Jason Collins raising money for only out gay men’s college basketball coach
Matt Lynch, in his first shot at a head coaching job, needs the money to build a program from scratch.
By Jim Buzinski | July 26, 2023West Virginia consequences for Bob Huggins get 1 thing right and 4 things wrong
Do the punishment, outreach and education fit Huggins’ repeated use of slurs and LGBTQ insults? Absolutely not.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 10, 2023Bob Huggins’ public comments were the most homophobic we’ve heard in sports since Tim Hardaway in 2007
Huggins knew the power of gay slurs and the potential career-ending repercussions. Inexplicably, he did it anyway.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 8, 2023
The number of out coaches in women’s college basketball has exploded. Why?
How marriage, social media and a few trailbazers opened the door to a slew of coaches being out.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 30, 2023Three of the women’s Elite 8 teams — Iowa, Maryland and Miami — have publicly out coaches
Not so long ago, it was hard to find any out LGBT coaches in NCAA college basketball.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 26, 2023
Katie Meier is out LGBT married coach of Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball
Meier will face off against Kim Mulkey, who reportedly told gay athletes to stay in the closet.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 25, 2023
Here are 21 LGBTQ college basketball players and 58 coaches who have been out while competing
The college basketball season is upon us, and we celebrate various LGBTQ players and coaches who have inspired others.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 17, 2023Baylor and Oral Roberts top the March Madness field when it comes to homophobia
The two religious universities have onerous histories when it comes to treating LGBTQ students with dignity.
By Alex Reimer | March 16, 2023New Mexico State cancels basketball season after sexual hazing allegations
A player accused three teammates of stripping him down and touching his private areas.
By Alex Reimer | February 13, 20232022
Women’s college basketball coach Becky Burke proposes to her girlfriend
The head coach at the University of Buffalo made a surprise proposal at practice.
By Jim Buzinski | December 20, 2022Matt Lynch is first out gay head coach in men’s college basketball
Lynch finalizes a deal at University of South Carolina Salkehatchie, a Division I junior college. He is excited to put his stamp on the program.
By Jim Buzinski | December 1, 2022Former Kentucky Wildcat, pro basketball player Isaac Humphries comes out as gay
Isaac Humphries also played 5 games for the Atlanta Hawks in 2019. He’s the latest pro athlete to come out as gay.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 15, 2022Trans basketball coach Layne Ingram discusses trans inclusion in sports on Dr. Phil
Dr Phil talks about trans inclusion in women’s sports on his episode this Friday.
By Karleigh Webb | October 6, 2022
Sedona Prince inspired a 14-year-old girl to come out as gay
Out gay college basketball star for the University of Oregon Sedona Prince, and the girl, met at the NCAA Women’s Final Four.
By Alex Reimer | April 4, 2022Shaheen Holloway coaching Seton Hall years after recruiting gay player Derrick Gordon
The now-former Saint Peter’s coach was reportedly instrumental in bringing the out gay player to Seton Hall.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 1, 2022LGBTQ basketball player Courtney Thrun thrives in Brandeis’s culture of acceptance
After feeling repressed in her hometown, Thrun finds the open environment she’d been looking for under out head coach Carol Simon.
By Ken Schultz | March 22, 2022Norfolk State men’s basketball SID is an out gay man, Thomas Wehner
Wehner said the Norfolk State Spartans basketball team welcomed him ‘with open arms.’
By Cyd Zeigler | March 17, 2022Baylor and BYU are in March Madness. They’ve also been named 2 of the worst schools for LGBTQ youth
Both universities own ignominious places on Campus Pride’s “Shame List.”
By Alex Reimer | March 16, 2022LGBTQ connections to every team in the women’s NCAA basketball tournament
Schools like Stanford, Texas and NC State, among others, have a history of out athletes, coaches and staff.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 16, 2022Here is an LGBTQ connection to all 68 teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament
March Madness includes schools with great LGBTQ records, and some that could use some work.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 14, 2022