U.S. Open will host Open Pride, featuring out athletes and more
The USTA will have a day of LGBTQ outreach Aug. 22 at the U.S. Open, with free admission for all.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 9, 2019The USTA will have a day of LGBTQ outreach Aug. 22 at the U.S. Open, with free admission for all.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 9, 2019Denmark’s Pernille Harder and Sweden’s Magdalena Eriksson are two soccer players who are dating and helping fight queerphobia in youth sports.
By Daniel Villarreal | August 9, 2019After losing a court case, out basketball player Haley Videckis became determined to fight injustice.
By Jim Buzinski | August 8, 2019The U.S. Department of Education agrees to investigate a Title IX complaint that could lead to a trans athlete ban in Connecticut.
By Ken Schultz | August 8, 2019Thanks to the popularity of Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, and Allie Long, Sky Blue and Reign will move to a 25,000 seat arena.
By Ken Schultz | August 7, 2019Lesbian tennis legend and feminist trailblazer Billie Jean King now has a six-inch plastic action figure whose sales help a good cause.
By Daniel Villarreal | August 7, 2019To Northern Ireland’s Chris McNaghten, Pride is “a celebration, not a protest.”
By Dawn Ennis | August 7, 2019The fighting game community’s dominant gay star remains undefeated in Mortal Kombat tournaments at the Super Bowl of fighting game esports.
By Brian C. Bell | August 6, 2019An investigation by the Los Angeles Times uncovered how athletic departments and lawmakers have found ways around the travel ban.
By Dawn Ennis | August 6, 2019Michael Johnson was released from prison 25 years early after a ‘fundamentally unfair’ trial. Now he wants to help others.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 5, 2019Andy Brennan’s story shows the power of visibility and being honest when coming out.
By Jim Buzinski | August 5, 2019“I was not hired because I am a trans wrestler. I was hired because I’m a wrestler,” said Nyla Rose in an exclusive interview with Outsports.
By Daniel Trainor | August 5, 2019Each week, Outsports’ managing editor selects the heroes and goats from the past seven days of LGBTQ sports coverage.
By Dawn Ennis | August 3, 2019The Olympic medalist and surefire Rookie of the Year become the public faces of a new initiative to defeat cyberbullying.
By Ken Schultz | August 2, 2019Sweden’s Albin Ekdal is straight and says it’s time to change soccer so closeted gay players feel comfortable coming out.
By Dawn Ennis | August 2, 2019“For us to come out together, it’s almost like we’re both coming out of our shells. And people are finally seeing us for who we really are.”
By Brian C. Bell | August 1, 2019Pride Nights at sports events celebrating LGBTQ fans have apparently achieved peak annoyance for opponents of equality.
By Dawn Ennis | July 31, 2019After coaching the U.S. Women’s National Team to historic back to back Women’s World Cup victories, Ellis is resigning as head coach.
By Dawn Ennis | July 30, 2019Stars and spouses went head-to-head in Las Vegas in last weekend’s WNBA All-Star Game.
By Karleigh Webb | July 30, 2019Switzerland’s Supreme Court reinstated the IAAF’s discriminatory hormone policy, blocking Caster Semenya from competing.
By Dawn Ennis | July 30, 2019