Out Athletes

Michael Sam thanks the people at the Univ. of Missouri for their undying support.

Ger Brennan is the captain of Dublin's St Vincent's in the Gaelic football league. His team had just defeated Castlebar Mitchels in the All-Ireland Club Championship on St Patrick's Day and he gave a speech to the fans: "To the family, girlfriends, boyfriends of the players and everyone involved, there's a lot of work that […]

"I wear his jersey because I am so proud of Jason for being a voice of hope in the game I love," senior Derek Schell writes.

Erskine College volleyball player Drew Davis, who struggled with reconciling being gay with the Southern Baptist Church, was outed inadvertently to one of his teammates during a Skype chat. Juan Varona was out in high school in Puerto Rico. Both are embraced by the team, which owns the nation's second-longest current win streak.

Team in South Carolina signs openly gay pro soccer player, saying he "will bring a positive change to the Mutiny."

Coming out to his teammates at the University of Virginia was easy for Parker Camp compared to his family. The result was unconditional love and a burden lifted. "We are the definition of a modern family," his brother said.

Anthony Nicodemo and Micah Porter talk about being openly gay high school coaches live on March 6.

"It's one of the best things he's ever done because it's made us closer friends," said a teammate on the Drew University baseball team. "It doesn't change a thing."

Simmons battled HIV and drug abuse in his life. "I guess I wasn’t really your average stoned-out crackhead," he wrote.

Time to stop talking about "a gay football player" and start talking about Michael Sam.

Lane Forsman grew up intimidated by sports but found Ultimate open and inclusive to all.

The diver persevered and wound up earning the respect of teammates and coaches.

"My experience went from being a very scared and somewhat shy gay person on the team to a very welcomed and loved teammate of many," he says.

It seems Michael Sam subtly was coming out all season long — we just didn't know it. The Missouri linebacker who came out publicly as gay this week wore rainbow bracelets with the word "pride" on them throughout the season. And nobody outside of the team noticed. More from Outsports Follow @outsports Follow @SBNation Michael […]

Stoney said she felt now was the time to tell who she was and cited Tom Daley as an inspiration.

The SEC co-defensive player of the year from the University of Missouri would be first publicly gay active NFL player if drafted. "I want to own my truth," Michael Sam says. He came out to his team last summer.

Scott Cooper just finished his senior season. He found true acceptance on his Augsburg College football team, which included him being asked by a coach to speak on National Coming Out Day and introducing his partner at Senior Day.

Finnish Olympic swimmer Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, 24, has come out publicly as gay in reaction to anti-gay laws passed in Russia."I wanted to join the discussion in relation to Sochi, since it is a sad fact that the Russian gay law affects negatively Russian young people's lives and infringes human rights in general, Ari-Pekka told the […]

The Willamette University football player joins Ousports and Wade Davis for an online chat.

The university issued a statement of support earlier today.