Out figure skater Amber Glenn wins silver
Sports Equality’s new weekly wrap-up video tells the story of bisexual/pansexual figure skater Amber Glenn, who won the silver medal in the finals of the Ladies Competition.
By Dawn Ennis | January 24, 2021LGBTQ Sports winners and losers for this new era
Events on the world stage have overshadowed these last seven days of LGBTQ sports.
By Dawn Ennis | January 23, 2021Hank Aaron embodied what athletes endured to fight for a better world
Aaron will forever be associated with home runs and social justice. When those two worlds collided, with society at its ugliest, he persevered and emerged a hero.
By Ken Schultz | January 23, 2021
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell issued an apology for making anti-gay remark in college
Dan Campbell’s comments, years before he coached the Detroit Lions, were first unearthed by a reporter with a history of homophobic tweets.
By Alex Reimer | January 22, 2021TGIF Huddle for Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBTQ sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | January 22, 2021Bobby Jones came out, stood out and spoke out for trans inclusion
A soccer-mad trans teen in soccer-mad Seattle made one of the great plays in sports in 2020 by pushing a youth league to become more open.
By Karleigh Webb | January 22, 2021President Biden’s pro-gay rights executive order offers federal support for trans athletes
On day one of his presidency, Joe Biden clarifies that the Supreme Court’s anti-discrimination ruling allows trans athletes to compete according to their gender identity.
By Ken Schultz | January 22, 2021Out LGBTQ athletes join Sports Equality TikTok campaign
Sports Equality Foundation launched a TikTok account in partnership with Outsports to encourage LGBTQ athletes to be their true and authentic selves.
By Dawn Ennis | January 22, 2021What does it mean to be queer? Let these college athletes explain
Young LGBTQ athletes are reclaiming the word “queer,” and pushing back against labels.
By Alex Reimer | January 21, 2021The Huddle for Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBTQ sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | January 21, 2021
These 39 current NFL players have all played with an out gay teammate
NFL players on 22 of the league's teams have already had an out gay teammate, including six players with the Arizona Cardinals.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 21, 2021Gay former Olympian Colin Jackson turned down dancing with same-sex partner on hit British show
Jackson says he “gets on better” with women.
By Alex Reimer | January 20, 2021It’s Inauguration Day and this is The Huddle
The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBTQ sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | January 20, 2021Out wrestler Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz win Impact Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team titles
Hogan and Steelz’s victory makes them the first to hold Impact’s women’s tag team titles in nearly eight years.
By Brian C. Bell | January 20, 2021A Letter To President Biden
A transgender American’s challenge to, and hopes for, the new administration in Washington, D.C.
By Karleigh Webb | January 20, 2021
Mets firing GM Jared Porter is good for MLB and for all women
Sexual harassment has no place in baseball or any workplace, and believe me: if queer women want to see your dick pics, we’ll ask.
By Dawn Ennis | January 19, 2021Your Tuesday Huddle for Jan. 19, 2021
The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBTQ sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | January 19, 2021Ralph Lauren dropping Justin Thomas isn’t ‘cancel culture,’ but it’s also not a solution
The iconic fashion brand cut ties with Thomas after he dropped an anti-gay slur at a PGA Event.
By Alex Reimer | January 19, 2021Montana’s anti-trans bill faces staunch opposition in hearing
The ACLU helped lead the opposition to HB112, which has been dubbed a ‘carbon copy’ of Idaho’s anti-trans legislation.
By Karleigh Webb | January 19, 2021
Hig Roberts says life is ‘gentler and easier’ since coming out as gay last month
‘I’m breathing again,’ skier Hig Roberts says of his newly out life and the widespread acceptance he’s seen.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 19, 2021