Month: November 2014

Buffalo is being pummeled by several feet of snow but that didn't deter Bills wide receiver Marquis Goodwin from posing in the snow. "This snow doesn't scare me," he posted on his Instagram account: This snow doesn’t scare me… A photo posted by Marquise Goodwin (@_marquisegoodwin) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:12am PST Now all […]

Jason Collins, the only openly gay man to play a regular season game in one of the big four sports leagues, is retiring. His legacy will be felt for generations.

Matt Schulte didn't want to be gay. That was the revelation the lifelong Kansas City Royals fan arrived at two months ago as his team — who is now also his employer — was fighting for a playoff spot. Despite sharing his sexual orientation with a couple close friends and family, Schulte felt shame for […]

Sir Ian McKellen poses with the lads as they promote their 2015 calendar.

The Walla Walla baseball team supports Chandler Whitney by appearing in the NOH8 campaign.

On the same day as the IOC says it wants to include protection for LGBT people, it releases a 9-minute video of Tom Daley in which it won't include the word "gay."

The boys (and girls) of Boston's gay flag football league at back at it again with another music video, this time of Taylor Swift's smash hit "Shake It Off." This follows on the heels of last year's riff on Britney Spears' "Work B**ch." What's not to like about a bunch of football players lip synching […]

Michael Sam, the openly gay defensive end, is acknowledged for the contribution of his coming out to society and sports.

Derrick Gordon is the first publicly out male athlete to play a game in NCAA Div. 1 football, baseball, basketball or hockey. He looked solid in UMass' first two wins of the season.

Broncos falling apart; Patriots look unbeatable; Cardinals keep winning; Troy Aikman's beard; Jordy Nelson's butt.

Max Lenox talks about being raised by two dads and playing basketball for Army. He also discusses his distaste for gay men who are flamboyant and wear pink.

L.A. Galaxy defender is having a stellar year and was rewarded with a contract extension.

Outsports looks back at 15 years of leading the charge in the media against anti-LGBT bias in sports.

Sports minister is less than reassuring about how gay fans will be treated at the event.

The NFL wants to work with LGBT-owned businesses to make Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco, with its rich gay history, as inclusive as possible.

Tina Hillman is the defending indoor and outdoor NCAA champion in the shot put at Iowa State. She is also pansexual, another color in the LGBT rainbow, dates people who happen to be male and female, and loves expressing her femininity in a masculine sport.

Michael Sam had 11 tackles and three sacks in the NFL preseason. Yet that still hasn't been enough to get the openly gay defensive end a spot on an NFL roster headed into week 11.

Austin Olivares can be himself and not worry about what people think.

Sanchez promises to go to Geno's and Pat's if the Eagles win, and he sticks to his word - even if it means supporting a racist, xenophobic business.

When he was in the closet, Anthony Nicodemo used Outsports as a resource for information and inspiration. Ultimately he found acceptance and a family. Today he is helping other people in the closet find strength.