Death of gay brother spurred gay athlete to come out and pursue career in sports administration
Dakota Boring was devastated by his younger brother’s death, but it spurred him to come out and pursue his passion.
By Dakota Boring | October 22, 2019Outsports’ list of coming out stories from LGBT people in sports.
Dakota Boring was devastated by his younger brother’s death, but it spurred him to come out and pursue his passion.
By Dakota Boring | October 22, 2019Five years ago today, the Dallas Cowboys announced they had cut Michael Sam, the first out gay NFL player ever drafted.
By Dawn Ennis | October 21, 2019Five years after a viral Outsports coming out story, Michael Martin tells us he’s trying to make a difference in his community.
By Ken Schultz | October 17, 2019Carly Nelson was isolated and bullied after coming out as gay as a Mormon. At the University of Utah, she has found love and acceptance.
By Carly M. Nelson | October 16, 2019Four years ago this month, Chris Burns became the first coach in NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball to come out as gay in an exclusive essay on Outsports.
By Dawn Ennis | October 16, 201915-year-old sophomore Jake Streder seriously thought of quitting his Illinois football team after being outed, but he decided to embrace who he was and it made all the difference.
By Jake Streder | October 15, 2019From the Phillies to the Eagles to the Flyers to the Sixers, Philadelphia has the most passionate Outsports fans!
By Dawn Ennis | October 13, 2019Kerron Clement was celebrating Nike’s contribution to a new rainbow track in L.A. when he talked publicly for the first time about being gay.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 11, 2019For Nike Windrunner Vanessa Righeimer, running opened a door to coming out. At the Chicago Marathon she seeks to race forward.
By Karleigh Webb | October 11, 2019An injury forced Dalten Fox to come to terms with being gay and the Colorado State athlete soared from there.
By Dalten Fox | October 9, 2019There are so very few male GBTQ athletes who come out while actively playing their sport. Ian Roberts did it in 1995.
By Dawn Ennis | October 7, 2019Jon Lee-Olsen is one of the first male hockey players in history to come out publicly during his professional career.
By Shelby Weldon | October 7, 2019Glenn Burke was the Major League Baseball player who invented the high-five and resisted efforts to hide who he is: a gay man.
By Dawn Ennis | October 4, 2019The retired NFL fullback came out in 1975, and unknowingly paved the way for many athletes to follow.
By Dawn Ennis | October 3, 2019Anthony Arnoni felt alone in the closet in Illinois until a YouTube video helped change his life and lead to experiences he never would have imagined.
By Anthony Arnoni | October 1, 2019After coming out as gay, Jonathan Vriesema is now dedicated to promote inclusiveness of LGTBQ people in athletics.
By Jonathan Vriesema | September 26, 2019Bi Visibility Day provided the NXT UK star the perfect opportunity to share her truth with the world.
By Brian C. Bell | September 24, 2019Lee Cary felt lost after coming out as gay. But he has found personal and professional satisfaction with the Philadelphia 76ers.
By Lee Cary | September 24, 2019College freshman Colby Grey grew up hearing his church condemn gay people, but he realized they were twisting the Bible and he stayed true to himself.
By Colby Grey | September 19, 2019Ryan Chase, a University of New Mexico decathlete, has found happiness — and his boyfriend — after coming out as gay.
By Ryan Chase | September 17, 2019