Outsports Female Hero of the Year: Natasha Cloud
The WNBA champion opted out of the WNBA bubble, and made an indelible impact on athlete activism. Our other honoree is an out athlete who became a doctor.
By Alex Reimer | December 29, 2020The WNBA champion opted out of the WNBA bubble, and made an indelible impact on athlete activism. Our other honoree is an out athlete who became a doctor.
By Alex Reimer | December 29, 2020Quinn came out as non-binary transgender in September 2020. The WNBA’s Layshia Clarendon is our other honoree.
By Dawn Ennis | December 27, 2020The LGBTQ triple jumper set a world record and is the first Venezuelan to be named World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year. Sue Bird and Nyla Rose are our other honorees.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 27, 2020The Clarendons announced the birth of their child on Christmas Day.
By Shelby Weldon | December 25, 2020When the boy’s mom tweeted none of their family members reached out, Clarendon offered her support.
By Alex Reimer | December 21, 2020Gordon says the incident happened during a game Thursday. He’s currently playing professional basketball in Cyprus.
By Alex Reimer | December 11, 2020On Instagram, New York Liberty guard Layshia Clarendon wrote that a friend helped them see that ‘You can be trans and non binary, genderqueer and so much more.’
By Dawn Ennis | December 10, 2020When Quadry Allen was outed to his family, his brothers in the Boston Gay Basketball League took him in.
By Alex Reimer | December 8, 2020SI selecting Breanna Stewart as the face of the WNBA’s activism in 2020 is not a good look.
By Karleigh Webb | December 7, 2020Sportswriters unhappy with the choice not to name a Black WNBA player are speaking out. Sports Illustrated’s top editor explains to Outsports why he stands by the selection of Breanna Stewart.
By Dawn Ennis | December 7, 2020Dave Kopay is the latest retired gay male athlete to ask why there aren’t more openly gay players in elite team sports.
By Alex Reimer | December 4, 2020Cloud, Packer and Lynch were honored for their advocacy in multiple cultural causes.
By Brian C. Bell | December 2, 2020Swish Appeal reports WNBA owners generally lean Democratic. But can the political activism of WNBA players be just as impactful as the high-dollar donations of team owners?
By Outsports | November 30, 2020Out lesbian Doshia Woods completed her first season as a head coach in NCAAW Division I.
By Dawn Ennis | November 26, 2020In a new promotion, Robbie Rogers and Greg Berlanti become the latest LGBTQ athlete family to be embraced by Madison Avenue.
By Ken Schultz | November 20, 2020After not visiting The White House following 2019 championships, Rapinoe and Cloud ask President-elect Biden for a do over.
By Ken Schultz | November 13, 2020The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | November 10, 2020If this can happen, maybe the rest of 2020 won’t suck so bad afterall. Still... there are questions about their timing.
By Dawn Ennis | October 30, 2020The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | October 28, 2020Kelly McNiff originally bonded with her wife over basketball. Their relationship eventually grew to include everything else.
By Alex Reimer | October 27, 2020