Gay Olympic rugby player’s rainbow headgear makes statement of love with IOC’s blessing
Rugby star Sharni Smale on why the rainbow headgear is important: 'It’s that visibility piece for myself and for my community.'
By Jim Buzinski | July 31, 2024Rugby star Sharni Smale on why the rainbow headgear is important: 'It’s that visibility piece for myself and for my community.'
By Jim Buzinski | July 31, 2024Ngamba, the Refugee Olympic Team’s flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony, is into the middleweight quarterfinals after beating the third seed in Paris.
By Jon Holmes | July 31, 2024With a bronze medal for the German women's quad sculls rowing team, Tabea Schendekehl charts a course for out pansexual athletes.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 31, 2024What makes an Olympic debut even more memorable? For Nikki Hiltz, it was a couples' trip to Switzerland with Emma Gee.
By Ken Schultz | July 31, 2024Perris Benegas had never won a medal, now earning her first silver at the Olympics, as Hannah Roberts was left off the podium.
By Jon Holmes | July 31, 2024Argentina field hockey player Nico Keenan is bisexual, and his boyfriend Rob Jetten - who leads a Dutch political party - is gay.
By Jon Holmes | July 31, 2024Filipino boxer Hergie Bacyadan shares his thoughts about being a trans man in his sport, a night before his debut bout, which he lost.
By Karleigh Webb | July 31, 2024Black Ferns legend Portia Woodman-Wickliffe ends career with second Olympic championship.
By Karleigh Webb | July 30, 2024When you see Stephen Nedoroscik in his glasses, you think "Clark Kent" adorkable nerdy. At the Olympics, he's a medal-winning champ.
By Mike Ciriaco | July 30, 2024For a while, Olympic rowers accepted their medals with loose-fitting pants. Now their revealing rowing uniforms are making a comeback.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 30, 2024The U.S. women's rugby sevens team make history with a dramatic last-second score to win a medal.
By Karleigh Webb | July 30, 2024Hester believes it will 'a long road' for Dujardin to come back to the sport in which they won three straight Olympic medals together.
By Brian C. Bell | July 30, 2024While there's a record number of out gay and bi men at the Paris Olympics, it's still way less than the out women. We explore why.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 30, 2024Germany's Timo Cavelius made Team LGBTQ history in Paris. His challenge didn't go to plan but he'll have another medal shot at these Games.
By Jon Holmes | July 30, 2024Gender eligibility and DNA tests have come back into women's sports, as fights over trans and intersex inclusion continue.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 30, 2024A champion college gymnast argues that competing shirtless makes sense, both competitvely and aesthetically. 'Who doesn’t want to see insane physiques?'
By Jim Buzinski | July 29, 2024Arno Kamminga is winning new fans from his stint at the Paris Olympics with a swimming outfit that sure looks see-through.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 29, 2024When American Steve Tomasin and Argentina's Rodrigo Isgro swapped rugby shorts, they set off a swoon amongst gay men everywhere.
By Mike Ciriaco | July 29, 2024During NBC's broadcast of the USA v. Serbia basketball game, analyst Dwyane Wade started sharing players' pronouns.
By Karleigh Webb | July 29, 2024Daley's family inspired him to come back to diving and they're what made his silver medal-winning performance at the Paris Olympics so meaningful.
By Ken Schultz | July 29, 2024