Month: June 2013

Two weeks ago, the Saunders High School basketball coach with a big heart could have never imaged he would tell his team and principal that he's gay.

"I wouldn’t give a shit if any of my teammates were gay," says the rugby star.

Telling athletes they cannot live out their dreams because of Russia's LGBT rights issues would be a black eye on any nation

The former high school and college football player thinks a gay teammate would have been able to make it in his Louisville locker room.

This week's offerings include soccer, swimming, college baseball, rugby, NFL minicamps and Italian soccer players at the beach.

The gamble that brought Rogers back to Major League Soccer will be best evaluated 18 months from now. But round one went to the Chicago Fire.

Over a hundred attendees created a half-dozen projects to focus the movement over the next year. Jason Collins made a surprise visit.

Every time a gay athlete comes out publicly, there is an inevitable chorus of “who cares?” from many fans and some in the media. Why do gays need to flaunt their sexual orientation, I couldn’t care less, focus on sports, the cry goes. Comment threads, talk radio, Twitter and Facebook are replete with such examples. […]

Attending a Diamondbacks-Yankees game in April convinced Griner to stick with the iconic jersey number

The Giants, 49ers, Raiders, Warriors, Athletics, Sharks and Earthquakes come together with Comcast SportsNet to produce an LGBT-inclusive PSA

While no gay athlete has felt comfortable coming out in Arians' locker room, it's all the fans' fault.

Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., is the first school in the Northeast Conference to produce a video for the You Can Play Project and enlisted coaches, athletes and administrators from 11 sports, including players from the football and men's basketball teams. Sociology teacher Judith McDonnell sent Outsports this background on the video: "It was planned […]

The openly gay pro soccer player sits down with MTV ACT at the Gay & Lesbian Center

Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis announced he is engaged to his boyfriend of a year, paralegal Johnny Chaillot, 52. The two will marry this fall, with the date to be determined. Louganis broke the news to People: "I finally met my soul mate – the more I fall in love with Johnny, the more I […]

Mark your calendars for June 25 and Aug. 27

Baer talks with The Last Closet about why and how the Giants have been such pioneers

The symposium has not addressed the issue in seven years

Outsports included with others like Tom Waddell, Martina Navratilova, Renee Richards and Jason Collins

Big thrill to hear the gay NBA trailblazer digs our stuff

The group that runs high school sports in Nebraska has established a policy allowing for transgender athletes to compete on sports teams. The Nebraska School Activities Association established the policy to get ahead of the issue since there have been no requests as yet from transgender athletes. From the Lincoln Journal Star: The policy, which […]