LGBT Sports winners of the week
Each week, Outsports’ managing editor selects the winners, losers and hopefuls from the past 7 days of LGBTQ sports coverage. This holiday weekend, everybody’s a winner.
By Dawn Ennis | November 30, 2019Trans fitness model Carmen Carrera’s next step promotes trans inclusion
Transgender fitness model Carmen Carrera says, ‘We all feel the same burn.’
By Haley Videckis | November 29, 2019Overwhelming number of Premier League players celebrate inclusion with Rainbow Laces
The simple act of wearing Rainbow Laces makes a difference in helping the Premier League show its LGBTQ fans they’re welcome
By Ken Schultz | November 27, 2019Gay English soccer ref Ryan Atkin tells closeted athletes: ‘The culture is changing’
UK Referee Ryan Atkin is a trailblazer who says he is actively looking for gay athletes to come out when they’re ready.
By Dawn Ennis | November 27, 2019Robbie Rogers talks TV, family and the thrill and heartbreak of his Olympic experience
Robbie Rogers competed for the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He still feels the joy and heartbreak today.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 26, 2019Rainbow Laces take the pitch for inclusive sport
British sport adds rainbows to the sports week palette.
By Karleigh Webb | November 26, 2019Megan Rapinoe announces Sports Illustrated Kids’ 2019 Sportskid of the Year
Ally Sentnor of Massachusetts is SI Kids 2019 Sportskid of the Year, and her hero Megan Rapinoe is the one who told her she won.
By Dawn Ennis | November 25, 2019LGBTQ couple Kiera Hogan and Diamante make history with WOW tag team title victory
Under the names Fire and Adrenaline, the two became the first out LGBTQ couple to win tag team gold together.
By Brian C. Bell | November 25, 2019For gay swimmer Michael Gunning, coming out made him a better athlete and possible Olympian
Michael Gunning set a record for Jamaica just months after coming out as gay and may have set himself up for the Olympics.
By Jim Buzinski | November 25, 2019LGBT Sports winners, losers and hopefuls of the week
Each week, Outsports’ managing editor selects the heroes and goats from the past 7 days of LGBTQ sports coverage. This week, we’re including hopefuls.
By Dawn Ennis | November 23, 2019Trans racer looks to break barriers at 24 Hours of Le Mans
After joining the Rainbow Laces campaign, Charlie Martin attempts to become the first trans athlete to compete at the famous endurance race.
By Ken Schultz | November 22, 2019Gay UCLA softball assistant coach Kirk Walker named head coach of California Commotion
The out assistant coach of the reigning NCAA champion UCLA Bruins will stay on at the university as he takes the reins of the newest National Pro Fastpitch club.
By Dawn Ennis | November 22, 2019It’s time for Jerry Smith to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jerry Smith held an NFL scoring record for 27 years. He has been largely ignored by the Hall Of Fame. 2020 is the year to correct that.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 22, 2019Caster Semenya speaks out in newest Nike web feature
Dominant and maligned, the South African Olympic champion tells her personal story in a new video on YouTube.
By Karleigh Webb | November 21, 2019Gay college runner realized he could make a difference for LGBTQ athletes without being perfect
Nicholas Turco is living authentically as a gay athlete after realizing he no longer had to live up to his idea of being perfect.
By Nicholas Turco | November 21, 2019New poll on transgender athlete inclusion attempts to hide its own anti-trans bias
A new poll appears to reveal a majority of the public does not approve of trans athlete inclusion, but a look at its questions reveals repeated use of transphobic code words.
By Ken Schultz | November 20, 2019Gay soccer player Sam Johnson’s college career ends, defined by legacy of advocacy
“Soccer’s always been great... but I would say that the experiences I’ve had as a result of being an out athlete ... have been more rewarding to me.”
By Brian C. Bell | November 20, 2019What the Transgender Day of Remembrance means to me
Around the world, trans people and their allies will honor the hundreds of lives lost to violence and hatred in the past year.
By Dawn Ennis | November 20, 2019Gay Missouri college volleyball coach named conference coach of the year
Coleman Lee and his husband Garrett Case have had a successful first season coaching together in Missouri.
By Jim Buzinski | November 20, 2019Hard knock love: Kiera Hogan and Diamante square off for first time
The romantic partners delivered a hard-hitting affair during Saturday’s Ladies Night Out 8 event.
By Brian C. Bell | November 20, 2019