awards
Outsports’ Karleigh Webb nominated for GLAAD Media Award for article on Pride Nights
Webb’s column on the refusal of some people to welcome the LGBT community to Pride Nights in sports continues to ring true.
Brittney Griner is Outsports 2022 Person of the Year
Griner’s detention in Russia and her eventual release was a flashpoint that revealed racism, sexism and homophobia.
Jake Caswell is Outsports 2022 Non-Binary Athlete of the Year
Caswell won the New York City Marathon’s non-binary division this year, clearing the way for non-binary runners to race with dignity.
Byron Perkins is Outsports 2022 Male Hero of the Year
Perkins, who plays defensive back for Hampton University, became the first gay football player to ever come out publicly at an HBCU.
Callan Chythlook-Sifsof is Outsports 2022 Female Hero of the Year
During the Winter Olympics, Chythlook-Sifsof alleged sexual misconduct by coach Peter Foley, who was investigated and lost his coaching job.
Lia Thomas and Iszac Henig are Outsports 2022 Transgender Athletes of the Year
The Ivy League swimmers were both at the center of one of the biggest stories in all of sport in 2022.
Queer Wrestling Index 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2022, Top 20
The 2022 QWI 200 closes with the top 20 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of the year.
Ireen Wüst is Outsports 2022 Female Athlete of the Year
The Dutch speedskater stands alone with five Olympic gold medals in five consecutive Games.
Queer Wrestling Index 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2022, #50-21
The 2022 QWI 200 reaches the top 50 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of the year.
Guillaume Cizeron is Outsports 2022 Male Athlete of the Year
Guillaume Cizeron, with ice dance partner Gabriella Papadakis, won Olympic and World Championship gold.
Queer Wrestling Index 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2022, #80-51
Day five of the 2022 QWI 200 delivers 30 more amazing LGBTQ pro wrestlers from around the world.
FIFA is Outsports 2022 Asshole of the Year
When it came to LGBTQ and human rights, the 2022 World Cup was an unmitigated disaster.
Queer Wrestling Index 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2022, #110-81
The 2022 QWI 200 resumes as the list cracks the top 100.
Queer Wrestling Index 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2022, #140-111
The 2022 QWI 200 continues as we near the top 100.
Queer Wrestling Index 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2022, #170-141
The celebration of LGBTQ pro wrestling continues with day two of the 2022 QWI 200.
Queer Wrestling Index 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2022, #200-171
Who are the top out LGBTQ pro wrestlers? It’s time for the 2022 Queer Wrestling Index 200!
University of South Florida creates LGBT athlete scholarship to support inclusion
A gay South Florida Bulls alumnus is championing the new LGBT-inclusion scholarship for athletes.
Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year, sparking praise and backlash
Lia Thomas is one of 577 nominees for the prestigious award.
Tom Daley rings in the new year by being named an OBE
With his latest honor, the Olympic champion reemphasizes his commitment to making Great Britain a better home for the LGBTQ community.
Outsports Person of the Year: Carl Nassib
Nassib made history by becoming the first active NFL player to come out as gay.
Outsports Female Athlete of the Year: Jonquel Jones
The undisputed WNBA MVP returned to the floor this year, and enjoyed the best season of her illustrious career.
Outsports Male Athletes of the Year: Tom Daley and Sir Lee Pearson
Britain’s most famous diver and most decorated dressage rider did LGBTQ sports fans proud at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Outsports Transgender Athlete Advocate of the Year: Alana McLaughlin
The MMA fighter seeks to continue Fallon Fox’s legacy, but also opened her first fight leaving a special legacy of her own.
Outsports Non-Binary Athlete of the Year: Quinn
An historic Olympic gold medal and powerful advocacy for trans and non-binary people make Quinn the first athlete to go back-to-back in Outsports Awards.
Outsports Assholes of the Year: People who intentionally misgender trans athletes
Willful misgendering. Deadnames in news articles. Professional transphobes are telling you who they are by weaponizing misgendering. Believe them.
Outsports Male Hero of the Year: Luke Prokop
The first active player under NHL contract to publicly come out shows that being LGBTQ is nothing to run away from.
Outsports Female Hero of the Year: Raven Saunders
Raven Saunders has been courageously herself while winning an Olympic silver medal and elevating others.
QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2021, Top 20
We’ve reached the end of the QWI 200, the top 20 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2021.
QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2021, #50-21
Day six of the 2021 QWI 200 breaks into the top 50 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of the year.
QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2021, #80-51
Day five of the QWI 200 delivers another 30 top LGBTQ pro wrestlers.
QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2021, #110-81
The QWI 200 cracks the top 100 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2021 on day four.
QWI 200: The best LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2021, rankings 140-111
The QWI 200, Outsports’ chronicle of the top 200 LGBTQ pro wrestlers of 2021, nears the halfway point.