Year: 2014

Hitzlsperger also played in Germany's Bundesliga and becomes one of the very few European soccer players to come out.

Inspired by British diver Tom Daley saying he was dating a man, champion Brazilian diver Ian Matos has come out publicly as gay in an interview with the newspaper Correio. Must Reads 77 athletes who came out in 2013 Outsports Must Reads 77 athletes who came out in 2013 "From a young age, I knew […]

What the Saunders boys basketball team wearing supportive T-shirts meant to their gay coach on opening day.

The University of Miami Hurricanes make powerful, inclusive You Can Play video

German slalom skier Felix Neureuther criticized Russia for its human rights record and for passing anti-gay laws after he won an event in Italy. The skier even joked that he would "pretend that I'm gay" as a protest. "I said that I was concerned about the human rights situation in Russia, that everything was not […]

Giants star wide receiver Victor Cruz visits with gay bullied teen Joey Kemmerling and talks about their shared experiences as bullied teens.

Zeke talks with Michael Musto about the state of the NBA and coming out to his Hall of Fame dad

The boxer makes comments on Celebrity Big Brother UK

The Minnesota Vikings have hired two big-time lawyers in Minnesota to perform an independent investigation into allegations by former punter Chris Kluwe that he was released for his pro-gay stances and that a coach made terribly evil anti-gay comments. This is great news and shows the team (and in all likelihood the NFL itself) is […]

Kluwe tells Outsports he never had any problems with any teammates, and that Priefer's self defense is laffable

Innocent speculation is one thing, but the attempted outing last week of Packers QB Aaron Rodgers does all harm and no good.

We're not sure Baltimore wide receiver Torrey Smith should be taken to task over the use of a word we hear all the time. Is "queen" even a slur?

The Vikings have released this statement claiming they did not release Chris Kluwe due to his LGBT activism as he claimed in a Deadspin article: The Minnesota Vikings were made aware of Chris Kluwe’s allegations for the first time today. We take them very seriously and will thoroughly review this matter. As an organization, the […]

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe said he believes he was cut by the team for his activism on behalf of same-sex marriage. He said his chief antagonist was special teams coach Mike Priefer, who Kluwe said repeatedly made homophobic comments. In a lengthy article for Deadspin, "I Was An NFL Player Until I Was […]

Punter Chris Kluwe claims he was cut by the Minnesota Vikings for his gay activism. The Vikings disagree.