Cyd Zeigler, Jr.

Cyd Zeigler Jr is a commentator and author in the field of sexuality and sports.

Biography

Zeigler (b. May 27, 1973) was born in Harwich, Massachusetts, and lived there through high school. He was a track & field athlete and led his high school track team in scoring three consecutive years.^[1] Zeigler graduated from Stanford University (B.A., Communication, 1995), 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.

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

In 1999, Zeigler and Jim Buzinski founded Outsports.com. They co-authored "The Outsports Revolution: Truth & Myth in the World of Gay Sports."

Zeigler is credited with breaking the story of John Amaechi coming out of the closet in February 2007. Amaechi had contacted Zeigler months before, and Zeigler connected Amaechi with the publicist Howard Bragman, who had assisted other gay athletes in coming out.

Zeigler presently lives in Los Angeles with his partner, Dan Pinar, a dentist. 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.

Works

• Zeigler, Cyd; Buzinksi, Jim (2007), The Outsports Revolution: Truth and Myth in the World of Gay Sports, Alyson, ISBN 159350005X 

Awards and nominations

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

References

1. ^ "About OutSports", Outsports.com, http://www.outsports.com/founders.htm, retrieved 2008-10-29 

External links

• Personal biography

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Name	Zeigler, Cyd
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Short description	American sportswriter
Date of birth	1973
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