QUEERTY REPORTS — Like a burning forest fire, the global financial panic is burning everything in its path; businesses are folding, workers are being laid off, and now the burning embers of recession threaten to melt the ice for GForce, America's national LGBT hockey team.
The team, made up of LGBT athletes from L.A., New York, Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and elsewhere across the country lost their sponsors this year — and the team's continued existence is in peril.
"We were saddened but not surprised that our private philanthropists and corporate sponsors pulled out this year," David Farber, one of the team's centers, tells Queerty. "With a hard fought political campaign, Prop 8, and a severe economic downturn we were expecting to lose some sponsorship, but not all of it! We are now looking to non-corporate sponsors and grassroots support to help keep this great non-profit alive and spread the message of GForce." CONTINUED »
These days the only white powder we hear about is the kind being sucked up by Kate Moss's thin nostrils. But for those who desire more conventional snow, there's always skiing. And it's not too early to start planning a trip to Aspen for the famed Gay Ski Week.
Each January chic Aspen is inundated with thousands of people from all over the globe who come for some of the finest skiing and activities for gays anywhere. Not into skiing? Why not learn? And when you're done with that cute "straight" ski instructor, you can (skinny?) dip into one of the pool parties, hit a flick at the film festival sponsored by Here! or hit the dance floor at one of the many parties.
The week wouldn't be complete without a fashion show of some sort. The very popular Downhill Costume Competition gives us exactly what we want to see: drag queens on skis.
You can click here to book a hotel room for the event.
We know you've always admired Olympian Jeremy Bloom for his buff body. Get some skiing in this winter and you might just end up looking like him. At least from the neck down.
