32% of out LGBTQ Olympians won a medal in Tokyo. That’s a very high number
Being out helps athletes perform better on the court, track and field. That is becoming more and more clear.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 8, 2021Being out helps athletes perform better on the court, track and field. That is becoming more and more clear.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 8, 2021Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi each won their fifth gold medals.
By Alex Reimer | August 8, 2021In what was likely the final Olympics for longtime out LGBTQ Team France players Amandine Leynaud and Alexandra Lacrabère, France finally won handball gold.
By Brian C. Bell | August 8, 2021Kellie Harrington topped Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira by unanimous decision Sunday, becoming the second Irish woman to win Olympic boxing gold.
By Brian C. Bell | August 8, 2021A moment of pride for the LGBTQ community, as 57 out athletes won at least 33 different Olympic medals.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 8, 2021Rut Castillo is also lone out rhythmic gymnast who competed in Tokyo.
By Alex Reimer | August 7, 2021Daley’s bronze completes his comeback from Rio and cements his status as a hero of the Tokyo Olympics.
By Ken Schultz | August 7, 2021Ramsey Angela was the anchor leg for the Dutch men’s 4x400-meter team.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 7, 2021Her rainbow-dyed hair in the 1500-meter was the perfect answer to the Olympic ban on speech and demonstrations.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 6, 2021Quinn is first trans Olympic medalist, helping Canada go from worst to first in just 10 years.
By Shelby Weldon | August 6, 2021The first-ever trans and non-binary gold medalist in Olympic history made an impact by example and performance.
By Karleigh Webb | August 6, 2021The dearth of out LGBTQ men competing in Tokyo shows how far male sports still have to go.
By Alex Reimer | August 6, 2021Great Britain defeated India for the bronze medal, giving Sarah Jones and Leah Wilkinson a lifelong memory.
By Alex Reimer | August 6, 2021Tom Daley, Jordan Windle and Timo Barthel all hold particular interest for LGBTQ fans.
By Ken Schultz | August 5, 2021Ramsey Angela is a relay sprinter for Netherlands and is out at the Tokyo Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 5, 2021The British race-walker delivered one of the most poignant moments of the entire Olympics.
By Alex Reimer | August 5, 2021Tony Scupham-Bilton has been building his list of LGBTQ Olympians for a decade.
By Tony Scupham-Bilton | August 5, 2021The U.S. women’s team broke through a week of uncertainty to once again prove why they deserve to be at the podium.
By Shelby Weldon | August 5, 2021Shepard has been fighting for LGBTQ acceptance for 23 years and is proud to see out Olympians doing the same.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 4, 2021Russian state TV can’t stand the fact that a record number of LGBTQ Olympians are out and proud.
By Jim Buzinski | August 4, 2021Score weekly updates
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