Awards

Here is the complete chronicle of the top 100 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2020.

Let’s put a period on the QWI 100.

Rob Kearney is pound-for-pound the world’s strongest man, and proudly, openly gay. Also nominated: out wrestler Anthony Bowens.

This year’s dishonor for doing the most harm to LGBTQ sports goes to the governing body for the sport of international rugby, awarded in this case for banning transgender women athletes. The ADF takes second place.

Quinn came out as non-binary transgender in September 2020. The WNBA’s Layshia Clarendon is our other honoree.

The QWI 100 rounds the corner on day four with 20 more honorees.

The LGBTQ triple jumper set a world record and is the first Venezuelan to be named World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year. Sue Bird and Nyla Rose are our other honorees.

Day three of Outsports’ list of the top 100 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2020 is the perfect post-holiday pick-me-up.

The QWI 100 rolls into day two.

Outsports’ chronicle of the top 100 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2020 starts here.

The Association of LGBTQ Journalists said it chose the Outsports cofounders because they are among those “who have exemplified the association’s mission to advance fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ communities and issues.”

Ben Pereira’s work overseeing Pride Nights for over 70 MiLB teams is recognized by BEQ Magazine

Outsports is again honored by GLAAD for its outstanding digital journalism, this time for covering transgender athletes in women’s sports.

In its second decade, national organizations have honored Outsports several times for its coverage of LGBT sports.

The first MMA fighter to come out as transgender looks back at her battles just to compete and confesses her love of anime. And she has a bone to pick with us.

Outsports chose stars from across the world of LGBTQ sports who had an impact on the 2010s. One emerged as the Outsports Person of the Decade.

Megan Rapinoe used her incredible 2019 soccer success to bring attention to social-justice issues.

SonicFox, aka Dominique McLean, had a banner year in esports and is our Outsports Non-Binary Person of the Year.

There were so many choices, but the International Association of Athletic Federations — now rebranding itself as World Athletics — went out of its way to be awful in 2019.

Rob Kearney knows he has a platform as an openly gay athlete and he takes every opportunity to use it.