WNBA at 25: Why it matters to me
A fan’s perspective on why this league has survived and thrived.
By Karleigh Webb | May 14, 2021A fan’s perspective on why this league has survived and thrived.
By Karleigh Webb | May 14, 2021Coming off WNBA, FIBA EuroLeague and Russian Women’s Premier League championships, Breanna Stewart proposed to girlfriend and opponent Marta Xargay.
By Karleigh Webb | May 3, 2021The honor of hosting 2021’s very first in-person Pride night in the NBA since the pandemic began goes to the Phoenix Suns.
By Dawn Ennis | April 11, 2021Welts came out as gay in 2011, and proceeded to lead the Golden State Warriors through their most successful decade ever.
By Alex Reimer | April 8, 2021LGBTQ advocacy groups and LGBTQ fans are not satisfied with the league’s response to KD’s direct message beef with actor Michael Rapaport.
By Karleigh Webb | April 7, 2021The Triumph Awards, in partnership with NCLR, honor college basketball coach Layne Ingram, whose passion for basketball, trans rights and social justice make him a role model.
By Jim Buzinski | March 30, 2021The couple tied the knot last October to protect themselves in case Donald Trump got reelected.
By Alex Reimer | March 11, 2021After announcing that they identify as trans and non-binary, the WNBA star takes a very public step in her transition.
By Ken Schultz | January 29, 2021Filmmaker Nick Borenstein provides a fresh and likable take on the ‘gays in sports’ comedy archetype.
By Ken Schultz | January 27, 2021The WNBA champion says recognizing her identities as a bisexual and biracial woman brought her world together.
By Alex Reimer | January 25, 2021Powers will chair the esports behemoth’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force.
By Brian C. Bell | January 19, 2021Marco Lehmann has played pro basketball for 8 seasons and also plays on the national 3x3 team.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 15, 2021Matt Lynch, who came out in a viral essay last April, says there’s a lot more joy in his life.
By Alex Reimer | January 13, 2021Once a week, every week, Outsports’ managing editor selects big stories from the past 7 days of LGBTQ sports coverage.
By Dawn Ennis | January 9, 2021The 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, 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, 2020When Quadry Allen was outed to his family, his brothers in the Boston Gay Basketball League took him in.
By Alex Reimer | December 8, 2020