Being Out: Gay softball coach Kirk Walker a beacon for those wanting to come out in sports
UCLA’s Kirk Walker had his own coming out as a gay man in sports. He knows the power of visibility.
By Jim Buzinski | May 28, 2019UCLA’s Kirk Walker had his own coming out as a gay man in sports. He knows the power of visibility.
By Jim Buzinski | May 28, 2019MLB umpire Dale Scott came out publicly as gay in 2014 and realized the importance of visibility.
By Jim Buzinski | May 23, 2019Taylor Vanderlaan says rugby saved him as a young gay man and talks about his upcoming marriage and his work making #MeToo an LGBTQ issue
By Jim Buzinski | May 21, 2019Tennis player Nick Lee stresses the need for LGBTQ visibility in sports and tells why his twin sister so inspires him.
By Jim Buzinski | May 16, 2019Gay soccer player Joanna Lohman is now retired, but her advocacy and passion for equality are stronger than ever.
By Jim Buzinski | May 14, 2019“Being open is the best way for me to feel most comfortable and be myself. So… carry on!” gay soccer player Andy Brennan says.
By Jim Buzinski | May 14, 2019A new Outsports series will examine the effects coming out had on LGBTQ people in sports.
By Jim Buzinski | May 13, 2019Jake Bain, an openly gay player, has left the Indiana State football team to work on his mental health.
By Jim Buzinski | May 1, 2019Openly gay skier Gus Kenworthy has set an ambitious goal for the AIDS ride as he remembers generations who came before him.
By Jim Buzinski | April 23, 2019Sam Culwell, a bisexual high school pitcher in upstate New York, said he was called a gay slur by an opposing team.
By Jim Buzinski | April 21, 2019Viktor Fischer, a Danish pro soccer player, calls out fans for chanting he is gay as an insult.
By Jim Buzinski | April 10, 2019Rob Kearney, one of the world’s strongest men, sets a record in the log press with his husband watching.
By Jim Buzinski | April 8, 2019Surfer Keala Kennelly is openly gay and now a world champion
By Jim Buzinski | April 2, 2019Bree-Danielle Wyatt is a strong ally and powerlifter who vowed to donate her winnings to an LGBTQ advocacy group
By Jim Buzinski | March 27, 2019Shiho Shimoyamada, a woman’s soccer player from Japan, has come out as gay and encourages others to do the same.
By Jim Buzinski | March 25, 2019Rob Kearney won a pro strongman contest and then married his boyfriend on a beach.
By Jim Buzinski | March 18, 2019NHL says that Toronto’s Morgan Rielly did not use a gay slur against an official. Who did is still a mystery.
By Jim Buzinski | March 12, 2019Someone yelled a gay slur, apparently at the referee, during the Lightning-Maple Leafs game.
By Jim Buzinski | March 11, 2019A Polish Olympian said those who fought against the Nazis would oppose LGBT rights. Not true, says one survivor.
By Jim Buzinski | March 11, 2019William Seth-Wenzel is an openly gay jujutsu fighter whose boyfriend cheered him on as he won the world championship.
By Jim Buzinski | February 26, 2019