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Athletes and fans from around the world discussed LGBTQ sports, partied and paraded in West Hollywood for Outsports Pride 2019.

The “$17 million man” remains vigilant years after becoming the first out gay former NBA player.

Brad Thorson’s Kalamos Care box wants to combat the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections.

Dave Kopay came out as a gay player in the NFL and became the father of the LGBTQ sports movement.

The first out gay male athlete to play in a major pro sports league hasn’t retired from LGBTQ advocacy.

“I’m sorry I hurt your feelings, but if you’re going to be in the wrestling business...people are going to say a lot worse things.”

Gay football player Esera Tuaolo came out after a successful NFL career, but his pro-LGBTQ work was just getting started.

Every day of Pride month, Outsports is profiling an LGBTQ athlete whose life and achievements carry on the spirit of the Stonewall Uprising. Today’s is Roy Simmons.

Dominique “SonicFox” McLean’s reclaimed his Skullgirls title but his Combo Breaker Mortal Kombat curse continues.

A recording of the first openly gay NFL player to be drafted makes his feelings clear.

Who stood out this year in the the world of LGBTQ sports?

Who stood out this year in the the world of LGBTQ sports?

Total acceptance in the locker room for James Bourdeau.

The soccer star is linked with a kickboxer, but it's more likely two bros having fun.

The Chicago Gay Hall of Fame is inducting 15 new members this year, including two for their work in the Chicago gay sports world: Bob Gammie, 84, an active organizer and fundraiser since 1949, for his many years of community service, including being one of the first organizers of gay activities in non-bar settings, in […]

U.S. bobsledder Steve Holcomb and his four-man team captured a lot of attention by winning a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. Holcomb also turned a lot of heads in the bear community, which left Holcomb flattered by the attention. Rafael McDonnell, a member of the Dallas Bears, wrote a terrific piece for the Dallas […]

The Winter Olympic games have come to a close, and I got to thinking about Pride House today. How was it? How did they do? Did it have the impact the organizers said it would? We heard bits and pieces about “great parties” and a “fun space,” but we heard of only one Winter Olympian […]

It seems the president and CEO of the Vancouver Olympics, Philip Steenkamp, is a gay man. From an OutQ News report of an Olympic reception for gays in Vancouver: The speaker was none other than Philip Steenkamp, president and CEO of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games. It seems the president and CEO of the […]

Elsewhere on Outsports, we have an update on the PRIDE House being established at the Whistler resort for the Olympics. PRIDE House is the brainstorm of Dean Nelson, who organizes gay ski week at the Whistler Resort. The space inside a hotel is modeled after similar houses for athletes of various nationalities; there is a […]

Outsports’ hetero % Via Deadspin I came across this silly yet addicting application from Stockholm Pride that analyzes a Twitter name and determines how heterosexual the person is based on certain keywords in their feeds. At least in Outsports' case, it's pretty accurate — we are listed as being 1% hetero. I was a bit […]