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Why gay athlete kissing his boyfriend after qualifying for Olympics was ‘a powerful thing’
Sport climber Campbell Harrison says the reaction to his celebratory kiss shows 'a lot of people aren’t used to seeing it just displayed as normal.'
By Jon Holmes | April 22, 2024
Gay gymnast Sam Phillips wears Pride pin at NCAA’s to show visibility for LGBTQ athletes
Phillips wore the Pride pin while taking home two All-American gymnastics honors at the NCAA championships.
By Jim Buzinski | April 22, 2024
Gay athletes thrive at Ball State and even show some sass on the court
A school paper's profile of three Ball State athletes show how acceptance and inclusion are a winning combination.
By Jim Buzinski | April 19, 2024
Landon Driggers is a gay nonbinary Tennessee swimmer training for a spot on Team USA for the Paris Summer Olympics
Landon Driggers is an all-American swimmer at the University of Tennessee who is now training for the Team USA Olympic Trials.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 18, 2024
Carl Nassib, NFL’s first out gay player, to announce Cleveland Browns draft pick
Nassib will team up with Peggy Rajski from The Trevor Project to announce Cleveland's second round pick.
By Jim Buzinski | April 18, 2024
Jakub Jankto says he won’t play at Euro 2024, but organizers are courting gay fans
Jakub Jankto featured for the Czech Republic at the last European Championship, but he won't be at UEFA Euro 2024.
By Jon Holmes | April 17, 2024Latest Articles on Outsports
Disc Golf Pro Tour event receives threat of violence as trans athlete participates
Trans competitor Natalie Ryan later confirmed on Instagram that she was targeted by a threat sent to the Music City Open in Nashville.
By Karleigh Webb | April 22, 2024
The Golden Girls traded cheesecake for sports beefcake these 11 times
The Golden Girls had many great moments over the years, and some of these moments included sports and athletes. Here are some of the best.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 21, 2024
Oklahoma must think pro wrestling is real with its ban on trans women wrestlers
The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission issued AEW a warning after Nyla Rose wrestled in a match. Rose's fellow wrestlers have her back.
By Brian C. Bell | April 19, 2024
NHL’s Stanley Cup Bracket Challenge bans ‘gay,’ ‘transgender’ as profanity, allows ‘gun,’ ‘kill’
Somebody somewhere thought it might be a good idea to program an algorithm that would ban some LGBTQ words as 'profanity.'
By Cyd Zeigler | April 19, 2024
Premier League gay love story is pure fantasy football but very welcome on World Book Night
Matt Cain’s "Game On" is a new novella in which footballer Tom falls for journalist Cosmo. A lot of LGBTQ sports fans will enjoy the escape.
By Jon Holmes | April 19, 2024
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe set to produce lesbian soccer love story, ‘Cleat Cute’
'Cleat Cute' is a sapphic story set in soccer, when two teammates fall in love. Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are set to produce the series.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 19, 2024
Gay couple who own pro sports team will have a trans-pride-flag kit – ‘We become louder!’
Rugby club Keighley Cougars in England repeatedly makes LGBTQ sports history. Co-owner Kaue Garcia says they want to "shock the world."
By Jon Holmes | April 18, 2024
Out tag team The Backslide Girlz slide their way into pro wrestling history with championship win
Out pro wrestlers Kingsley and Shay Kassidy, known together as The Backslide Girlz, became the first women's tag team champions in Australian pro wrestling history Friday.
By Brian C. Bell | April 18, 2024
Retired Yankee broadcaster John Sterling brought baseball and Broadway together for over three decades
Fans of showtunes and hardball had an unlikely ally in the Yankee announcer. Plus: Padres Pride, Anthony Bowens talks smack, and Thirst Trap of the Week.
By Ken Schultz | April 18, 2024
Time 100 includes only one LGBTQ athlete, no one under ‘leaders’ or ‘innovators’ categories
The Time 100 this year includes one LGBTQ athlete, a deserving Jenni Hermoso, who won the World Cup and stood up for women everywhere.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 18, 2024
Aaron Rodgers says AIDS was created by the U.S. government in the 1980s
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers offers a bizarre conspiracy theory about AIDS and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
By Jim Buzinski | April 17, 2024
Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia trans athlete ban – next stop, the Supreme Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rules the "Save Women's Sports Act" violates Title IX and trans athletes are protected by the law.
By Karleigh Webb | April 16, 2024