Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day and 150 LGBT people in sports have come out since the last such day in 2016.
The diversity of sports and backgrounds is amazing but they all have one universal trait — the desire to be authentic, open and proud. “Be brave. Be proud. Be strong,” as one athlete said.
LGBT people in sports who have come out in the past year
Edward Calloway, track and field
Matthew Nelson, soccer referee
Shawn McLaughlin, volleyball coach
Johanna Larsson, tennis
Jace Anderson, track and field
Ryan Atkin, soccer referee
Pat Manuel, boxing
Susie Poore, track and field
Michael Mitchell, track and field
Sue Bird, basketball
Layne Ingram, basketball
Scott Frantz, college football
Zach Brookes, tennis
Warren Cohn, sports financial advisor
Clarence Pryor, swimming
Lex Clay, softball
Electra Viveros, basketball coach
Angela Viveros, basketball coach
Mack Beggs, wrestling
Kaig Lightner, soccer coach
Ryan Santana, baseball
Katalina Murrie, kayaker
Shawn Barber, Olympic pole vault
Cal Neikirk, track and field
Paul Messana, track and field
Nick Vucovich, track and field
Lucas White Moon, track and field
Laura Clemesha, netball
Josh Goyne, rodeo
Conny Perrin, tennis
Tara Moore, tennis
Dustin Kidby, curling
Darrion McAlister, college football
John Epping, curling
Adam McCabe, soccer
DJ Slifer, basketball coach
Izzy Allen, basketball
Mason Johnson, rugby
Mike Pasqualini, golf
Naomi Hong, golf
Alex Reimer, writer, talk show host
Brock McGillis, hockey
Nicholle Aston, basketball
Cheryl Lala, golf
Abi Liu, swimming
KR Liu, basketball
Johanna Larsson, tennis
Colin Jackson, Olympic track and field
Taylor Smith, pro soccer
Hayden Reidy, triathlon
Dominic Taverna, football referee
Isaac Reed III, track and field
James Harbaugh Jr., son of Michigan coach
Kennedy Lohman, swimming
Connor Lohman, swimming
Jarrin Williams, track and cross country coach
Katelyn Best, sportswriter
Lowell McNicholas, rowing coach
Lindsey Farrell, college soccer and lacrosse
Taylon Crume, soccer
Mark Johnson, baseball coach
Jenna Weiner, ultimate Frisbee
Madison Hall, shooting
Dave Doyle, sportswriter
Noel Guevara, Arizona Diamondbacks front office executive
Ryan O’Callaghan, NFL player
Austin Hodges, high school football
Axel Reed, swimming
Josh Velasquez, swimming
Dawson LaRance, track and field
Bryce Fehringer, swimming
Lars Egge, track coach
Ben Lindaman, track and field
Deon Fox, track and field
Preston Cope, powerlifting
Brian Vahaly, tennis
Brad Neumann, track and field
Justin Rabon, track and field
Nile Clark, tennis
Nick Nasser, rugby
Wyatt Pertuset, college football
Chris Hashemzadeh, high school football coach
Katie Sowers, NFL assistant coach
Jimmy Nuckolls, volleyball
Erik Pocock, high school athlete
Mike Brosseau, basketball
Brandon Rosolowski, football, wrestling, diving
Trevor Ritchie, curling
Nicholas Ramirez, cheerleading
Isaac Grivett, running
Keith Johnston, college band director
Liam Ball, wrestling
Philip Batler, track and field
Michael Castor, NFL front office
Jacob Jean, cheerleading
Matthew Greenfield, gymnastics
Michael Pavano, personal trainer
Grahm Schneider, track and field
Anthony Bowens, pro wrestling
Jesse Loera, wrestling
Felipe Oliveira, volleyball
Jennifer Emery, track and field
Etienne Aduya, football
Luke Marshall, swimming
Kylon Drones, track and field
Sarka Pancochova, snowboarding
Dylan Geick, wrestling
Tyler Joachim, running
Danny Watts, auto racing
Luke Zoesch, hunting
Andre Fraticelli, baseball
Kyle Kurdziolek, football
Nick Vallejo, surfing
Theresa Goh, swimming
Philippa York, cycling
Stephany Mayor, soccer
My-King Johnson, football
Colin Christiansen, softball coach
Xavier Colvin, college football
Joe Altenau, New Jersey Devils front office
Tony Nicolosi, track and field and cross-country
Max Showalter, diving
Stephen Kilroy, running
Ivan Dennis, archery
Oshin Derieuw, boxing
Zach Greenawalt, pole vault
Tony Covell, water polo
Evelien Bouilliart, skateboarding
Bradley Whitaker, lacrosse
Chase Boyle, track and field
Nick Bogar, volleyball
Jared Reynolds, running
Jesse Moore, swimming coach
Garrett White, cross-country
Andre Apodaca, college football
Quinten Hizey, wrestling coach
Emmonnie Henderson, track and field
Mike Nelson, swimming
Nattaphon Wangyot, track and field
Nick Cottrell, Milwaukee Bucks front office
Dylan Baker, high school football
Tyson Lusk, college sports administrator
Hugo Scheckter, English soccer executive
Elyse Villani, cricket
Sam Hunt, softball
Elias Rieland, soccer
Tiffany Moore, softball
Emily Easom, basketball
Alena Sharp, golf
Penny Cula-Reid, Australian Rules Football
Mia-Rae Clifford, Australian Rules Football
If you know someone who came out and is not on this list, drop us a line ([email protected]).
