Winners and losers in LGBTQ sports: Pride Edition
From Megan Rapinoe to an Ohio high school, here are your World Pride edition heroes and goats of the week.
By Dawn Ennis | June 29, 2019From Megan Rapinoe to an Ohio high school, here are your World Pride edition heroes and goats of the week.
By Dawn Ennis | June 29, 2019Billy Bean is the only out gay Major League Baseball player — current or former — alive today.
By Dawn Ennis | June 26, 2019Athletes and fans from around the world discussed LGBTQ sports, partied and paraded in West Hollywood for Outsports Pride 2019.
By Outsports | June 17, 2019When Aaron got on one knee and presented Teddy with a ring, people in the stadium reacted predictably.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 10, 201950 religious protestors and 200 counter-protestors demonstrated over the Lakewood BlueClaws baseball team’s upcoming Pride event.
By Daniel Villarreal | June 7, 2019Los Angeles Dodger Glenn Burke invented the high-five and barely hid that he was gay. He was an athlete ahead of his time.
By Jim Buzinski | June 6, 2019The Dodgers sold 56k tickets, with an estimated 12k people showing up specifically for LGBT Night.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 4, 2019MiLB calls it the largest Pride celebration of any pro sport: Almost 70 clubs holding Pride Night and inclusive events.
By Dawn Ennis | June 4, 2019The Los Angeles Dodgers did up their LGBT Pride Night with rainbow flags and a rainbow-colored “LA.”
By Jim Buzinski | May 31, 2019The Madison Mallards ended their business relationship with Chick-fil-A over the company’s reputation for supporting anti-LGBTQ causes.
By Brian C. Bell | May 30, 2019The New York Yankees awarded $10,000 scholarships to 5 students, one of whom remains anonymous.
By Dawn Ennis | May 24, 2019MLB’s “Shred Hate” anti-bullying campaign lacks a lesson plan for LGBTQ students.
By Dawn Ennis | May 24, 2019MLB umpire Dale Scott came out publicly as gay in 2014 and realized the importance of visibility.
By Jim Buzinski | May 23, 2019Good times never seemed so good, so good, so good, so good for the Boston Red Sox.
By Ken Schultz | May 16, 2019Kiké Hernandez is turning gender roles of athletes upside down as fans and the L.A. Dodgers applaud.
By Dawn Ennis | May 8, 2019Major League Baseball has punished Astros slugger George Springer for what he said about umpire Angel Hernandez last month
By Dawn Ennis | May 1, 2019Every time Colorado Rockies slugger Daniel Murphy hits, walks, starts or even sits out a game, a fan-led effort donates money to LGBTQ charities
By Dawn Ennis | April 29, 2019Chris Mosier and Billie Jean King are among those honored by the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
By Dawn Ennis | April 28, 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, 2019The San Diego Padres received complaints after scheduling “Out at the Park” on Good Friday and the first night of Passover
By Dawn Ennis | April 19, 2019