WWE’s mixed messaging on LGBTQ inclusion remains tiresome
WWE’s first out lesbian wrestler, Sonya Deville, appeared at a GLAAD event while the company prepared for its latest Saudi Arabia-hosted event.
By Brian C. Bell | June 23, 2019WWE’s first out lesbian wrestler, Sonya Deville, appeared at a GLAAD event while the company prepared for its latest Saudi Arabia-hosted event.
By Brian C. Bell | June 23, 2019The “$17 million man” remains vigilant years after becoming the first out gay former NBA player.
By Brian C. Bell | June 16, 2019Citing “cultural reasons,” South Korean OWL broadcast partners chose to not show OWL’s Pride Day festivities for the second year in a row.
By Brian C. Bell | June 14, 2019Dodgeball and esports take the Gay Games stage for the first time at Gay Games 11 Hong Kong 2022.
By Brian C. Bell | June 13, 2019The first out gay male athlete to play in a major pro sports league hasn’t retired from LGBTQ advocacy.
By Brian C. Bell | June 11, 2019“I’m sorry I hurt your feelings, but if you’re going to be in the wrestling business...people are going to say a lot worse things.”
By Brian C. Bell | June 10, 2019Every day of Pride month, Outsports is profiling an LGBTQ athlete whose life and achievements carry on the spirit of the Stonewall Uprising. Today’s is Roy Simmons.
By Brian C. Bell | June 5, 2019Dominique “SonicFox” McLean’s reclaimed his Skullgirls title but his Combo Breaker Mortal Kombat curse continues.
By Brian C. Bell | June 4, 2019The Madison Mallards ended their business relationship with Chick-fil-A over the company’s reputation for supporting anti-LGBTQ causes.
By Brian C. Bell | May 30, 2019AEW’s Nyla Rose made history as the first out trans woman ever signed to a full-time contract with a major wrestling promotion.
By Brian C. Bell | May 24, 2019FC Bayern raised awareness for LGBTQ inclusivity and gave the club’s seventh consecutive league championship victory a bit more flair.
By Brian C. Bell | May 22, 2019The head of the Chick-fil-A Foundation justified a million dollar donation to the FCA as “a much higher calling than any political or cultural war that’s being waged.”
By Brian C. Bell | May 19, 2019A new initiative to combat anti-gay chants and slurs in France’s soccer arenas launches on May 17, the International Day against Homophobia
By Brian C. Bell | May 15, 2019Discriminatory language, programming and business dealings bring WWE’s history of homophobia back to the surface
By Brian C. Bell | May 9, 2019Meghan Duggan, Brianne Jenner and Billie Jean King come out #ForTheGame in support of a women’s hockey boycott.
By Brian C. Bell | May 3, 2019