Power 100

“I’m just trying to make it not as tough for the next generation,” says a basketball superstar on this list, along with executives with a Major League Baseball team and CBS, an NFL player and soccer legends.

“If we don’t fight for our community and ourselves, who will?” says a U.S. women’s soccer star on this list, along with an NBA executive, an Olympian and two WNBA head coaches.

“Sports has notoriously and publicly suffered from a lack of LGBTQ+ representation,” says an NBA exec on this list, along with people from MLB, ESPN and the NFL.

“I look the impact of integrating LGBTQ narratives into sports as my impact,” says a sports editor on this list, along with two former Olympians and people from the NBA, MMA, and a college sports.

“For the gay and lesbian community, there is more acceptance than even five years ago,” says a CBS Sports exec, on this list with a trans athlete and activist, a sports columnist and pro wrestler.

“When you do come into your workspace, you don’t want to feel hindered or like you’ve got to hide yourself,” says a WNBA star on the list, along with people from the NBA, UFC and wheelchair basketball.

A former NFL player who appeared in the Super Bowl is on this list, along with people from NBC, the Washington Post, MLS and WNBA.

“Since I have been completely out, I feel like I am on a victory tour with every conversation I have,” says a pro soccer exec on this list with people from the WNBA, NBC, CBS, ESPN and U.S. Ski and Snowboard.

“You must allow no one to make you feel ashamed of who you are,” says a pro referee on this list with an Olympian, a former NFL player and a high school basketball coach.

“Pride to me is authenticity. It’s honesty,” says an NFL executive, on this list with people from the NHL, PGA, WNBA and two Olympians.

Kloss and King earned the Outsports Power 100 top ranking for 2023 through their love, advocacy and business relationships.

The WNBA is the most represented league on the Outsports Power 100. The NBA has the most men’s sports execs.

Altenau is an Outsports Power 100 honoree for his work in the NHL and now in road racing.

Forman has worked behind the scenes to advance LGBTQ inclusion and is an Outsports Power 100 honoree.

With a wife, six kids and success with the Las Vegas Aces, Williams is an Outsports Power 100 honoree.

“It was kind of surreal for me to see other Orioles fans walking around with rainbow O’s caps,” Baltimore’s senior vice president, and Outsports Power 100 honoree, said.

The NFL’s senior vice president of labor finance has a job that touches every aspect of the league. She’s an Outsports Power 100 honoree.

The gay pro wrestler has built a platform to elevate other LGBTQ wrestlers. He’s an Outsports Power 100 honoree.