Out Athletes

David Kopay, Jason Collins, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Billy Bean and Kirk Walker joined other Angelenos Tuesday night in support of Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup

Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins still has not had a team sign him. And Gay Bowl XIII kicks off in Phoenix. We're there!

Amnesty International and GO! Athletes rallied to support LGBT Olympic athletes and Russian citizens

Add U.S. women's soccer player Abby Wambach to the list of openly LGBT athletes. Wambach married her girlfriend, fellow soccer player Sarah Huffman, this weekend in Hawaii, TMZ reports. Multiple sources confirm … Abby and pro soccer player Sarah Huffman swapped "I dos" on Saturday at the Villas at Po'ipu Kai on the island of […]

Derek Schell, the first openly gay NCAA Division II basketball player sees his excitement renewed after coming out to his teammates and coaches. "Sometimes the darkest times in life are only doorways to the best moments of your life."

The openly gay speed skater from New Zealand is taking the first of four concrete steps toward Olympic qualification

The openly gay speed skater from New Zealand is taking the first of four concrete steps toward Olympic qualification

Out gay sports-media personality Jared Max catches up with Orlando Cruz at a workout as the boxer prepares for the biggest fight of his life

Br{ache The Silence working with big names in women's sports to tear down the walls of homophobia

Rachael and Megan Rapinoe will conduct four youth soccer camps in California and Texas over the next week

Corey Johnson, whose coming out as an openly gay high school football captain made the front page of the New York Times in 2000, won the Democratic primary in his New York City council district on Tuesday. While Johnson has a general election upcoming against a Republican opponent, he is considered a shoo-in in the […]

Anthony Nicodemo reflects on the fear of the unknown that kept him in the closet and finding letters of support from perfect strangers

Canadian speedskater Anatasia Bucsis has become the second Winter Olympics hopeful to come out publicly as gay in response to the passing of anti-gay laws in Russia. Bucsis marched in this weekend's Calgary pride parade. From the Toronto Globe and Mail: "I could never promote that message of concealing who you are with all of […]

Antiques dealer in Pasadena pens beautiful column for The Advocate about his chance encounter with Kopay

Take a personal stance in support of LGBT participation in the Olympics

Tennis pro Casey Dellacqua of Australia has has come out publicly as a lesbian after announcing her partner Amanda gave birth to their son, Blake Benjamin, three weeks ago. "I think you see a lot of players out on tour with families, and I'm still motivated, and I'll make it work, we'll make it work […]

Blake needs the community's help to get key funding for resources as he aims for the Olympic qualifiers this autumn

She is the first LGBT Winter athlete to come out publicly in the run-up to Sochi.

"It's not a flag we wave; it's the pride in the flag. It's not a word we say; it's the strength exhibited by using that word."

The Galaxy's new winger injured his hamstring for the second time this season after being left off the team's 18-man roster