Michael Sam is playing for the Montreal Allouettes of the Canadian Football League this season.
Score weekly updates
Your go-to newsletter for LGBTQ sports scoops and major plays.
Michael Sam in the Canadian Football League
More in NFL
Carl Nassib, NFL’s first out gay player, announces Cleveland Browns draft pick
Nassib teamed up with Peggy Rajski from The Trevor Project to announce Cleveland's second round pick.
By Jim Buzinski | April 26, 2024
These old NFL Draft scouting reports read like hot gay Grindr profiles, and you’ll agree
There was a time when NFL scouts used detailed language to describe prospects' bodies that rivaled any gay personal ad on Grindr.
By Jim Buzinski | April 25, 2024
Meet the only out gay player in the 2024 NFL Draft, Byron Perkins
Byron Perkins was a standout football player and person for Hampton. He is only the 3rd out gay player in the NFL Draft and hopes for a spot.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 25, 2024
When will an all-female referee crew officiate an NFL game?
With the NFL hiring Karina Tovar as its 4th on-field female referee, the next question is when will the league have an all-women crew.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 23, 2024
10 gay or bi players have been NFL draft picks, two in the first round
In NFL history, there have been 10 players drafted who were openly gay or bisexual, but only one who was out at the time he was drafted.
By Jim Buzinski | April 23, 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, 2024Latest Articles on Outsports
NCAA expected to bar trans women from 6 sports in 2024-25
A number of sports across the NCAA would still be inclusive of trans athletes, at least for now. The NCAA is still reviewing its policy.
By Karleigh Webb | April 26, 2024
This gay world champion will be headed to Paris this summer now out and proud
Nikki Ayers wasn’t always confident to speak up in sport for LGBTQ people like her. In Lesbian Visibility Week, she talks to Outsports about finding her voice.
By Jon Holmes | April 26, 2024
San Francisco Giants’ Camilo Doval unveils a closer entrance worthy of the ‘Drag Race’ crown
The best closers in MLB turn a ballpark into a dance club.Plus: Joey Votto's Swiftie cred and Thirst Trap of the Week.
By Ken Schultz | April 26, 2024
NCAA caught between a lawsuit and a hard place on trans-athlete inclusion
The leaders of the NCAA are caught in a crossfire of views on trans rights and sports. Will they decide to make a policy move?
By Karleigh Webb | April 25, 2024
Heath Thorpe is one win away from the Paris Summer Olympics
Heath Thorpe may be the Johnny Weir of gymnastics, an out gay athlete who focuses on artistry. And yes, he's super athletic too.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 25, 2024
Female sports, male jock journos and ‘Blithering Idiot Syndrome’
Gregg Doyel made a fool of himself in his first press conference with Caitlin Clark, referring to the Indiana player as 'that' and 'it.'
By Patti Dawn Swansson | April 25, 2024
Former umpire sues MLB, says he was fired after complaining about homophobic harassment from female umpire
Major League Baseball is being sued by Brandon Cooper, a former umpire, who is bisexual, who says a fellow umpire harassed him, which ultimately led to his firing.
By Jim Buzinski and Cyd Zeigler | April 24, 2024
Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr.: NBA players have sex with ‘dudes’ and trans women
Michael Porter Jr. said NBA players have wild sexual fantasies including other men. The Denver Nuggets forward spills the tea.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 24, 2024
Are gay footballers about to come out as a group? Here’s what we know.
Ahead of its May 17 target, talk of a project encouraging gay footballers in pro leagues to come out is picking up steam.
By Jon Holmes | April 24, 2024
Activists against trans athletes protest middle schooler
Becky Pepper-Jackson was affirmed in court, is a middle-school county champ, and was picked on by adults for being who she is.
By Karleigh Webb | April 23, 2024
Why gay athlete kissing his boyfriend after qualifying for Olympics was ‘a powerful thing’
Sport climber Campbell Harrison says the reaction to his celebratory kiss shows 'a lot of people aren’t used to seeing it just displayed as normal.'
By Jon Holmes | April 22, 2024
Gay gymnast Sam Phillips wears Pride pin at NCAA’s to show visibility for LGBTQ athletes
Phillips wore the Pride pin while taking home two All-American gymnastics honors at the NCAA championships.
By Jim Buzinski | April 22, 2024