For LGBTQ reporters, covering the Olympics is surreal
Several openly LGBTQ reporters will be covering the Games in Tokyo, and they’re ready to tell the stories of the record-setting number of out athletes.
By Alex Reimer | July 20, 2021Several openly LGBTQ reporters will be covering the Games in Tokyo, and they’re ready to tell the stories of the record-setting number of out athletes.
By Alex Reimer | July 20, 2021Embracing change while staying consistent could lead this middle distance contender to precious metal in Tokyo.
By Karleigh Webb | July 20, 2021When Canadian Markus Thormeyer finally told his team he was gay, the positive response fueled him in the pool.
By Jim Buzinski | July 20, 2021Timo Barthel has come to define himself as ‘human’ before anything else, looking to embrace all people.
By Jim Buzinski | July 20, 2021Dominic Clarke is proud to compete as an openly queer Olympian, hoping to increase visibility of LGBTQ athletes.
By Jim Buzinski | July 19, 2021Raven Saunders will contend for a medal at the Tokyo Summer Olympics as an out and proud track and field athlete for Team USA.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 19, 2021Laurel Hubbard fairly earned a spot at the Tokyo Olympics, and the trans athlete will compete.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 19, 2021The Chicago Sky center is representing the United States in a half court version of basketball at the Tokyo Olympics.
By Ken Schultz | July 16, 2021The numbers support my hypothesis that the Netherlands boasts the objectively gayest squad competing in the 2020 Olympics.
By Shelby Weldon | July 16, 2021Aleksandra Jarmolińska could win an Olympic medal for a country that won’t recognize her marriage.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 15, 2021At least three more LGBTQ couples are also heading to Tokyo, though they’ll compete on different teams.
By Alex Reimer | July 15, 2021Two years ago her rainbow shoes made an international statement. In Tokyo she wants her times, jumps and throws to do the talking.
By Karleigh Webb | July 15, 2021Nick Wagman found refuge riding horses and growing up gay. Now he’s headed to the Olympics an out gay man.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 14, 2021Kelly Kretschman won an Olympic softball gold medal in 2004. Now she’s helping her partner Ally Carda prepare for the Tokyo Games.
By Ken Schultz | July 13, 2021Due to a spike in coronavirus infections, fans will not be permitted in the stands during the Tokyo Games. This will only add to the pressure that every Olympic athlete faces.
By Ken Schultz | July 12, 2021There were more out LGBTQ athletes in Tokyo than all the previous Summer Olympics combined. Here’s the list.
By Outsports | July 12, 2021The regulation on naturally occurring testosterone removes two phenoms from the 400-meter, draws a nation’s ire and sparks questions about fairness.
By Karleigh Webb | July 9, 2021Alexis Sablone is queer and Alana Smith is bisexual. They’ll compete for Team USA in the sport’s first Olympic appearance.
By Ken Schultz | July 7, 2021Sha’Carri Richardson was set to become a superstar at the Olympics, but then she tested positive for marijuana.
By Alex Reimer | July 6, 2021Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud have been together for many years and will compete in dressage together in Tokyo.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 6, 2021