Outsports Person of the Year: Dalton Maldonado
Kentucky high school basketball player Dalton Maldonado exhibited rare courage by coming out privately then publicly, refusing to be quieted even in rural Kentucky.
By Outsports | December 22, 2015Kentucky high school basketball player Dalton Maldonado exhibited rare courage by coming out privately then publicly, refusing to be quieted even in rural Kentucky.
By Outsports | December 22, 2015GO! Athletes launches a new mentorship program designed to help young LGBT athletes navigate their personal and professional lives.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 2, 2015Kyle Martin coaches at the same high school he attended and considers himself lucky for the support he has received.
By Kyle R. Martin | November 2, 2015Rumors claim that gay English Premier League players are coming out soon. A former high school football player in North Carolina shared his powerful story. And the New York Giants continue their vocal support.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 29, 2015Gay former high school football player Harrison Wilkerson opens up about depression despite the illusion that everything is wonderful.
By Harrison Wilkerson | October 27, 2015In suspending freshman quarterback Garrett Moore, West Salem High School took an absurd position about boys accidentally touching other boys in football.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 21, 2015I've become a part of the sports world, but when I was in middle school I was teased mercilessly for being gay, something I didn't even understand. Success as a high school athlete saved me.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 15, 2015He doesn't want to date this girl who is into him, but also doesn't want to be found out and he wants some advice on what to do.
By Jim Buzinski | October 13, 2015Chris Burns and Anthony Nicodemo were two gay coaches trying to navigate the world of basketball coaching while being gay. Now they are both out.
By Anthony Nicodemo | October 8, 2015Students at an Australian high school rebel over the ban and get an apology.
By Jim Buzinski | October 5, 2015The teen lives in the rural South with no support and worries that he could not endure the emotional abuse. His faith sustains him.
By Outsports | September 22, 2015Michael Martin, now a college freshman on his soccer team, continues to make a difference.
By Jim Buzinski | September 14, 2015She wins honor from her Kansas City area classmates.
By Jim Buzinski | September 14, 2015Landon Patterson is nominated for her school's homecoming queen and describes her cheer teammates as a "second family."
By Derek Helling | September 9, 2015This gay high school football referee in Louisiana has heard and seen homophobia throughout his decade of wearing the stripes. He talks anonymously about his experience in hopes of bringing change.
By Outsports | August 25, 2015School superintendent offers an apology and amends for what he says was an innocent, accidental omission of Dalton Maldonado from one page of the Betsy Layne High School yearbook.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 14, 2015Dalton Maldonado has had his story swept under the rug by his school. Now that his basketball photo was left out of the yearbook, Maldonado says "I refuse to let this happen again!"
By Cyd Zeigler | August 12, 2015Gay basketball player Dalton Maldonado was left out of the Betsy Layne yearbook tribute to the boys basketball team. The school says it was an innocent mistake.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 12, 2015The coaches and administrators at Betsy Layne High School have repeatedly failed to support and protect out gay athlete Dalton Maldonado, says boys basketball coach Anthony Nicodemo.
By Anthony Nicodemo | August 12, 2015Casey Bethel found acceptance when he came out as bisexual on his Facebook page. That was after a high school basketball coach told him he could never tell a soul.
By Casey Bethel | August 5, 2015