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Cyd Zeigler

Cyd Zeigler Jr. is a commentator and author in the field of sexuality and sports. Zeigler co-founded Outsports and the National Gay Flag Football League. He had a featured part in the documentary F(l)ag Football (2015).

Cyd Zeigler
Zeigler in 2015
Born
Cyd Zeigler Jr.

EducationStanford University (BA)
Occupations
  • Commentator
  • sports editor
  • author
Known forco-founding Outsports
SpouseDan Pinar

Early life and education edit

Zeigler was born in Harwich, Massachusetts, and lived there through high school. He was a track and field athlete and led his high school track team in scoring three consecutive years.[1] Zeigler graduated from Stanford University (B.A., Communication), where he founded Theta Delta Chi fraternity, was on the Stanford Men's Ultimate (Frisbee) Team, and was a contributor to the Stanford Review newspaper.[2]

Career edit

He is a former sports editor for Genre Magazine, former associate editor for the New York Blade, and has written for Playboy, MSNBC, CNN, New York Press and Out Magazine. He has appeared on ESPN, Fox Sports Radio, CNN, and MSNBC as well as contributing to Sports Illustrated, Logo and The New York Times.[citation needed]

In 1999, Zeigler and Jim Buzinski founded Outsports.[3] They co-authored The Outsports Revolution: Truth & Myth in the World of Gay Sports.[4] In 2002, Buzinski and Zeigler also co-founded the National Gay Flag Football League.[5][6]

Zeigler is credited with breaking the story of John Amaechi coming out of the closet in February 2007. Zeigler has also broken national stories,including the coming out of then-NFL prospect Michael Sam, transgender Div. 1 NCAA athlete Kye Allums, openly gay football players Wade Davis and Alan Gendreau, and more.[7] Zeigler is featured in the 2015 documentary, F(l)ag Football.[6][8] He was also inducted into the LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.[9]

Political views edit

On March 30, 2023, Zeigler announced on Twitter that he had become a registered Republican for the first time in 20 years, stating that "progressives and Democrats seeking to use the government to attack political foes must be stopped. Period.", and that "this completely insane butchering of Democracy and our justice system cannot stand". He defended the announcement by stating that he did not like Donald Trump, but then interacted with and promoted the account of Florida governor Ron DeSantis — who was campaigning for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election. LGBT publications such as The Advocate and the Washington Blade considered the implicit endorsement of DeSantis to be a "betrayal" of the LGBT community (and especially the transgender community), citing DeSantis's support of anti-LGBT policies such as the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act. Zeigler later stated that he didn't agree "with much of what the GOP and DeSantis have done in the last six months", and that he regretted the posts.[10][11][12]

Personal life edit

Zeigler presently lives in Los Angeles. He previously lived in New York City where he was a research editor for a global financial services firm. He was previously a development executive for Disney Channel, focusing on their movie and music franchises before leaving in 2001.[13]

Works edit

  • Zeigler, Cyd; Buzinski, Jim (2007), The Outsports Revolution: Truth and Myth in the World of Gay Sports, Alyson, ISBN 978-1-59350-005-4
  • Zeigler, Cyd (2016), Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports, Edge Of Sports, ISBN 978-1617754470
  • O'Callaghan, Ryan; Zeigler, Cyd (2019), My Life On The Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me and Ended Up Saving My Life, Edge Of Sports, ISBN 978-1617757594

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Nominated Work Category Result
2003 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards Outsports Excellence in New Media Won
2010 GLAAD Media Awards Former College Football Captain was Openly Gay Digital Journalism Nominated
2011 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards Kye Allums: First transgender man playing women's basketball Online Journalism 3rd place
2012 All Sports Film Festival Thanksgiving Game Original Feature Screenplay Won
2014 GLAAD Media Awards Coming Out Kicking Digital Journalism Nominated
2015 GLAAD Media Awards Conner Mertens came out to his college football team Digital Journalism Nominated
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Cyd Zeigler Lisa Ben Award for Excellence in Features Coverage[14] Won
2017 GLAAD Media Awards Former Patriots and Chiefs tackle Ryan O’Callaghan comes out as gay Digital Journalism - Multimedia Nominated
2019 GLAAD Media Awards Finding the truth about transgender athletes in women’s sports Digital Journalism - Article Nominated
2020 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Cyd Zeigler Hall of Fame Won
GLAAD Media Awards Trans Athletes’ Fight for Inclusion in World Rugby Digital Journalism - Article Nominated
2022 GLAAD Media Awards Summer Olympics Team LGBTQ coverage Special Recognition Won

References edit

  1. ^ , Outsports.com, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved 2008-10-29
  2. ^ "Sports Media's Role in Shaping Social Justice | SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. ^ Branch, John (2011-04-07). "Confronting an Enduring Taboo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ^ Buzinksi, Jim (2007). The outsports revolution. Cyd Zeigler (1st ed.). New York: Alyson. ISBN 978-1-59350-005-4. OCLC 124972879.
  5. ^ Sastre, Sole (2016-06-28). "South Africa's rugby team Jozi Cats defy gay stereotypes". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  6. ^ a b de la Cretaz, Britni (2017-07-06). "Inside the National Gay Flag Football League With 'F(l)ag Football'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  7. ^ Cyd Zeigler. TypePad.com. Accessed March 7th, 2012.
  8. ^ Jaworowski, Ken (2017-06-15). "Review: 'F(l)ag Football' Finds Gay Athletes Upending Stereotypes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  9. ^ "Alumnus appreciates journalists hall of fame honor". communicator.bellisario.psu.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  10. ^ Ennis, Dawn (2023-04-20). "Cyd Zeigler offers 'regrets' after tweeting his support for DeSantis". Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  11. ^ Watson, Rob (2023-04-05). "Outsports founder's endorsement of DeSantis betrays trans community". Washington Blade. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  12. ^ "The Editor of Outsports Turns on Our Community". The Advocate. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  13. ^ Branch, John (2011-04-07). "Confronting an Enduring Taboo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  14. ^ "Cyd Zeigler - NLGJA".

External links edit

  • Personal biography
  • Cyd Zeigler at IMDb  

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Cyd Zeigler Jr is a commentator and author in the field of sexuality and sports Zeigler co founded Outsports and the National Gay Flag Football League He had a featured part in the documentary F l ag Football 2015 Cyd ZeiglerZeigler in 2015BornCyd Zeigler Jr Harwich Massachusetts U S EducationStanford University BA OccupationsCommentatorsports editorauthorKnown forco founding OutsportsSpouseDan Pinar Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Political views 4 Personal life 5 Works 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education editZeigler was born in Harwich Massachusetts and lived there through high school He was a track and field athlete and led his high school track team in scoring three consecutive years 1 Zeigler graduated from Stanford University B A Communication where he founded Theta Delta Chi fraternity was on the Stanford Men s Ultimate Frisbee Team and was a contributor to the Stanford Review newspaper 2 Career editHe is a former sports editor for Genre Magazine former associate editor for the New York Blade and has written for Playboy MSNBC CNN New York Press and Out Magazine He has appeared on ESPN Fox Sports Radio CNN and MSNBC as well as contributing to Sports Illustrated Logo and The New York Times citation needed In 1999 Zeigler and Jim Buzinski founded Outsports 3 They co authored The Outsports Revolution Truth amp Myth in the World of Gay Sports 4 In 2002 Buzinski and Zeigler also co founded the National Gay Flag Football League 5 6 Zeigler is credited with breaking the story of John Amaechi coming out of the closet in February 2007 Zeigler has also broken national stories including the coming out of then NFL prospect Michael Sam transgender Div 1 NCAA athlete Kye Allums openly gay football players Wade Davis and Alan Gendreau and more 7 Zeigler is featured in the 2015 documentary F l ag Football 6 8 He was also inducted into the LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association 9 Political views editOn March 30 2023 Zeigler announced on Twitter that he had become a registered Republican for the first time in 20 years stating that progressives and Democrats seeking to use the government to attack political foes must be stopped Period and that this completely insane butchering of Democracy and our justice system cannot stand He defended the announcement by stating that he did not like Donald Trump but then interacted with and promoted the account of Florida governor Ron DeSantis who was campaigning for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election LGBT publications such as The Advocate and the Washington Blade considered the implicit endorsement of DeSantis to be a betrayal of the LGBT community and especially the transgender community citing DeSantis s support of anti LGBT policies such as the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act Zeigler later stated that he didn t agree with much of what the GOP and DeSantis have done in the last six months and that he regretted the posts 10 11 12 Personal life editZeigler presently lives in Los Angeles He previously lived in New York City where he was a research editor for a global financial services firm He was previously a development executive for Disney Channel focusing on their movie and music franchises before leaving in 2001 13 Works editZeigler Cyd Buzinski Jim 2007 The Outsports Revolution Truth and Myth in the World of Gay Sports Alyson ISBN 978 1 59350 005 4 Zeigler Cyd 2016 Fair Play How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports Edge Of Sports ISBN 978 1617754470 O Callaghan Ryan Zeigler Cyd 2019 My Life On The Line How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me and Ended Up Saving My Life Edge Of Sports ISBN 978 1617757594Awards and nominations editYear Award Nominated Work Category Result 2003 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards Outsports Excellence in New Media Won 2010 GLAAD Media Awards Former College Football Captain was Openly Gay Digital Journalism Nominated 2011 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards Kye Allums First transgender man playing women s basketball Online Journalism 3rd place 2012 All Sports Film Festival Thanksgiving Game Original Feature Screenplay Won 2014 GLAAD Media Awards Coming Out Kicking Digital Journalism Nominated 2015 GLAAD Media Awards Conner Mertens came out to his college football team Digital Journalism Nominated National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Cyd Zeigler Lisa Ben Award for Excellence in Features Coverage 14 Won 2017 GLAAD Media Awards Former Patriots and Chiefs tackle Ryan O Callaghan comes out as gay Digital Journalism Multimedia Nominated 2019 GLAAD Media Awards Finding the truth about transgender athletes in women s sports Digital Journalism Article Nominated 2020 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Cyd Zeigler Hall of Fame Won GLAAD Media Awards Trans Athletes Fight for Inclusion in World Rugby Digital Journalism Article Nominated 2022 GLAAD Media Awards Summer Olympics Team LGBTQ coverage Special Recognition WonReferences edit About OutSports Outsports com archived from the original on 2012 01 04 retrieved 2008 10 29 Sports Media s Role in Shaping Social Justice SXSW 2016 Event Schedule SXSW Schedule 2016 Retrieved 2023 03 31 Branch John 2011 04 07 Confronting an Enduring Taboo The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 03 09 Buzinksi Jim 2007 The outsports revolution Cyd Zeigler 1st ed New York Alyson ISBN 978 1 59350 005 4 OCLC 124972879 Sastre Sole 2016 06 28 South Africa s rugby team Jozi Cats defy gay stereotypes Miami Herald Retrieved 2018 06 05 a b de la Cretaz Britni 2017 07 06 Inside the National Gay Flag Football League With F l ag Football Rolling Stone Retrieved 2018 06 05 Cyd Zeigler TypePad com Accessed March 7th 2012 Jaworowski Ken 2017 06 15 Review F l ag Football Finds Gay Athletes Upending Stereotypes The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2018 06 05 Alumnus appreciates journalists hall of fame honor communicator bellisario psu edu Retrieved 2023 03 14 Ennis Dawn 2023 04 20 Cyd Zeigler offers regrets after tweeting his support for DeSantis Los Angeles Blade Retrieved 2024 04 05 Watson Rob 2023 04 05 Outsports founder s endorsement of DeSantis betrays trans community Washington Blade Retrieved 2024 04 05 The Editor of Outsports Turns on Our Community The Advocate Retrieved 2024 04 05 Branch John 2011 04 07 Confronting an Enduring Taboo The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 03 14 Cyd Zeigler NLGJA External links editPersonal biography Cyd Zeigler at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cyd Zeigler amp oldid 1217522978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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