In 2017, Katie Sowers came out publicly on Outsports as a lesbian, the first openly gay coach in NFL history.
In the 2019 season, she became the first female and first out coach in the Super Bowl.
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With the WNBA Draft upon us, so many people will make life-changing choices. Here are some of the LGBTQ coaches, like Becky Hammon, in the conversation.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 15, 2024South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and Iowa coach Lisa Bluder gave very different answers to Final Four questions about trans athletes.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 6, 2024After 19 years with the Hurricanes, Katie Meier finished with 368 wins and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances. A Miami coaching legend.
By Ken Schultz | March 21, 2024Curt Miller is one of the very few publicly out male coaches in professional sports. He's found success in the WNB
By Shelby Weldon | March 20, 2024Matt Lynch had to build his program in South Carolina from scratch and he and his team have thrived and will finish with a winning record. By the way, he's gay.
By Jim Buzinski | March 6, 2024Should Alastair Clarkson lose his job? Absolutely not! Yet slurs have consequences, and repeated issues should draw serious attention.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 5, 2024Gold Coast Suns’ Wil Powell used a homophobic insult towards an opponent. It’s the third such incident in Australia’s top sports league so far this season.
By Jon Holmes | May 9, 2024Cody Galloway competes in a unique form of MMA called Pankration. He talks about overcoming the odds just to get into the ring.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 8, 2024The Liga MX is the latest men's professional football league to use LGBTQ colors to combat anti-gay slurs. But fan reaction has been overwhelmingly negative.
By Jon Holmes | May 8, 2024Morgan and Jetta will wrestle their retirement match at Pro Wrestling EVE's June 7 event.
By Brian C. Bell | May 8, 2024Payton Pritchard is the latest athlete defying what have been conventional norms and wearing what makes him perform and feel better.
By Jim Buzinski | May 7, 2024Deta Hedman is a longtime fixture in the women's sports category. She is refusing to compete against trans women in the female category.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 7, 2024Following Jeremy Finlayson's suspension, East Perth's Sam Van Diemen becomes the latest footballer to drop an anti-gay slur on the field.
By Ken Schultz | May 7, 2024As founder and chair of Kop Outs!, Paul Amann has also made a major impact at one of the world’s best-supported soccer clubs.
By Jon Holmes | May 7, 2024It's official! Tom Daley will be competing with Noah Williamson for Team GB in synchro diving at the Paris Summer Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 6, 2024Sprinter Sadie Schreiner is among the fastest in NCAA Division III. She could be the first trans national champ in her sport since CeCé Telfer
By Karleigh Webb | May 6, 2024Tom Brady was the center of a roast on Netflix that celebrated the New England Patriots quarterback with some 'gay' jokes.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 6, 2024Queer athlete Evy Leibfarth will represent Team USA at her second Olympic Games this summer, this time in kayak cross.
By Shelby Weldon | May 6, 2024