Trans athlete Amelia Gapin a finalist for the cover of ‘Women’s Running’
Amelia Gapin is a distance running and openly trans. Now she is one of eight finalists for the cover of 'Women's Running' magazine.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 5, 2015Amelia Gapin is a distance running and openly trans. Now she is one of eight finalists for the cover of 'Women's Running' magazine.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 5, 2015Izzy Gutierrez, Bobby Petrino, Jr., and Sam Stanley show that 'closeted' LGBT people in sports are living more openly in their private lives.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 10, 2015Israel Gutierrez has labored for a long time on how and when to come out as gay. A week before he gets married, he has decided now is the time.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 4, 2015Outsports hosts a South By Southwest panel featuring Cyd Zeigler, Jessica Luther and Bomani Jones.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 14, 2015Craig James - a failed NFL player, failed politician and failed sportscaster - decides to sue his former employer for standing up for equality and inclusion. He called the Patriots' support of same-sex marriage the work of Satan.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 4, 2015"All across the world, ... there are young people coming to terms with being transgender."
By Jim Buzinski | July 16, 2015The Associated Press might have had the most offensive coverage of Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover. Thankfully the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association issued some guidelines for media coverage of the Jenner story.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 1, 2015Aydian Dowling has a huge lead in race to be magazine's Ultimate Guy
By Jim Buzinski | April 15, 2015Max Milander was moved by the hardships overcome by LGBT people in rural Oregon. He hopes to be an NBA play-by-play announcer and doesn't think being gay will hinder him.
By Max Milander | March 24, 2015Michael Sam has gotten tired of answering questions about being gay in football. It seems the media is finally tiring of the questions as well.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 22, 2015Alex Kay-Jelski is the new man at the Daily Mail.
By Jim Buzinski | January 6, 2015Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated says the media's handling of Michael Sam was "tactful," with few missteps.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 19, 2014Michael Sam doesn't wish he had not come out publicly, like the media is claiming. Instead, he wishes we lived in a world in which celebrities like him could live life without looking over their shoulders. It's an important nuance.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 26, 2014Mark McAdam, a sportscaster for Sky Sports, has come out as gay. He also took off all of his clothes, which we're not mad at.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 10, 2014Michael Sam, Joanna Lohman, Brittney Griner and Wade Davis are among those gay athletes highlighted by People magazine.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 18, 2014For years we've been told what a disaster it will be for a team that takes on an openly gay pro athlete. Yet the Brooklyn Nets are 9-3 with Jason Collins.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 18, 2014WFAA commentator Dale Hansen nails the need to open doors for gay players like Michael Sam.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 12, 2014The exclusive behind-the-scenes story of how NFL prospect Michael Sam came out
By Cyd Zeigler | February 9, 2014People across the Web and around the world react -- mostly positively -- to the diving sensation's news that he's dating a man
By Cyd Zeigler | December 2, 2013Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media & Society presents three days of conversation about the intersection of the media, sports & the LGBT community
By Cyd Zeigler | October 15, 2013