Gay boxer Orlando Cruz dedicates win to victims of Orlando gay bar shooting
Prior to start of the bout, the ring bell was struck 49 times in honor of every person killed in the Pulse nightclub attack.
By Jim Buzinski | July 18, 2016Podcast: The struggles in Rio as the Olympics loom
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio are less than a month away and they seem to be generating less buzz than normal. There have been so many problems that they might as well be called the Bummer Olympics. Is this a thing or will we all get excited as the Games draw closer and we […]
By Outsports | July 14, 2016Duke basketball loses an opponent because of North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law
Albany University on New York drops out of November tournament due to state ban on travel.
By Jim Buzinski | July 13, 2016Straight Swedish rallycross driver says he lost a sponsor after putting a rainbow flag on his car
Viktor Johansson was just trying to support his gay friends when he lost a sponsor for painting his car rainbow.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 13, 2016Gay athlete finds his niche and respect on college rugby team
"The barriers that kept me from getting close to them were gone and my teammates became my brothers."
By Taylor Vanderlaan | July 12, 2016Openly gay fighter Amanda Nunes wins UFC Bantamweight championship
The Brazilian shocks Miesha Tate in the main event at UFC 200 to become first openly gay UFC title holder.
By Tim Bissell | July 10, 2016Sports radio hosts in hot water for homophobia, racism and sexism in just 10 minutes
These two New Zealand radio hosts took aim at just about everybody, including those 'homos' in Aussie Rules Football's tight pants.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 8, 2016After having a wife and two sons, Div. I staffer accepts his sexuality as he approaches 40
Jeremy Fewell came out after having two boys with his ex-wife. Now he's thriving in the athletic department at UT-San Antonio, elated to have his sons back in his life.
By Erik Hall | July 8, 2016Pride Night makes trans Oakland A’s fan stop worrying about her transition
For Oakland A's fan Jamie Neal, this year's Pride Night brought together friends and community and helped her move past many of her worries about transitioning. She found she is loved.
By Jamie Neal | July 7, 2016LGBT travelers to Rio for Olympics need to be careful
Anti-gay violence is on the rise in Brazil.
By Jim Buzinski | July 7, 2016Derrick Gordon didn’t land with an NBA team. So what’s next?
Derrick Gordon didn't get drafted into the NBA and hasn't gotten any NBA team workout. Now he hopes to impress teams from around the world at a combine next week.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 6, 2016Once blackmailed by a soccer teammate, Bryson Jones is now out and proud at the Big Ten
When Bryson Jones' teammate blackmailed him for being gay, the Mercer Univ. soccer player contemplated suicide. Now he's out and working for the Big Ten conference.
By Bryson C. Jones | July 6, 2016Watch John Cena’s awesome pro-LGBT, pro-diversity Independence Day video
"The second any of us judge people based on those labels, we're not really being patriotic, are we?"
By Jim Buzinski | July 5, 2016Sheryl Swoopes fired from college basketball coaching job
Move comes after allegations of mistreatment by Loyola University players.
By Jim Buzinski | July 5, 2016Nike, adidas team up to sponsor world gay soccer championships
Portland is the site for the Aug. 6-13 event.
By Jim Buzinski | July 5, 2016Podcast: Sports world embraces Pride, and a recap of the Outsports Reunion
We've watched the professional sports world offer gestures during Pride month, even if there still is not an out player in MLB, NBA, NHL or NFL.
By Outsports | July 1, 2016Curt Schilling shares anti-trans Caitlyn Jenner post masquerading as a ‘joke’
Disgraced former ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling has again demonstrated a lack of desire to understand and respect transgender people.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 1, 2016NBA and Charlotte Hornets: We do not endorse new HB2 ‘fix’
The NBA and Charlotte Hornets say they do not support a revised version of the anti-LGBT HB2 law currently being reviewed, drawing the league closer to withdrawing the All-Star game from North Carolina.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 30, 2016For out gay Kansas State soccer coach, life got better after suicidal thoughts
Both the Univ. of Kansas and Kansas State have been blessed with the transformative power of soccer coach Jessica Smith coming out and being out as a gay coach. She is living proof of the power of courage.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 30, 2016Straight lax bros greet gay teammate’s coming out exactly how they should
Colin Shaw came out to his teammates a few years after leaving Wagner College. Now he plays with them again, just another one of the lax bros.
By Colin Shaw | June 29, 2016