Out Athletes

Charles Naurath left sports when he began exploring his sexuality. But after a year abroad, he found his love of sports again in Ultimate.

The trans MMA fighter signed bout agreement this morning with Championship Fighting Alliance, manager says she will have an opponent

Trans women's basketball player at Mission College gets primetime attention from Bryant Gumbel

In the LGBT sports movement, out athletes are often given less media attention and admiration than our straight allies

Jarred Kennedy-Loving overcame 22 foster homes to become a successful gay runner at Bowdoin College in Maine, where he explores his racial and gender roles in a 'laxbro' culture.

Jose Estevez, an out runner for Boston College, and Patrick Burke of the You Can Play Project get a warm reception when they discuss homophobia in sports with the Blue Jays' minor and major leaguers.

Cason Crane talks about his quest to climb the seven summits

The openly gay Cruz wore a rainbow flag during the match, now faces a shot at the WBO title.

Cason Crane has only two more of the world's tallest mountains to climb as he raises money and awareness for gay youth suicide prevention.

MMA fighter Fallon Fox is transgender. And Outsports makes a big move.

After Polish advocate's anti-gay remarks, San Francisco supervisor moves to rename street after Gay Games founder

The 62-year-old former golfer at McMaster Univ. says younger golfers are her appropriate competition

The out lesbian UFC fighter says she's ready, willing and able to fight the transgender MMA fighter is they meet in the octagon.

Florida State Boxing Commission may withhold the trans fighter's competing license

Fallon Fox is the first professional MMA fighter to come out publicly as transgender. Her story, which first ran on Sports Illustrated and Outsports, has brought a flurry of support and backlash.

She talks with Outsports about gay-conversion therapy, her passion for Mixed Martial Arts and her post-coming-out fears

People are needlessly tip-toeing around the former 49er's sexual orientation

Former NFL cornerback Wade Davis came out publicly on Outsports in June 2012. Since then he's taken his new public profile and spoken extensively for equality in sports and on race issues. He lives with his partner in New York.

Robbie Rogers, a former member of the U.S. National Team, has come out as gay after stepping away from the sport at age 25.

North Dakota State College of Science coach Chuck Parsons dismisses gay player