Podcast

Houston voters rescinded Houston's equal rights ordinance, effectively telling the world that discrimination against LGBT people is fair game in their city. Plus, a D1 basketball grad assistant comes out.

Rumors 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.

Olympic freestyle skiing silver medalist Gus Kenworthy came out as gay and it went better than he had expected. "And to think I was nervous about what type of feedback I was gonna get after my story came out this morning," he wrote on Facebook. "I am truly blown away by the amount of love […]

The Louisville coach's son and onetime player talks about his coming out.

Chris Burns was a star player at Bryant University and is now an openly gay coach at the school. We talk about the impact of and reaction to his story.

Outsports ran a column from a closeted Division I college basketball player who is gay, who is wrestling with whether he should come out. "I would like other people to see another gay athlete successfully playing in Division 1 athletics. I would like for a teenager battling the same things I struggled with to see […]

Kiss Cams are coming under recent fire as people claim the tradition promotes homophobia and sexual assault. The New York Mets and Syracuse University have both taken recent action.

We discuss Mason Darrow, plus gays in the NHL.

Izzy Gutierrez, Bobby Petrino, Jr., and Sam Stanley show that 'closeted' LGBT people in sports are living more openly in their private lives.

Outsports began in 1999 as a vehicle for Outsports' founders Cyd and Jim to discuss the NFL as two gay men and we've been covering the league ever since. Last year we reached a milestone by being credentialed for the Super Bowl. On this Podcast we make our bold predictions for the NFL season. Are […]

Andrew Goldstein's Courage Game effort to help a young gay lacrosse player will be featured on ESPN this weekend. Plus, gay referees are slowly coming out and talking about homophobia in their corner of the sports world.

Andrew Goldstein's Courage Game effort to help a young gay lacrosse player will be featured on ESPN this weekend. Plus, gay referees are slowly coming out and talking about homophobia in their corner of the sports world.

All in one weekend we saw professional athletes come out in rugby and baseball, and Michael Sam left football at least temporarily.

Michael Sam seems like yesterday's news and does it reflect that the NFL is moving on?

Two gay NFL players have allegedly said they won't come out because of the media. Is that really why athletes stay in the closet?

Two gay NFL players have allegedly said they won't come out because of the media. Is that really why athletes stay in the closet?

The Women's World Cup drew strong readership for the final. What will be its lasting impact on women's sports and LGBT athletes?

We talk with an out rower and an out water polo player.

Caitlyn Jenner came out in a big way this week. Nick Adams from GLAAD joins us to talk about the reaction and media coverage.

Clemson University football coach Dabo Swinney caused controversy this week when he was to be honored by a South Carolina lobbying group opposed to gay rights and same-sex marriage. A petition was started urging him to cancel and he did on his own days later, saying he didn't want to be a distraction and did […]