Good morning and welcome to The Huddle for today, October 20, 2020. It’s Tuesday.
Your need to read time today is 90-seconds, as usual.
This Morning’s Outsports Headlines:
College basketball player comes out and feels a sense of liberation and pride
The 2020 World Series: A match between two exemplary LGBTQ-friendly teams
Celebrating LGBTQ sports history: The only MLB team with players who have come out as gay
Coming soon to outsports.com: AN OUTSPORTS EXCLUSIVE STORY! It’s so big, I can’t tell you what it’s about! Check in with us later this afternoon!
In other LGBT Sports news…
Fed Trans Athletes Fight Officially Over in New Haven, Conn.: “New Haven Public Schools have a much-contested $3 million in hand, officially ending the fight between the city and the federal government over the rights of transgender athletes.”
Homophobia continues to be stumbling block for queers in sports
Also new this morning…
World Series predictions from those who know their team best
Chiefs rearranged offensive line dominates the Bills
No winners, only losers in the Cowboys shockingly bad loss to the Cardinals
The Champions League Has Something Different This Year: A Bunch of Americans
OutShouts:
LGBTQ youth advocate and educator Micah Porter shared this link in the GO! SPACE group on Facebook: the 2020 Campus Pride BEST OF THE BEST LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities. Click here to see if your alma mater or the college of your choice made the list!
If you’re an LGBTQ person in sports looking to connect with others in the community, head over to GO! SPACE to meet and interact with other LGBTQ athletes, or to Equality Coaching Alliance to find other coaches, administrators and other non-athletes in sports.
Highlights from Social Media:
Teen trans bodybuilder Alex Tilinca shows off his 70-pound success story (he says his secret is gyros!):
Josh J. Cox of England shares an important message that everybody should RT;
100% as a gay man and part of the #LGBTQIAfamily I support all that is included and I am against anyone who tries to suppress people. #LGBT #LGBTQ #gay #lesbian #bi #trans https://t.co/L3Rh94J2tP
— Josh_J_Cox ❤️ #blacklivesmatter #gay 💜 (@Josh_J_Cox) October 20, 2020
Alexander shows us how flexible he is using the hashtag #gayathletes on Instagram:
If you want your social media post to be included here, or to share one showcasing LGBTQ sports, email us the link at [email protected] or tag @Outsports on Instagram or Twitter!
Podcast Du Jour
Nearly every day of the week, Outsports has a new podcast for your enjoyment. Today, D.Gil returns with a fresh brew of The GAMEDAY TEA. The disappointed Braves fan talks about six reasons why we stay in bad relationships to explain why we can never just quite give up on our favorite teams. Listen here:
This and all Outsports podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and on every platform where you find Outsports!
Today’s Sports Calendar
MLB World Series: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at 8:11 p.m. EDT on FOX
SOCCER:
Click here for ESPN’s schedule of soccer action today.
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