Out Athletes

Rhyian Anderson-Morley plays in a semi-pro league says he sees the "the good, the bad and the ugly" in his sport.

Former William Jessup University distance runner Anthony Villarreal claims the school kicked him out for being gay. The school has not returned multiple requests for comment.

John Fennell talks about being gay in Russia for the Olympics and the fear that instilled in him.

Lafayette College's Gavin Studner said after his teammate found out he was gay, the anti-gay language stopped.

Hangman, a treasure hunt and coded cupcakes were among the ways Alexandre Coholan used to tell friends he was gay. It helped make the process easier but also masked the nervousness he was feeling.

Michael Sam and the St. Louis Rams have made history as the Rams selected Sam in the 2014 NFL Draft, making him the first openly gay active NFL player in history.

Brian 'Bru' Amerlynck said the "jock culture" leads to dismissing gay men as athletes.

Nick Jessee has been out since he was a high school freshman and there was never any looking back. The freshman swimmer at St. Louis University wins respect and accolades from his team.

College basketball player Derek Schell tells how he reconciled his faith with being gay.

The raw emotions behind it pour out in beautifully complicated, unpurified form. Repression is a recurrent theme.

Erskine College, with gay players Drew Davis and Juan Varona, will play for the national championship in Chicago in two weeks.

"I realize that now that I don’t have weight on my shoulders to keep my head down," Lauren Elizabeth Neidigh writes. After she comes out, she finds an inner peace that was lacking.

Michael Sam (No. 9) and Brittney Griner (No. 31), two young athletes at the beginning of their careers, are the first professional athletes included in Out's Power 50.

The openly gay UMass basketball player already faces harassment from fans, as does every other college athlete.

What is diversity? Students at the University of Virginia wanted to show that it is more than a buzzword and to make the campus more inclusive. Along those lines, three students created an awesome Tumblr, "We Are All UVa," where students took photos holding placards talking about their experiences, good or bad. Parker Camp, a […]

"If my fellow teammates could accept and love me for being gay over a decade ago, why is it so hard to accept other LGBT people in the workplace here in Nebraska now?" Eric Lueshen asks.

The university releases a powerful video and feature article about their openly gay tennis player Matt Dooley.

British diver had said he fancied girls as well as guys, but now says he's gay.

Wide receiver Marcus Juhlin has won four straight national championships with the Carlsbad Crusaders.

Michael Sam pulled up at the end of his first 40-yard dash, only to work through the hamstring tightness and finish off the day strong. He improved in every category.