30 LGBTQ athletes who showed ‘Stonewall Spirit’: Robbie Rogers
The soccer star briefly retired rather than face life as an out professional athlete. Then he realized it gave him a chance to be a role model.
By Ken Schultz | June 18, 2019The soccer star briefly retired rather than face life as an out professional athlete. Then he realized it gave him a chance to be a role model.
By Ken Schultz | June 18, 2019Athletes and fans from around the world discussed LGBTQ sports, partied and paraded in West Hollywood for Outsports Pride 2019.
By Outsports | June 17, 2019The “$17 million man” remains vigilant years after becoming the first out gay former NBA player.
By Brian C. Bell | June 16, 2019Brad Thorson’s Kalamos Care box wants to combat the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections.
By Daniel Villarreal | June 13, 2019Dave Kopay came out as a gay player in the NFL and became the father of the LGBTQ sports movement.
By Jim Buzinski | June 13, 2019The first out gay male athlete to play in a major pro sports league hasn’t retired from LGBTQ advocacy.
By Brian C. Bell | June 11, 2019“I’m sorry I hurt your feelings, but if you’re going to be in the wrestling business...people are going to say a lot worse things.”
By Brian C. Bell | June 10, 2019Gay football player Esera Tuaolo came out after a successful NFL career, but his pro-LGBTQ work was just getting started.
By Daniel Villarreal | June 7, 2019Every day of Pride month, Outsports is profiling an LGBTQ athlete whose life and achievements carry on the spirit of the Stonewall Uprising. Today’s is Roy Simmons.
By Brian C. Bell | June 5, 2019Dominique “SonicFox” McLean’s reclaimed his Skullgirls title but his Combo Breaker Mortal Kombat curse continues.
By Brian C. Bell | June 4, 2019A recording of the first openly gay NFL player to be drafted makes his feelings clear.
By Dawn Ennis | February 17, 2019Who stood out this year in the the world of LGBTQ sports?
By Dawn Ennis | December 20, 2018Who stood out this year in the the world of LGBTQ sports?
By Dawn Ennis | December 28, 2017Total acceptance in the locker room for James Bourdeau.
By James Bourdeau | March 22, 2017The soccer star is linked with a kickboxer, but it's more likely two bros having fun.
By Jim Buzinski | December 7, 2015The Chicago Gay Hall of Fame is inducting 15 new members this year, including two for their work in the Chicago gay sports world: Bob Gammie, 84, an active organizer and fundraiser since 1949, for his many years of community service, including being one of the first organizers of gay activities in non-bar settings, in […]
By Cyd Zeigler | September 22, 2010U.S. bobsledder Steve Holcomb and his four-man team captured a lot of attention by winning a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. Holcomb also turned a lot of heads in the bear community, which left Holcomb flattered by the attention. Rafael McDonnell, a member of the Dallas Bears, wrote a terrific piece for the Dallas […]
By Jim Buzinski | June 29, 2010The Winter Olympic games have come to a close, and I got to thinking about Pride House today. How was it? How did they do? Did it have the impact the organizers said it would? We heard bits and pieces about “great parties” and a “fun space,” but we heard of only one Winter Olympian […]
By Cyd Zeigler | March 1, 2010It seems the president and CEO of the Vancouver Olympics, Philip Steenkamp, is a gay man. From an OutQ News report of an Olympic reception for gays in Vancouver: The speaker was none other than Philip Steenkamp, president and CEO of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games. It seems the president and CEO of the […]
By Cyd Zeigler | February 22, 2010Elsewhere on Outsports, we have an update on the PRIDE House being established at the Whistler resort for the Olympics. PRIDE House is the brainstorm of Dean Nelson, who organizes gay ski week at the Whistler Resort. The space inside a hotel is modeled after similar houses for athletes of various nationalities; there is a […]
By Jim Buzinski | February 9, 2010