New York Blade gay reporter kept from interviewing Olympic medalists: "At the end of it, I was the only person who was rejected for an interview. Sherman said it wasn’t because I was gay, but the writing is on the wall. I was rejected from the group interview because I was from the New York Blade – which every PR person in town knows is a gay paper.

"All I wanted to ask the Hamms were two questions.

"First: “Thanks to Terrell Owens, people are again talking about gays in sports. How would you feel about having a gay teammate?”

"Then: “Long before Athens, you had a strong gay following. What do you think about that?”

"If he’s reading this, Sherman is surely very glad that he kept me from asking the Hamms those questions.