The Outsports Power 100 is back.
It’s been 16 months since Outsports published its selections for the 100 most powerful and influential out LGBTQ people in American sports. Now, for the second half of LGBTQ History Month, we are sharing our 2024 list of these amazing people in sports.
The list will roll out starting Monday and 10 new honorees will be shared each weekday until our selection for No. 1 is announced on Oct. 25. Among them will be people across sports in the United States, including the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, NASCAR and more.
Our task has been tough. This year we had about 400 out LGBTQ people in sports on our “consider” list, and that did not include many others in lower-level roles across the American sports landscape. That amount of out people with influence in American sports seemed impossible just a few years ago.
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The list will, of course, be Outsports’ list. The influence of Outsports will be seen throughout the selections. No two lists — not even two lists amongst Outsports staff — will ever be the same. This is our collective list.
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One element that will be obvious: The influence that the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, and Team USA’s performance, had on our selections this year.
Another element will be the loss of Billy Bean from the list. While more than a third of the honorees will be new this year, Bean is the only one from 2023 who passed away. Last year he was No. 11. This year, we’ll start the list on National Coming Out Day with a feature on an out gay man in professional baseball.
The Power 100 is designed to be a snapshot in time. Even in the last couple of weeks, there have been hirings and firings that have influenced our selections. While our first Outsports Power 100 in 2023 was heavily influenced by legacy, this year’s list will much more reflect our perspective of the state of sports, and LGBTQ people’s position there, in 2024.
Come back Monday for the initial reveal of the 2024 Outsports 100.
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