College roundup: Gay coach comes out publicly to increase LGBT visibility in sports
Northwestern swimming coach Jesse Moore talks publicly for the first time about being gay.
By Erik Hall | November 2, 2016Outsports’ list of coming out stories from LGBT people in sports.
Northwestern swimming coach Jesse Moore talks publicly for the first time about being gay.
By Erik Hall | November 2, 2016Garrett White and the Pinkerton Academy boys cross-country team won yet another state title this season.
By Garrett White | November 1, 2016Nicholle Aston has been an out athlete on the Cornell women’s basketball team for several years and has found love and acceptance.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 27, 2016When Nattaphon Wangyot competed in the Alaska track and field state meet, she drew criticism from the Alaska Family Council. Now the state is looking to protect her and other transgender students.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 14, 2016Nick Cottrell helped conceive the idea for the Bucks’ first Pride Night, which will take place Jan. 28.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 13, 2016Hugo Scheckter is Player/Team Liaison Officer at Southampton FC, the second in the Football Association to do it. He chose to reveal he’s gay on National Coming Out Day.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 11, 2016Videos from a diverse group who decided to be true to themselves.
By Outsports | October 11, 2016We know of 174 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes who have come out from the ACC, SEC, Pac-12, Big 12 and Big Ten. That’s a lot.
By Erik Hall | October 11, 2016Harrison Browne of the National Women’s Hockey League is the first publicly out transgender professional hockey player in America.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 7, 2016When the Halifax West H.S. football team welcomed Kennedy Cooley onto the team, they demonstrated the true heart of football.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 28, 2016Brian Anderson has been a great skateboarder nearly all his life. Now he comes out as gay to help inspire youth.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 27, 2016Penn State's Voight Demeester grew up with ice in his blood and realized his sexual orientation was no barrier to athletic success.
By Voight Demeester | September 20, 2016Abi Liu, a competitive swimmer turned coach, and her wife, KR, reflect a year after their wedding.
By Abi Liu | September 14, 2016EJ Proctor had dreams of winning a national championship for Duke in her home state. Now she says the state legislature and governor have stolen that dream from her.
By Erik Hall | September 13, 2016The Olympics showed that it's not always easy to determine 'outness' in the era of social media.
By Jim Buzinski | August 30, 2016After coming out as gay, Rob Redding has found nothing but support from the football team and athletic department at Div. II Henderson State University.
By Rob Redding | August 24, 2016"Mrs. Drumgoole has engaged in a lifestyle, in a manner that is inconsistent with the tenets of the Catholic faith," the school's attorney has said. Being gay disqualifies her from coaching in the eyes of the church.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 22, 2016Bryan McColgan felt out of place as a closeted gay man in gymnastics. Now he's found a home in gay rugby.
By Bryan McColgan | August 18, 2016A year ago, Hannah Mouncey was on the men's team. Now she plans to help the women find success.
By Hannah Mouncey | August 11, 2016Conner Curnick, a college water polo player now in the Navy, finds he can be his authentic self despite obstacles.
By Conner Curnick | July 26, 2016