Updated: May 19, 2011
When Ross Forman of the Windy City Times asked me to come up with a list of all the people in sports who have come out publicly this year, I had no idea the number would eclipse two dozen. And still counting. From the two men who kicked off this year, Johnny Weir and Steve Buckley, to the two so came out this week, Rick Welts and Will Sheridan, here's the list with links to their stories…
Updated: May 19, 2011
When Ross Forman of the Windy City Times asked me to come up with a list of all the people in sports who have come out publicly this year, I had no idea the number would eclipse two dozen. And still counting. From the two men who kicked off this year, Johnny Weir and Steve Buckley, to the two so came out this week, Rick Welts and Will Sheridan, here’s the list with links to their stories…
JANUARY
- Steve Buckley, Boston Herald sports reporter
- Johnny Weir, Olympic figure skater
- Travon Free, former Long Beach State men's basketball player (bisexual)
- Akil Patterson, greco-roman wrestler
- Brad Usselman, Washington high school runner
- Robert Scott, high school soccer player
- Ben Newcomer, high school soccer player
FEBRUARY
- Craig Cassey, Philadelphia high school runner
- Steven Davies, English cricket player
- Jaime Loo, San Francisco high school wrestler
- Graeme Obree, Scottish cyclist
MARCH
- Emma Dehlson, California high school basketball player
- Anton Hysen, professional Swedish soccer player
APRIL
- Mari Burningham, University of Redlands women's head volleyball coach
- Brandon Stoneham, Adelphi University men's soccer player
- Nick Clark, Siena Heights University assistant men's volleyball coach
- Colin Joyner, Bowdoin College head men's tennis coach
- Ben Chadwick, Bowdoin College men's lacrosse captain
- Emerson Whitney, Bar Harbor, Maine, transgender sports reporter
- Jeffrey Wammes, Dutch gymnast
- Mike Verschuur, Dutch race car driver
- Kevin Rohle, Adelphi University swimmer
MAY
- Seth Pamperin, Carroll University tennis captain
- Will Sheridan, former Villanova basketball star
- Rick Welts, President of the Phoenix Suns
- Scott Norton, Professional Bowlers Association rookie of the year
- Jared Max, ESPN 1050 New York radio host
Did we miss anyone? And who will be next?
