Marc Delphine is the first openly gay man to run for a Senate seat in Oregon.  He also failed to see the blatant rip-off of the Columbus Blue Jackets logo that was submitted by one of his volunteers to be his own campaign logo (see below).  To be fair to Delphine, someone could probably doctor a logo from a seemingly obscure NHL team that I may not notice either.

Further, to defend Delphine some more, the Blue Jackets logo looks perfect for a political candidate.  Red, white, and blue; stars and stripes.  Just flip it so the C-shaped flag becomes more like a ‘D’ for Delphine, round out the corners of the star, remove the Ohio O, and voila, you have a professional looking logo.  Oh, and do not forget to erase that pesky “TM” staring you right in the face.

I imagine the website volunteer who submitted the logo to Delphine has learned an important lesson, and really, not much harm was done as the logo was removed immediately from Delphine’s campaign web page.  Delphine: “If anything, I hope this raises awareness for the Columbus Blue Jackets.”  Well, as an openly gay candidate, I hope he gets a boost for the mistake as well.

Read the Yahoo sports blog post here.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets are hosting a “gay day” this Saturday, March 13, 2010, when they face off against the St. Louis Blues.  Following the NHL game, you get to watch two gay hockey teams, Ohio Mayhem and The Black Wolves from Chicago, experience playing on the big stage.

The cost for the AAA Sky Terrace Tickets at Nationwide Arena is $30 with $5 going to benefit Stonewall Columbus.  The only way the $5 gets to the organization is if you buy directly from Amber Krill, a Group Event Specialist for the Blue Jackets.  She can be reached by phone (614-246-4236) or by email (mailto:akrill@bluejackets.com).

Additional information about the event and Stonewall Columbus can be found here.  Or to learn more about the Ohio Mayhem, click here.

Last I heard (this was a few days ago), they were about 10 tickets shy of their sales goal.  While that target may already have been met by now, any surplus speaks volumes to the presence of the gay market in the sporting world.

While these gay days/nights are not very common, March has an anomaly.  The Golden State Warriors are hosting a gay night this Thursday, March 11.  Speaking to the rarity of the events, Queerty asks, “Is This Really Just the 3rd Official ‘Gay Night’ For the NBA?”  Also, the city of Philadelphia doubled-up with gay nights this month: the 76ers hosted the Magic on March 1 and the Flyers play the Wild on March 25.

Hey, that makes me wonder, if the Warriors, 76ers, and Flyers get some love from OutSports and Queerty, how come the Blue Jackets do not?  I’ll have to email Cyd to see if he’ll pass along the news.

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