Michael Gunning thought 2020 would be his first Olympics. Now he’s aiming for 2021
Swimmer Michael Gunning is quarantined by coronavirus, without a pool and with extra time on his hands.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 31, 2020Swimmer Michael Gunning is quarantined by coronavirus, without a pool and with extra time on his hands.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 31, 2020In a perceptive Instagram post, the longtime British Olympic diver vows “to work my tail off” to be ready for 2021.
By Ken Schultz | March 24, 2020With LGBTQ couples’ right to adopt under attack, Daley and his husband, Dustin Lance Black, provide ample evidence that gay couples can raise children with love.
By Ken Schultz | March 6, 2020‘The whole thing was so beautiful, I was crying for basically the entire ceremony.’
By Cyd Zeigler | February 27, 2020The 2020 Olympic hopeful takes pride in ‘being part of something bigger than myself’ for LGBTQ and black communities.
By Brian C. Bell | February 27, 2020American paralympian Angela Madsen seeks to be first paraplegic to row unaided across the Pacific
By Karleigh Webb | February 5, 2020Amini Fonua swam for Tonga in two Olympics. He’s hoping to make it a three-peat as he pushes for gay equality in his home nation.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 5, 2020Seemingly out of nowhere, the British silver medalist issues a tweet comparing drag queens to blackface.
By Ken Schultz | December 24, 2019Pitt’s Lisa Coe is as an example of why representation matters: she’s working to change the university’s relationship with LGBTQ people through personal interaction.
By Brian C. Bell | December 12, 2019Troy Aikman. Aaron Rodgers. Players coming out. The NFL dominates the list of the most-read Outsports stories of the decade.
By Jim Buzinski | December 11, 2019Simon Haerinck’s Same Sport, Different Sexuality takes social media by storm with photos emphasizing the bond between gay and straight rowers.
By Ken Schultz | December 6, 2019Michael Gunning set a record for Jamaica just months after coming out as gay and may have set himself up for the Olympics.
By Jim Buzinski | November 25, 2019A gay swimmer on her struggles with depression and how it relates to being LGBTQ in sports.
By Lauren Elizabeth Neidigh | November 19, 2019The British diving star says becoming a dad was worth the plunge.
By Karleigh Webb | November 12, 2019At smaller schools like Ohio’s Kenyon College, OneTeam helps guide coaches and athletic staff to create LGBTQ-inclusive environments.
By Ken Schultz | October 25, 2019Harvard swimmer Schuyler Bailar became the first NCAA Division I out transgender swimmer to compete in 2015.
By Dawn Ennis | October 19, 2019Gay swimmer and NCAA champion Adam DeVine said he was kicked off the Stanford team due to “homophobia,” but he has since modified his story.
By Daniel Villarreal | October 9, 2019Greg Louganis came back from a traumatic head injury during the 1988 Olympics to win gold.
By Dawn Ennis | October 6, 2019Each week, Outsports’ managing editor selects the heroes and goats from the past seven days of LGBTQ sports coverage.
By Dawn Ennis | October 5, 2019In an Instagram post, out gay NCAA championship swimmer Abrahm DeVine says Stanford University coaches dropped him because of homophobia.
By Daniel Villarreal | September 30, 2019