Anton Hysén win's Let's Dance; see interview in Sweden's QX magazine

Congratulations to Anton who last night won Sweden's Let's Dance! 

Sweden's QX magazine has published a fun feature on out footballer Anton Hysén. From the English summary:

Anton Hysén: It's only an ass, What's the big deal" 

In QX's May issue, 2012, the Swedish soccer player Anton Hysén poses naked. His behind has created a lot of interest in Sweden lately, so he decided to show it all! After all, what's the big deal!

QX releases it's 200th issue in May. Photographer Magnus Ragnvid and editor Anders Öhrman met the world famous soccer player Anton Hysén to talk about the year of wild activity that has passed since he came out as a gay professional soccer player.

Anton has also had huge success as one of the celebrity dancers in the Swedish version of Let's Dance.

And a lot of interest has been focused on his behind.

So why not let the world see it?

In the interview, Anton Hysén dismisses the rumor that he has given up soccer for a life in TV game shows and the international limelight. In fact his team, Utsikten BK, has moved up one division and he trains two hours every day. On top of that he now trains three hours a day in dance for the Let's Dance show.

His goal is set higher than the Swedish league, Allsvenskan. For him playing for a US soccer team is the main goal.

Keep reading HERE.

Anton Hysén in finals for dance contest:

Out footballer Anton Hysén has reached the finals of Let's Dance, the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing With the Stars.

The finals are Friday, so cross your fingers! And let's look forward to some same-sex dancing on these shows!

Week 3 for Anton Hysén: he's damn good!

It's Anton Hysén's third week on Sweden's "Dancing With the Stars", where he danced the paso doble, and did it exceedingly well!

Anton Hysén's second dance

It's Anton Hysén's second week on Sweden's "Dancing With the Stars", where he danced the quickstep.

Anton Hysén dances like a star

Just for fun, Anton Hysén's first performance on the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing With the Stars (h/t Outsport).

Sports figures nominated for Gaydar Radio's Hero Awards

From Gaydar Radio:

Welcome to GaydarRadio’s Hero and Heroine Awards 2012!

Throughout January, February and March we're celebrating LGBT History Month by recognising the people who influence and make a difference to the LGBT community in the UK.

We'll also be running our Hero and Heroine Awards where you’ll get the chance to nominate and vote for the people you think make a significant contribution to our lives. So, get your thinking caps on and see who you'd like to nominate as a Hero or Heroine for 2012. Voting has now opened!

Every Sunday for the next twelve weeks, GaydarRadio will be interviewing an important person from the LGBT community who is successful in their field. The special guests will talk about the heroes who have influenced their lives, before being crowned GaydarRadio’s Hero or Heroine of the Week!

GaydarRadio’s Hero and Heroine season is a celebration of everything LGBT and proves that we are all heroes from our own community!5) Sports Personality of the Year

The shortlist of sports personalities is:

Anton Hysen
Ben Cohen
David Beckham
Gareth Thomas
Tom Daly





Anton Hysen is also nominated as "Hero of the Year", and Gareth Thomas as "Celebrity of the Year".

(Question: where are the female sports personalities???)

Vote for your favorite HERE.

Anton Hysén interview in Gay4Soccer

From an interview with out footballer Anton Hysén on Gay4Soccer.com:


Anton Hysén wants to play in Major League Soccer.

Born in Liverpool and currently playing in Sweden’s Division 1 for Utsiktens BK, Hysén fell in love with the United States while in college, attending North Carolina Wesleyan in Rocky Mount. While the small school is in NCAA’s Third Division and didn’t provide much exposure to soccer in the States, Hysén nonetheless grew to greatly enjoy his time in America as well as the Americans he encountered, and ventures back as often as is possible.

Noting “I like everywhere; it’s still America,” where he plays isn’t much of an issue, he just wants to play professionally in one of the great cities in a country where he has come to enjoy his time. To him living and playing in America “would be an amazing feeling,” a feeling he’s had since his time in North Carolina.

Hysén knows full well that if he plays in Major League Soccer there is the strong possibility he would be the first out gay man to play in a major American professional sport’s top division. Coming out to the media last spring, he finds it sad that no man here has come out while playing a team sport professionally. He enters into the possibility of being the first proudly and boldly, also knowing full well that there is the potential he will face homophobia at some point in his American career.

Keep reading HERE.

Video / Anton Hysén: "There has to be a line of respect: we should just take care of each other"

An interview with Anton Hysén for Show Racism the Red Card.