Most out LGBTQ athletes say their teammates ‘never’ targeted them with slurs, study shows
LGBTQ athletes report hearing anti-LGBTQ language from a minority of teammates, though it’s still too many.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 13, 2021LGBTQ athletes report hearing anti-LGBTQ language from a minority of teammates, though it’s still too many.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 13, 2021For years out LGBTQ athletes have talked about receiving support from teammates. Now we have the proof.
By Eric Anderson, PhD | October 7, 2021A new study by Outsports, Univ. of Winchester and Sports Equality Foundation shatters perceptions of LGBTQ hate in sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 4, 2021Myth making, policy making and never the twain should meet.
By Karleigh Webb | September 24, 2021Benet Academy originally rescinded Amanda Kammes’ job offer when administrators learned she was gay.
By Alex Reimer | September 22, 2021Free resources are here for athletes, coaches and administrators looking to build LGBTQ acceptance in high school sports.
By Micah Porter | September 10, 2021Two years after being outed, Jake Streder is reclaiming his story.
By Alex Reimer | September 7, 2021Inoke Tonga says school administrators told him he was a danger to children.
By Alex Reimer | August 23, 2021One tweet called Pride ‘Mental Disorder Month.’ School administrators have ignored requests to talk.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 15, 2021Starting Pride month by restricting transgender athletes is spiking the ball in the face of the LGBTQ community.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 9, 2021An inside look at Monday’s appeal hearing, which opened a week in which inclusion won two legislative fights, in Kansas and Louisiana.
By Karleigh Webb | May 6, 2021If we’re going to end trans-athlete bans any time soon, a more likely solution includes some transition for competitive sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 8, 2021For the past two months, Outsports has been investigating claims by the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group and counter-claims by advocates for trans inclusion. Here’s what we found.
By Ken Schultz | April 5, 2021Across the country this week, straight allies have courageously stood up for transgender rights.
By Alex Reimer | March 19, 2021After a long and successful career in politics and comedy, Tom Ammiano finally receives a varsity track letter he earned with a 1958 victory.
By Ken Schultz | March 3, 2021Collegiate wrestler Mack Beggs tag teams with a Kansas healthcare provider to build national networks of advocacy and resistance.
By Karleigh Webb | February 20, 2021Dwight Richardson endured a prank with a noose before taking charge and becoming a top-level swimmer.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 18, 2021A new survey studies the experiences of LGBTQ athletes who have been out on high school or college teams.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 17, 2021Ben Quinn has thrived as an openly gay teenager in conservative Indiana.
By Alex Reimer | January 27, 2021Covenant Christian Academy in Texas kicked out track athlete Devin Bryant, just days before starting his senior year, because he’s gay.
By Dawn Ennis | November 13, 2020