Is yours the best gay sports
group in the world? This
year Outsports is bringing back our
annual award for the Best Gay-Sports
Group in the World, and we want your
organization to be a part of it! The
contest is open to any local
gay-sports team or league that
focuses on a single sport anywhere
in the world. Story
NCAA
wrestler is gay rights champion
Univ. of Maryland wrestler Hudson
Taylor sees LGBT issues as pressing
for his generation. He is rare among
athletes -- a straight ally in the
fight for gay rights.
Skater
survived turmoil
Chad Conley battled injuries, drug
and alcohol addiction and stress
over his sexual orientation during
his days as a competitive figure
skater.
Saying
goodbye Transgender sports reporter
Christine Daniels was the life of
the party. So when she returned to
being Mike Penner and he killed
himself, we lost a great woman.
Johnny
Weir interview
The Olympic figure skater talks
about his sport. But you can't
escape an interview with Outsports
without answering some questions
about sexual orientation.
Ohio
State coach accepts gays
Outlook
Columbus talked with Ohio State head
football coach Jim Tressel about his
perspective on gay athletes.
Outsports
coming out stories
Over the years we have run many
profiles of out athletes, yet still
hear from people who are unaware of
how many stories we have told. This
list of 44 coming out stories should
provide inspiration for readers old
and new.
NFL
player takes action against gay
story
An attorney for Atlanta Falcon Ovie
Mughelli sent cease-and-desist
letters to sites that published
allegations of a man who claims he
had a sexual relationship with
Mughelli.
College
soccer player out to team St. Ambrose University soccer
stud Nils Sundin came out to his
team last autumn and found
incredible support from his
teammates and coaches.