a few anti-gay insults. It’s not unusual to hear 'take that
faggot!' or any number of choice gay slurs during play, regardless of your
sexual orientation. But gay & lesbian gamers are banding together
to carve their own place in the often homophobic world of online gaming.
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October 11, 2006
Bandera, Texas: Cowboy Capital of the World
 Wanna be a cowboy? That's an easy order to fill in Bandera,
Texas, nicknamed 'The Cowboy Capital of the World.' In this community, located
50 miles northwest of San Antonio on TX 16, you can’t toss a horseshoe without
hitting a dude ranch, rodeo ground, western wear store, or dance hall.
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October 04, 2006
Cowboy Dreams
 “I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy,” Willie Nelson sings,
“Loving the cowboy ways.” Lots of gay men and lesbians had those same dreams as
kids, and now they’re able to live them out through the International Gay Rodeo
Association (IGRA), which has 19 member associations representing 22 states, the
District of Columbia, and 2 Canadian provinces.
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July 10, 2006
Cheer LA
 Picture a world where people of different backgrounds, gay and straight, of
different races and ethnicities, both young and young at heart, come together to
work towards a collective vision. A world where the embodiment of such words as
“spirit”, “trust”, “cooperation”, and “inspiration” is key. Now picture it
jumping up and down in cute blue, silver and black uniforms. Welcome to
the world of Cheer Los Angeles.
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May 30, 2006
Beginning Billiards
 Basic skills are required or almost the same for playing either snooker, pool
or billiards, or carom billiards. The most noticeable similarities are the way the
player hold the billiard cue, the stance and the movements of the arms.
Pocket billiards is a game that everyone can learn to play. If you
practice it, you will soon discover that the game requires planning, strategy,
concentration and intuition.
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February 23, 2006
The Rich History of the National Finals Rodeo
 Even though the sport of rodeo has been around almost forever, the National
Finals Rodeo, or NFR as it is commonly called, has a much more recent history.
Said to have been the brain-child of South Dakota legend Casey Tibbs,
the idea behind the first ever National Finals Rodeo was to bring together the
bets rodeo athletes and the toughest livestock in the world.
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February 21, 2006
Bowling: Still Cool After All These Years
 Bowling is a game we associate with our childhood and teenage years. Even our
parents remember bowling when they were young. Many people continue to bowl
throughout their lives. In fact, bowling has been around in one form or
another for thousands of years, because it is one of the most
exhilarating ways to pass an afternoon or weekend.
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February 08, 2006
The Real Gay Cowboys
 As Brokeback Mountain continues to stack up awards and nominations
for its powerful love story and its talented cast (most notably leading men
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal), it’s also drawn a
bit of attention from a few nay-sayers who feel that the movie somehow
misrepresents the long-iconic figure of the traditional Old West cowboy.
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February 03, 2006
Rack 'em Up: Hot Tips for Learning How to Play Cool Pool
 Forget the stuffy images of cognac-drinking and cigar smoking Englishmen
playing in the billiards room, or the young, down-and-out hustler trying to make
a fast buck in seedy pool halls of cinema lore. The game of pool was popular
long before Paul Newman in The Hustler, or Tom
Cruise in The Color of Money. These days, people of all ages
find the game approachable, affordable, and highly entertaining.
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October 06, 2005
Only in America
 A Pulitzer Prize winner at a gay rodeo – television doesn’t get much better
than that. New York Times reporter Charlie LeDuff,
armed with a camera crew, and some good, old fashioned charm, sets off across
the country to debunk stereotypes about an assortment of American subcultures
with Only in America, premiering September 2 on the Discovery Channel.
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September 02, 2005
CHEER San Francisco: 25 Years and Counting!
 With Gay Games VII in Chicago, Illinois looming on the horizon, one can only
guess at what exciting hallmarks are yet to be scribed in the CHEER SF history
books. One thing for certain, however, is that whatever the challenge,
CHEER SF will rise to it with unparalleled color and flair and
onlookers will be left standing, jaws agape with amazement, thinking only:
"Aren't they FABULOUS!?"
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July 21, 2005
The Rich History of the National Finals Rodeo
 Even though the sport of rodeo has been around almost forever, the National
Finals Rodeo, or NFR as it is commonly called, has a much more recent history.
The first National Finals Rodeo was held at the Dallas State Fair Grounds in
1959, and since then, the National Finals Rodeo has gone through many
interesting changes.
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June 28, 2005
A League Of Our Own
 There are nearly 200 gay and lesbian bowling leagues in 37
states and provinces in the US and Canada which fall under the auspices of the
International Gay Bowling Organization (IGBO). With over 17,000 members, IGBO is
one of the largest gay and lesbian sporting organizations in the world.
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December 30, 2004
For Fun and Fitness, Pool is Everybody’s Game
 From passionate professional to recreational wheelchair player and everything
in between, pool promotes mental and physical well-being. Mark
Twain once wrote in a letter, “I walk not less than 10 miles around the billiard
table...” meaning he got physical exercise while stretching his mind through
pool.
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January 16, 2004
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