Compete Sports Magazine
Compete Magazine is LGBTQ health, fitness, and sports magazine and athletic events firm based in the United States. Compete is published by Media Out Loud, LLC’s Compete Sports Media subsidiary in Scottsdale, Arizona. The magazine comes out once a month.
Eric Carlyle and David Riach, then the Phoenix Storm gay rugby team members, launched Compete in 2006. After visiting the Bingham Cup, the international championship of homosexual rugby, the guys recognized a shortage of media coverage, and Compete Magazine was established (initially as Sports Out Loud).
The Preview Issue debuted in February 2007 and was primarily handed to the media, ad buyers, and select readers at homosexual events such as Phoenix Pride. The first official edition was released in June 2007, with amateur homosexual athletes from Dallas, Texas, modeling swimwear. NBC-TV, as well as several other media outlets, covered the event. For its coverage of LGBT sports, the magazine was dubbed “groundbreaking” in several papers and blogs.
After being nominated finalists in PlanetOut’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2007, Eric Carlyle and David Riach decided to create a comparable award for a homosexual sports athlete. Jeff Kagan of New York was awarded the magazine’s inaugural Athlete of the Year in the May/June 2008 issue. Each December, celebrity judges choose an amateur homosexual athlete to be Compete’s current Athlete of the Year.
In May 2010, Media Out Loud, LLC announced the launch of Compete Network, a new interactive website. Following the website’s popularity, the firm signed a deal with QNation.FM to host a weekly radio show called Compete Radio.
2022 COMPETE SPORTS DIVERSITY AWARDS SHINE IN LAS VEGAS
SVTV Network Sports partnered with Compete Magazine for their 12th Annual Compete Sports Diversity Awards. SVTV Network participated as a media partner. The entire delayed broadcast of the Awards Show will stream on the SVTV Network in February 2022. SVTV Network continues its mission to amplify the LGBTQ Community in sports; the awards show meets its goal to add sports and live streaming LGBTQ sports to its platform by the second quarter of 2022.
The Flamingo Las Vegas was the place to be on January 13th. The 12th Annual Petey Awards, presented by Compete, honored athletes and individuals for their contributions to sports diversity.
UK soccer official Ryan Atkin and USA Racquetball director Connor Shane, SDLT, hosted the event. The event was supposed to be co-hosted by Molly Lenore, SDL, but she could not make it. Gus Penaranda, head of the International Gay & Lesbian Football Association, led the event team.
Following are the 2022 Honorees as follows.
Demp Bradford and Bonny Bernat achieved the Change Champion Award. SAFY earned the Award Community Non-Profit Award. The Outstanding Non-Profit Award went to nonother than SafeNest.
These were significant awards. The Community Hero Award earned by Soléil McCants. Kenyatta Scott achieved the IGLFA Lifetime Achievement Award. The Molly Lenore Inspiring Athlete Award goes to Caidin Thomas Smith.
The Ken Scearce Tribute Award went to Freddie Alvarez. The National Sports Tournament Partnership Award goes toNGFFL, the Tempe Tourism Office, and Arizona Cardinals.
The Readers’ Choice Award goes to Nina Cole. The Emerging Sport Award was given to US Quidditch. The MVP Award goes to Joshua Magallanes.
Female-Rhonda Rasjsich and Male-Micah Porter achieved the Mark Bingham Athlete of the Year. The next award, Return To Play Award, which was three individual awards, goes to GSWS 2021, NAGAAA, and Greater Columbus Sports Commission.
Las Vegas Gay Softball Association achieved the National Tournament Bid Award. They were pleased to achieve this award.
The Outstanding Sports Tournament Regional/Local was given to Neon Classic. Caesars Entertainment earned the Corporate Diversity Partner Award. The last award, the Legacy Award, was achieved by Dionne Warwick.
Don’t forget to watch the broadcast on SVTV Network.