Gareth Thomas says tabloid ‘forced’ him to come out as HIV-positive
Gay former rugby player Gareth Thomas revealed he’s HIV-positive and married to another man after being hounded by tabloid reporters.
By Daniel Villarreal | September 16, 2019Outsports’ list of coming out stories from LGBT people in sports.
Gay former rugby player Gareth Thomas revealed he’s HIV-positive and married to another man after being hounded by tabloid reporters.
By Daniel Villarreal | September 16, 2019John DeRuff found that coming out to his college teammates was the easy part. His parents were another story.
By John DeRuff | September 12, 2019Coleman Lee and Garrett Case have found each other and their dream job coaching college volleyball in Missouri as an out, gay married couple.
By Coleman J. Lee | September 10, 2019“I’ve always found myself enjoying things that were typically considered ‘not masculine,’” said Dominique “SonicFox” McLean, “And I’ve always thought of myself as 50% masc and 50% feminine.”
By Brian C. Bell | September 5, 2019Jacob Grinwis fell in love with running and came out. He didn’t let homophobic comments stop him from attending his dream school, Boise State.
By Jacob Grinwis | September 4, 2019Ryan Russell wants to land back in the NFL. Being his true self is now paramount for his life’s next chapter.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 29, 2019After years of hiding, CrossFit athlete Alec Smith says he’s gay and has never been happier.
By Jim Buzinski | August 22, 2019Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcaster Scott MacArthur came out recently in a 7-minute YouTube video.
By Daniel Villarreal | July 26, 2019Avery Saffold felt he had to live up to an image of being a black athlete from the city. Then he decided to be himself.
By Avery Saffold | July 17, 2019Out and proud, Rams cheerleader Quinton Peron loves being different as he dances to his own beat.
By Quinton Peron | June 25, 2019Greg Fitzgerald is an openly gay golf pro and he thinks the sport is ready for more out members, even players.
By Greg Fitzgerald | June 24, 2019Lawsuit alleges that coach cut his playing time, denied him a varsity letter, and told him he “hates Jesus.”
By Ken Schultz | June 24, 2019For years, Antonio Corral felt out of place in lacrosse, until he came out as gay and embraced who he is.
By Antonio Corral | June 20, 2019The more people who come out, ‘the sooner that gay children will feel comfortable to just be themselves,’ Steven Jacobs, now an NYU student, says.
By Steven Jacobs | June 18, 2019The soccer star briefly retired rather than face life as an out professional athlete. Then he realized it gave him a chance to be a role model.
By Ken Schultz | June 18, 2019Lacrosse goalie Molly Wolf of WPLL Pride came out at her high school graduation, and now works to coach and mentor children.
By Dawn Ennis | June 17, 2019Ryan Marker hid who he was from the rest of the world until his family, coaches and teammates came through when he needed them most.
By Ken Schultz | June 14, 2019Jake Barreau has found personal and professional success at the University of Oklahoma as a coach who is gay and married.
By Jake Barreau | June 13, 2019For Emma Gee, a bisexual BYU runner, ‘coming out has proven difficult, confusing, awful, heartbreaking and wonderfully liberating.’
By Emma Elizabeth Gee | June 11, 2019Joey Gale made a statement with his rainbow-colored tape at an adult league All-Star game. ‘Who’s got the gay tape?’ one teammate asked.
By Joey J. Gale | June 6, 2019