Minor League Baseball player Solomon Bates says he is gay, has been out to teammates since 2019
Bates had been in the San Francisco Giants Minor League system until he was released this week.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 9, 2022Outsports’ list of coming out stories from LGBT people in sports.
Bates had been in the San Francisco Giants Minor League system until he was released this week.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 9, 2022In addition advising the ‘A League of Their Own’ TV series, Blair recounts how the AAGBPL was the first place many gay and lesbian players were able to meet others like them.
By Ken Schultz | July 25, 2022Charlie Siragusa has found social media vital to building his brand but more importantly to find a community with other queer people from different walks of life.
By Charlie Siragusa | July 13, 2022Dan Jervis chose to come out just a month before one of his biggest races of the year.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 29, 2022‘Ultimately my goal is to normalize for people in and out of the league the existence of gay men and women on the basketball side,” Ryan Resch says.
By Jim Buzinski | June 27, 2022Knute O’Donnell discovered a simple message in his coming out journey: Love yourself. It’s what spurred him to do a Pride video.
By Knute O'Donnell | June 22, 2022McCarthy said his teammates have rallied around him since coming out to them in January.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 20, 2022After widespread support from the soccer community, John Dorn wonders, ‘Why did it take me so long?’
By John E Dorn | June 20, 2022Ethan Crawford was nervous about coming out as gay, but ‘all of the guys on my swim team were accepting and supportive, which was shocking.’
By Ethan Crawford | May 24, 2022Karleigh Webb looks back on claiming her name and finding her voice, and how others have done the same in sports.
By Karleigh Webb | May 23, 2022Daniels says he has gotten huge support from his club and teammates.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 16, 2022‘I’ve found myself attracted to men and wanna live that truth,’ Saint said in a ‘coming out post’ on Twitter.
By Brian C. Bell | May 15, 2022Brandon Adkins used to hide his sexuality but now out and proud, he wants to give ‘everyone a chance in a sport that’s historically been tailored to straight, white men.’
By Brandon Adkins | May 9, 2022Gus Hirschfeld takes the lessons he learned as an athlete at Brown to his new job as a special education teacher.
By Gus Hirschfeld | March 23, 2022After feeling repressed in her hometown, Thrun finds the open environment she’d been looking for under out head coach Carol Simon.
By Ken Schultz | March 22, 2022Nicole Heavirland has received love and support since coming out. She is already inspiring others in her sport.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 21, 2022For Rachel Hirschkind, helping her team place at cross-country nationals was made sweeter by being out as a queer athlete.
By Rachel Hirschkind | March 1, 2022‘Since I have been out, not a single individual has treated me differently since before I was in the closet,’ Brandon Rhode writes.
By Brandon Rhode | February 23, 2022Lewis Gibson and ice dancing partner Lilah Fear will represent Team Great Britain at the Beijing Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 26, 2022The top Canadian player, Gilbert said it’s an important step for his sport.
By Jim Buzinski | January 11, 2022