Having openly gay teammate helped college freshman runner come out to team
"Having someone to talk to allowed me to eventually be able to open up about my sexuality."
By Josh Thorne | May 2, 2016"Having someone to talk to allowed me to eventually be able to open up about my sexuality."
By Josh Thorne | May 2, 2016Former West Virginia running back posted about his distaste for his new city and guessed just how "gay" Philadelphia is.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 1, 2016The retired motorcycle cop excels on Mojave track.
By Jim Buzinski | May 1, 2016NCAA's new policy will have no practical effect on events before 2019; some events not affected for five to 20 years. Member schools still allowed to expel student-athletes for being LGBT; UNC still forcing anti-trans discrimination.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 29, 2016The openly gay diver unveils the official Team Great Britain uniform.
By Jim Buzinski | April 28, 2016"Dudebros carried on like that for nearly five minutes."
By Jim Buzinski | April 28, 2016His apologists are the same ones who assume gay coaches have ulterior motives.
By rowcoach | April 27, 2016The critical voices of active LGBT student-athletes will be a primary focus in shaping the direction of the Sports Equality Foundation.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 27, 2016Stephanie Shostak considered leaving her career as a top volleyball official when she came out as trans. The welcoming messages she got from Volleyball Canada and US Volleyball assured her she could be out in sports.
By Stephanie Shostak | April 27, 2016Michael Jordan released a weak statement on HB2, avoiding taking a personal position. Still, it's good to see a statement against discrimination by someone who rarely issues these kinds of statements.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 26, 2016Apply to the Gene and John Athletic Fund for grants from $2,500 to $5,000
By Jim Buzinski | April 25, 2016'Equality is not just about race. It’s about sexual orientation too,' says Georges Laraque.
By Jim Buzinski | April 25, 2016Adam Silver makes a definitive statement on the game.
By Jim Buzinski | April 21, 2016"Prejudice tolerated is intolerance encouraged," Bryant Gumbel says to Adam Silver, Roger Goodell and Mark Emmert.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 21, 2016The first half of the week was tough to bear for LGBT people in sports, but in 24 hours some of the most powerful entities in sports turned the tide in powerful ways. The effect should be lasting.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 21, 2016"He must be held accountable for his actions," the league says.
By Jim Buzinski | April 20, 2016When Curt Schilling came after this trans sports blogger for being offended by his transphobic Facebook post, he invited a torrent of attacks on her by his followers.
By Jamie Neal | April 20, 2016Curt Schilling says he never posted the anti-trans pic that he posted on Facebook. And even if he did, it's all your fault for not liking it.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 19, 201615-year-old show the real stakes in state's anti-LGBT bill.
By Jim Buzinski | April 18, 2016She defeats Bethe Correia in a razor thin decision and now has crack at the UFC's elite 135ers.
By Tim Bissell | April 18, 2016