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Landon Driggers is an all-American swimmer at the University of Tennessee who is now training for the Team USA Olympic Trials.
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Natasha Cloud returned to her hometown of Philadelphia to take part in the 76ers Pride Night and did something she'd seen for years.
By Shelby Weldon | April 16, 2024
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Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle, announced their big news on Instagram. Could the baby come early, for Pride Month?
By Cyd Zeigler | April 15, 2024
NBA puts logo of anti-gay government’s airline on its referees, including two who are gay and trans
Bill Kennedy and Che Flores are gay and trans NBA referees. The NBA has put Emirates patches on them despite anti-gay laws.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 14, 2024
Tom Daley discovers his mom initially thought he was setting Lance Black up with her
On a new podcast interview, Daley shares a cute new detail about why his mom assumed he was talking up his boyfriend before she learned he was gay.
By Ken Schultz | April 12, 2024
Tifanny Abreu faces do-or-die playoff match Friday
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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
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
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
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
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
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, 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