Gay college soccer player came out to his team in Kentucky. Their response was ‘perfect’
Thomas Roth found widespread acceptance from teammates in Kentucky when he came out to them in 2018.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 5, 2021Thomas Roth found widespread acceptance from teammates in Kentucky when he came out to them in 2018.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 5, 2021Outsports-sponsored survey of out athletes in football, men’s basketball, baseball, soccer and hockey found 71.7% having at least a ‘good’ experience.
By Jim Buzinski | October 5, 2021A new study by Outsports, Univ. of Winchester and Sports Equality Foundation shatters perceptions of LGBTQ hate in sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 4, 2021Half of the top-seed Connecticut Sun roster is out LGBTQ athletes, and they have an out coach.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 23, 2021The tennis legend tells Outsports that every trans athlete deserves a path to inclusion in women’s sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 22, 2021Out athletes are very rare in China. ‘She’s my everything,’ the volleyball player wrote in a post on a popular website.
By Jim Buzinski | September 16, 2021Citing mental health struggles, Jake Atlas is stepping away from pro wrestling for the forseeable future, leaving a legacy of LGBTQ representation in his wake.
By Brian C. Bell | September 15, 2021Stosur won her second Grand Slam doubles title match with partner Shuai Zhang.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 9, 2021For the first time, pro baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer has an out gay male athlete under contract.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 8, 2021Jaden Vazquez hasn’t heard a single negative comment since coming out. Now he wants to help other LGBTQ athletes.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 1, 2021Sarka and Kaileen married in the Cascade Mountains, filled with love and laughs.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 18, 2021Three dozen out LGBTQ Paralympians are headed to Tokyo, triple the number in Rio. That's a huge jump in just five years.
By Outsports | August 16, 2021Out Team USA athletes Hannah Roberts and Perris Benegas finished second and fourth respectively at Olympics debut of BMX Freestyle.
By Brian C. Bell | July 31, 2021Eric Lueshen has advocated for LGBTQ athletes for years, and now he needs the community’s help.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 23, 2021Aleksandra Jarmolińska could win an Olympic medal for a country that won’t recognize her marriage.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 15, 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 could now miss the Olympics. This is a travesty, based on a positive pot test. It shouldn't happen.
By Ken Schultz | June 28, 2021Marc VandeWettering has thrived with the Badgers’ basketball team by being himself. He wants other LGBTQ people in sports to feel comfortable enough to come out.
By Jim Buzinski | June 28, 2021By waiting until he was an established player before coming out as gay, Nassib ensured he will have a legacy on the field.
By Jim Buzinski | June 24, 2021When Emma Twigg married, she became present with the importance of returning to the Olympics as an out athlete.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 24, 2021