Openly gay and thriving at The World’s Most Famous Arena
Joshua Lindsey never dreamed he’d go from Kentucky to New York’s Madison Square Garden, but seeing another out person in sports management changed his life.
By Joshua Lindsey | June 30, 2020Outsports’ list of coming out stories from LGBT people in sports.
Joshua Lindsey never dreamed he’d go from Kentucky to New York’s Madison Square Garden, but seeing another out person in sports management changed his life.
By Joshua Lindsey | June 30, 2020Torment magazine profiled five snowboarders who, until now, were not known to be gay: Tanner Pendleton, Kennedi Deck, Chad Unger, Jill Perkins and Jake Kuzyk.
By Dawn Ennis | June 28, 2020University of Florida gymnast Savannah Schoenherr received an outpouring of love and encouragement after coming out as gay on social media.
By Dawn Ennis | June 25, 2020Chris Kinney never fit in a neat box as a multiracial man who is attracted to both men and women. After enduring horrific bullying while living in Japan, he came back to the U.S. and found a new sport and a new confidence in being himself.
By Christopher Kinney | June 25, 2020Seeking to inspire those closeted in the sports industry, Theo Rabinowitz tells of his experience coming out to his CBS Sports co-workers in 2015 and the acceptance he’s found since.
By Theo Rabinowitz | June 23, 2020Ross Furbush was able to be his authentic self with the help of his mentor, whose acceptance of LGBTQ people mirrored that of his church.
By Ross Furbush | June 18, 2020‘I decided to love and value myself,’ pro basketball player Daniel Arcos says about coming out as gay.
By Jim Buzinski | June 17, 2020Gordie Mitchard wrestled with the hyper-masculinity of hockey but learned to broaden the definition with the help of a popular gay fellow referee.
By Gordie Mitchard | June 16, 2020Any fears Mitchell Thomas had about coming out melted away when he was embraced by his teammates.
By Mitchell C. Thomas | June 11, 2020When Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell decided to open up to a trusted University of Florida coach about her girlfriend, it gave her the strength to come out.
By Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell | June 10, 2020Adam Fyrer has been able to be his authentic self and also play a sport he loves by being honest as he gained self-confidence in his identity.
By Adam Fyrer | June 9, 2020The WNBA player reflects on coming out to their parents and identifying as gender non-conforming in a new podcast interview.
By Shelby Weldon | June 8, 2020“I don’t know what got into me, I said to myself, ‘What do I have to lose?’” Guillaume Cizeron says of his decision to publicly come out as gay.
By Jim Buzinski | May 29, 2020A chance meeting helped gay triathlete Mark Turnipseed start to turn his life around and embrace who he is.
By Mark Turnipseed | May 21, 2020Benjamin Fredell was playing in an elite youth league, but years of homophobia in the sport and self-hatred led him to quit to find happiness.
By Benjamin Howard Fredell | May 19, 2020Jeremy Sonkin has longed battled racism and homophobia in tennis. But a renewed love of the sport has led him to strive for success in the 35 and over professional circuit.
By Jeremy Sonkin | May 12, 2020Trae’ Robinson felt a need to call out a culture of homophobic language among athletes at his school. ‘Enough is enough,’ he said.
By Jim Buzinski | May 8, 2020Out volleyball player and coach Brett Thompson tells a parent that ‘whom I choose to love has no effect on my abilities to coach.’
By Brett N. Thompson | May 5, 2020Dennis Del Valle, a pro volleyball player from Puerto Rico now playing in Switzerland, said it was time to tell the world he is gay.
By Jim Buzinski | May 4, 2020When one of Lawrence’s players came to her for advice on coming out, she decided she was tired of being invisible.
By Alex Reimer | April 24, 2020