Video: Gay college football player Jamie Kuntz, family, teammates discuss his dismissal
SB Nation's fantastic 10-minute video features interviews of Kuntz, school officials, players and family
By Jim Buzinski | September 15, 2012SB Nation's fantastic 10-minute video features interviews of Kuntz, school officials, players and family
By Jim Buzinski | September 15, 2012North Dakota State College of Science coach Chuck Parsons dismisses gay player
By Cyd Zeigler | September 10, 2012Aussie Rules football player Jason Ball has come out of the closet publicly. He’s using the opportunity to launch a change.org campaign to encourage the AFL to show an anti-homophobia ad at their Grand Final, which is the AFL’s equivalent of the Super Bowl. The game is at the end of September. Ball's story reflects […]
By Cyd Zeigler | September 10, 2012“I hated myself, I hated myself for what I was,” Thomas “Bozzy” Boswell says at the beginning of his wonderfully moving 12-minute YouTube video (see below) detailing his experience as a closeted gay teenager and his triumphant coming out story. As the captain of his rugby team in Quaker Yards, Wales, Boswell was trying to […]
By Jim Buzinski | August 26, 2012Stephen Bickford was a highly recruited prep soccer player who attended the University of North Carolina in the middle of the last decade, but never realized his potential. He chalks this up to the incredible emotional strain of living as a closeted gay athlete. Bickford, 26 on Aug. 26, tells his story in a well-written […]
By Jim Buzinski | August 21, 2012Matthew Mitcham (Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Story updated.The number of openly gay and lesbian athletes at the 2012 London Summer Olympics is ahead of the totals for Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008, with all but three being lesbians. There are 23 openly gay and lesbian London Olympians, plus two coaches. There are also […]
By Jim Buzinski | July 18, 2012It’s still dark in his small Upper East Side apartment when the alarm clock introduces Wade Davis to this Thursday morning in late May. His partner, Steven, sleeps while Davis slips into his regalia: A checkered shirt, slick pants and a bright tie. He kisses Steven and says good-bye. He’ll be back in a few […]
By Cyd Zeigler | June 5, 2012The United States has never had a publicly out male gymnast participate in the Olympics. Josh Dixon hopes to be the first. The Stanford grad took a big step toward that goal at the U.S. Men’s Qualifier on Saturday in Colorado Springs, finishing second overall out of the 72 competitors. He also tied for wins […]
By Cyd Zeigler | May 6, 2012Derick White By Derick White I’ll get right to the point. My name is Derick White and I am a former collegiate head coach. I am also gay. I remained in the closet for my entire coaching career because of one simple factor – fear. I will explain this in more detail in a bit, […]
By Jim Buzinski | April 29, 2012The former Major League Lacrosse goalie says coming out simply isn't enough anymore
By Cyd Zeigler | January 25, 2012Brian Healey is captain of the men’s tennis team at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. By Brian Healey I came out to two of my best friends on one of Saint Michael’s most storied days of revelry. P-Day at Saint Mike’s is our answer to the traditional “Spring Weekend” before finals. It feels like […]
By Jim Buzinski | January 17, 2012Moments after professional soccer player David Testo publicly came out of the closet in an interview with Radio-Canada’s Marie Malchelosse, the reporter warned Testo that his revelation would have far-reaching implications. Testo felt bad for Malchelosse: She seemed like a nice woman, and he was afraid she was too excited about a story that wouldn’t […]
By Cyd Zeigler | November 14, 2011Editor’s note: At 15, Los Angeles volleyball player Galen Dodd is likely the youngest athlete who has ever told his coming out story for Outsports. He contacted us and had the full backing of his parents, who helped him edit the story. By Galen Dodd Three dates will forever be ingrained in my mind: July […]
By Jim Buzinski | October 23, 2011By Ben Baldus-Strauss and Evan Heiter, with Cyd Zeigler Evan Heiter (left) and Ben Baldus-Strauss Editor’s Note: Ben and Evan were teammates on the 2010 men’s gymnastics national championship team at the University of Michigan. At the time, Evan was out on the team and had been for a while; Ben was in the closet […]
By Cyd Zeigler | October 16, 2011Two decades of openly queer college coaching, or, how my both being out of the closet and unapologetically gay has helped make my teams winners. By Charley SullivanAssociate Head Coach, Men’s RowingUniversity of MichiganThis is not a coaching coming out story; it’s a coaching while already being out story, which is, perhaps, a different animal […]
By Jim Buzinski | September 5, 2011Growing up, Vincent Pryor fought for years the fact that he was gay. It was especially hard since he was a starter on TCU's football team. But after being true to himself, he felt liberated and set a school record. After 17 years, he shares his story.By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.comVincent Pryor lined up as a pass […]
By Jim Buzinski | August 14, 2011Brenner Green’s always liked to run, but dropped out before high school. After coming out, he gave it another try and now thrives on his college’s cross-country team. He’s even had a movie made about him. By Brenner GreenOutsports.com I was out before I was a runner. My mom knew I would be both gay […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 26, 2011In conservative, small-town Wisconsin, yet another openly gay athlete finds unconditional acceptance in sports
By Cyd Zeigler | May 8, 2011Nick Clark denied for years that he was gay and threw himself into sports, especially volleyball. He then found religion but finally came to the realization that there was nothing wrong and is now out and proud.
By Jim Buzinski | April 27, 2011Colin Joyner and Ben Chadwick are tearing down walls of homophobia at rural liberal arts school in Maine
By Cyd Zeigler | April 17, 2011