Month: March 2013

(This story was published in 2007). Sean Smith was the All-American boy. He was 6-foot-something, good-looking, grew up in Oklahoma, was a standout athlete, and even had a quintessentially American name. He had big hopes and dreams of standing atop a podium in Athens or Sydney as someone draped a gold medallion around his neck, […]

Basketball standout Zach Puchtel talks about his sexuality and his hopes of tackling the NFL

Ex-football star pledges $1 million to gay students

Before contracting HIV, John ran his first marathon; and he has kept running

(This story was published in 2006). Brian Paul Fell is a world-class sprinter. He ran track at UCLA and was a two-time national champion: in the 4×400-meter relay and the distance medley, in which he ran the 400-meter leg. He has qualified for and competed in three Olympic trials, most recently the trials for the […]

Adoptee looking for gay child of a pro football player

So How Come No Figure Skaters Are Out?

The defending national champion talks about what it is to be a champion, and the personal attacks on her star player, Brittney Griner

TNA wrestler apologizes on Twitter for calling fan a 'fag' several times in Chicago

Trans women's basketball player at Mission College gets primetime attention from Bryant Gumbel

In the LGBT sports movement, out athletes are often given less media attention and admiration than our straight allies

Anti-gay hate group will protest sports events in April

Marriage brief, spear-headed by Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo, draws more support in the sports world

Our photos of the week cover the gamut from rugby in Australia to football pro days to the start of the NCAA tournament. To see caption information, place your cursor anywhere on the photo.

ESPN The Magazine’s upcoming baseball preview issue asked 110 players anonymously about various issues. Among the findings, according to Buzzfeed: Asked “do you know of any gay players?” only 5% (six players) said yes. “Yes, but that’s as far as I want to go, even if this is anonymous,” said one National Leaguer. These kinds […]

Jarred Kennedy-Loving overcame 22 foster homes to become a successful gay runner at Bowdoin College in Maine, where he explores his racial and gender roles in a 'laxbro' culture.

Showing two opposing players on the 'kiss cam' sends a message that same-sex affection is bad and should stop, the fan writes in an open letter to the Jaguars owner Shahid Khan

It's Hard to See Discrimination in This Case

The San Francisco Bulls of the East Coast Hockey League, a AA minor league with 23 teams nationwide, has become the first to record a video for the You Can Play Project. The video was released ahead of a Bulls Pride Night this Saturday against the Stockton Thunder. Proceeds go to You Can Play and […]

Jose Estevez, an out runner for Boston College, and Patrick Burke of the You Can Play Project get a warm reception when they discuss homophobia in sports with the Blue Jays' minor and major leaguers.