Fencing IS a Sexy Sport: Jason Rogers Featured in Out Magazine

[10000Fencers]

Jason is on Out Magazine's Hot List with a feature article and picture...

http://timmorehouse.wordpress.com/20...-out-magazine/

[migopod]

100% Awesome.

[Peach]

Now THAT is a fine picture.

[Katherine]

If I was 19 again this one would be on my dorm wall.....

[thereom4]

Now THAT is a fine picture.

Indeed

[Grasshopper]

It's raining men's sabre, Haleluya.... barf

[edew]

Is Jason wearing the pink and black Nike fencing shoe?

[noodle]

each time i see a picture of him, it makes me remember that i look kind of like him, except uglier.

[MyrddinsPrecint]

The sports world seems to still have a lot of stigma around homosexuality and its athletes so it will be interesting to see how this article is received amongst fencers and the broader sports world. (I’m proud of Jason for doing it!)

My first thought was "wait- there are openly gay fencers that aren't on the Smith team???". Then I read the post, and recalled that the Oberlin team is also fond of rainbows. Seriously, other than myself and other Smithies, I'm counting on about one hand.

[annacattiva]

My first thought was "wait- there are openly gay fencers that aren't on the Smith team???". Then I read the post, and recalled that the Oberlin team is also fond of rainbows. Seriously, other than myself and other Smithies, I'm counting on about one hand.

Are they supposed to register with you or something?

I'm not as well-connected as you are, but for about 80% of the people I see at fencing events, I don't know anything about them except their last name, their weapon, and how they fence. Maybe where they used to fence. It's not like you have to call out sexual orientation on pool sheets "Now fencing, 1 (straight) and 4 (gay), on deck ..."

Actually, the idea has some merit. Maybe we should include marital status as well.

Nice picture, though.

Anna

[SEM Fencer]

Now THAT is a fine picture.

You said it, sister...

[MyrddinsPrecint]

Are they supposed to register with you or something?

The (attractive to me) queer women, yes. Yes they are. : P

I'm sure there are plenty of gay fencers among the large number of fencers I don't know. I'm sure there are people that are fencers and gay and I know them but I don't know that they're gay.

But when I look at friend groups I tend to spend time with, even ignoring the place I went to college (which does skew things quite a bit)--- who I spent time with in high school, at certain places I've worked, etc--- I usually spend quite a bit of time in groups of friends where I'm not the only queer.

I'm also used to knowing more often than guessing with regards to the chosen sexual identification of my peers because of facebook. Obviously not the whole story, but certainly some useful clues. Which I suppose really only works well for my peer group.

[TBean]

Now THAT is a fine picture.

Amen and halleluiah Sister Peach

[sabregrrrl]

If I was 19 again this one would be on my dorm wall.....

I haven't been 19 in a while, but I think this pic will be displayed somewhere in my house. Inspiration to be a better fencer and all that....

[dharmaqueen]

Now THAT is a fine picture.

Ditto!

[Inquartata]

So I see that the idolization of the unattainable is not restricted to us men...

[lewis]

Tim and Jason are also in this weeks ESPN magazine (p. 24). More clothes.

[sabreteur]

It's always nice to have company. I wasn't sure how it was going to be received when I came out. It was a non-event, fortunately.

[Craig]

Tim and Jason are also in this weeks ESPN magazine (p. 24). More clothes.

Already posted: Scan here.

Craig