Sports

(This story was published in 2007). Sean Smith was the All-American boy. He was 6-foot-something, good-looking, grew up in Oklahoma, was a standout athlete, and even had a quintessentially American name. He had big hopes and dreams of standing atop a podium in Athens or Sydney as someone draped a gold medallion around his neck, […]

Basketball standout Zach Puchtel talks about his sexuality and his hopes of tackling the NFL

Ex-football star pledges $1 million to gay students

Before contracting HIV, John ran his first marathon; and he has kept running

(This story was published in 2006). Brian Paul Fell is a world-class sprinter. He ran track at UCLA and was a two-time national champion: in the 4×400-meter relay and the distance medley, in which he ran the 400-meter leg. He has qualified for and competed in three Olympic trials, most recently the trials for the […]

Adoptee looking for gay child of a pro football player

So How Come No Figure Skaters Are Out?

The defending national champion talks about what it is to be a champion, and the personal attacks on her star player, Brittney Griner

ESPN The Magazine’s upcoming baseball preview issue asked 110 players anonymously about various issues. Among the findings, according to Buzzfeed: Asked “do you know of any gay players?” only 5% (six players) said yes. “Yes, but that’s as far as I want to go, even if this is anonymous,” said one National Leaguer. These kinds […]

Showing two opposing players on the 'kiss cam' sends a message that same-sex affection is bad and should stop, the fan writes in an open letter to the Jaguars owner Shahid Khan

It's Hard to See Discrimination in This Case

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.

Day 1 of the Outsports NCAA pool has ended and one person went 16-0, our old friend Mikey B. He had the two 12 seeds winning, along with #14 Harvard. Boston Sun Devil went 15-1, while I (shockingly) am in a group that went 14-2. Click here to check the standings and see how you […]

Weir attacked for his masculinity by gay analyst

A Look at the Stories and Pictures That Caught Our Eye

(This story was published in 2007) By: Ross Forman Dave Pallone has been out of baseball since 1988 and yet the mail still comes on a regular basis. Mostly it’s e-mail correspondence, though he still gets some snail-mail letters, often with autograph requests for some of the umpire cards he appeared on in the 1980s. […]

(This story was published in 2006). I’ve said for years that the first active male pro athlete in an American league won’t stride out triumphantly from the closet; He’ll be pushed out. He could be outed by a jilted lover, blackmailed by a former confidant, or revealed by a zealous reporter. On Thursday, the Web […]

(This story was published in 2007). By: Mark Kari The Toronto Raptors, owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto’s new pro soccer team Toronto FC) will support the gay community when they host Rainbow Hoops Night on Friday, February 23, 2007. The event is named for Rainbow […]

A tribute to a friend and an athlete

(This story was published in 2002). At the annual meeting of the Federation of Gay Games in Johannesburg last October, Montreal won the right to hostGay Games VII in 2006. Since then, questions have been being raised as to the ethics of their winning bid, specifically the presentation of a $100,000 check to the Federation […]