Rainbow Laces: A small symbol making a big impact
Boxing title contender Kristen Fraser says Stonewall U.K.’s campaign is changing the conversation.
By Karleigh Webb | December 1, 2020Boxing title contender Kristen Fraser says Stonewall U.K.’s campaign is changing the conversation.
By Karleigh Webb | December 1, 2020Boosie’s comments on Dwyane Wade supporting his transgender daughter were rightfully questioned, but how Tyson did so came with its own frustrations.
By Brian C. Bell | November 3, 2020The two-time gold medalist will dance with another woman on this upcoming season of, “Strictly Come Dancing.”
By Alex Reimer | September 2, 2020Founder Martin Stark plans to hold the first World Gay Boxing Championships in Sydney, Australia in 2023 with a number of LGBTQ fight nights in the lead up.
By Brian C. Bell | August 11, 2020Middleweight James Hawley’s promoter dropped him because of his bigoted TikTok video. But he says he’s the real victim here, saying he has gay friends and a cousin.
By Dawn Ennis | July 26, 2020Pat Manuel completed a six-year transformative journey in 2018 by defeating super featherweight Hugo Aguilar.
By Brian C. Bell | June 21, 2020Three years after his historic coming out, Orlando Cruz made history again.
By Brian C. Bell | June 3, 2020From Jason Collins to Ireen Wust, Outsports is sharing 30 stories over 30 days, celebrating out athletes who made history.
By Dawn Ennis | June 2, 2020We love them, root for them, make movies about them, but what qualifies someone to be an “underdog”?
By Karleigh Webb | May 20, 2020The long-running boxing series touched on the impact of Cruz’s historic coming out and success on Telemundo.
By Brian C. Bell | May 15, 2020These are the essential films we picked, centered around sports, that will get you through the coronavirus crisis. Did we miss your favorite? Tell us in the comments!
By Dawn Ennis | April 6, 2020Great Britain’s April Hunter makes a statement for LGBTQ rights on social media while vacationing in The Maldives.
By Ken Schultz | February 6, 2020The first woman to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the ring steps down due to irreversible eye damage.
By Ken Schultz | November 6, 2019The British boxing champion is expected to face WWE’s Braun Strowman at WWE Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31.
By Brian C. Bell | October 11, 2019Each week, Outsports’ managing editor selects the heroes and goats from the past seven days of LGBTQ sports coverage.
By Dawn Ennis | October 5, 2019Transgender boxer Patricio Manuel makes history yet again, this time in a revealing Everlast campaign of boxing “trailblazers.”
By Daniel Villarreal | September 30, 2019When retired middleweight Olympic boxer Anthony Ogogo of England officiated his sister’s same-sex wedding, he was surprised by the homophobic blowback.
By Daniel Villarreal | September 10, 2019These LGBTQ sports films examine queerness and athletics issue through historic and fictional lenses.
By Daniel Villarreal | July 19, 2019Overcoming a number of obstacles following his transition, Manuel became the first professional male trans boxer ever to win a fight.
By Ken Schultz | June 27, 2019Gay boxer Anthony Ash proposed to his boyfriend in the ring to the delight of cheering fans.
By Daniel Villarreal | June 18, 2019