Month: June 2013

Voting is still open for the Best Bowler Award. Brittney Griner also nominated for two awards this year.

NBA free agency begins Monday, and there are several potential landing spots

The fight for marriage equality and the LGBT sports movement are both finding success together

With so many familiar faces, it would be a great spot for him to land. Though Chris Broussard was quick to dampen the mood.

Marques Sullivan and Reggie Smith may be joined by others

Freshman Pa. State Rep. Brian Sims, the first openly gay legislator in the state, will introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania. This comes after an anti-gay marriage legislator stopped Sims from speaking on the House floor on the issue in Harrisburg because he would have offended "God's law." Sims and state Rep. […]

"Find someone you can speak to about what you're feeling inside" is fantastic advice

The Chicago Sky player will march in her first Pride parade this weekend in the windy city

Game against the NY Liberty Friday is "Pride Night." Team will participate in Pride parade Sunday.

The two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that advanced the rights of same sex couples to marry put into clearer focus the fact that major sports remain the final closet in American society. Gay marriage is still illegal in 37 states despite the Court action, but the writing is on the wall. Within two decades (if […]

The nation's only LGBT-athlete network is growing fast

Action is first by a Major League Baseball team and comes during Seattle's pride parade.

Taking down the tesosterone and bone-density myths used to attack trans athletes

Athletes, sports media celebrate the end of the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8

Windy City Times introduces us to an athlete who has been living out and proud for 15 years

Our latest roundup of media coverage of gay sports includes Martina Navratilova on gay tennis players; Chris Kluwe and his new book; Charles Barkley; and the founder of a gay sports wesbite. Gay male players hide in the closet, say Martina Navratilova | Mail OnlineTennis great Martina Navratilova, 56, says gay men still feel oppressed […]

Nielsen survey finds sports engagement of gay, lesbians higher than population as a whole.

The league brings various resources to the ground-breaking youth camp

Former NFL defensive lineman Chidi Ahanotu, who played most of his 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, says that if a player came out openly as gay, opponents would deliberately try to injure him. In an interview with Thomas Kaunzner of SportsBlog.com, Ahanotu was asked how an openly gay player would be treated: Opposing […]

Matthew Simmons wears his Marine uniform and a swimsuit to claim the title.