Outsports: The galactic leader in gay sports

Ben Cohen and It Gets Better's Stephanie Laffin Last week, about 20 different organizations came together at Nike World Headquarters to map...

By Pat Griffin, Helen Carroll & Cyd Zeigler Homophobia and transphobia are persistent problems in sport that have silenced gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes and coaches for much of...

In the 10 years the National Center for Lesbian Rights has had their sports project, they have accomplished a hell of a lot. In fact, their work is all over our 100 most important moments in LGBT...

NCAA begins commitment to opening sports to LGBT athletes

Updated Jan. 13, 10:55amPT After digging a little, it seems there's more to the story than was originally released about the pulled California bill that would ensure access to K-12 sports for...

Last day to vote! Every year we ask our readers to crown the Outsports 'Person of the Year.' Last year's honorees were Brian & Patrick Burke, who garnered over 60% of the vote! This year we have...

Updated: Nov. 28, 2011, 1:15pmPT The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance has settled a lawsuit brought by the National Center for Lesbian Rights on behalf of three players who were...

The NCAA has finally adopted an official policy opening the door for transgender athletes to compete during and after transition. The news comes after a groundbreaking transgender-athlete think...

Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Sports, 2001. The National Center for Lesbian Rights became the first national gay-rights organization to...

Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Various sports, 2009. Before Kye Allums came out, NCLR's Helen Carroll and It Takes A Team's Pat Griffin were...