New podcast ‘Cupid’s Arrow’ centers on gay teen athlete’s coming-out journey
Follow Bruce’s journey coming out in high school sports and Christian Science.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 6, 2020Out former soccer goalie Michael Martin confronts the pandemic on WV school board
Elected to the board this past June, Michael Martin deals with the challenges of overseeing schools during the COVID-19 outbreak.
By Ken Schultz | November 2, 2020Helen Carroll’s still in the game for inclusion
The former sports director for NCLR looked back and looked forward in The Trans Sporter Room podcast.
By Karleigh Webb | November 1, 2020Celebrating LGBTQ sports history with Jim and Cyd
LZ Granderson interviewed co-founders Jim Buzinski and Cyd Zeigler about their 21 years telling stories at a virtual convention of queer journalists, where they were inducted into the LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame.
By Dawn Ennis | October 25, 2020Former Division I football player Jake Bain featured in new ‘It Gets Better’ Project video
One of the first publicly out queer D-I athletes tells his story and offers encouragement to other who may be struggling as he once did.
By Karleigh Webb | October 22, 2020The Spirit Day Huddle for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | October 15, 2020This gay football player’s superpowers against bullying were coming out and empowering himself
Jacob Lancaster faced daily bullying in elementary school. Now he’s focus on his senior season with his teammates.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 15, 2020Stephanie Shostak makes the right calls as a ref and as an advocate
This trans volleyball official upholds the law on the court and wants to help make better laws for her community in Alberta.
By Karleigh Webb | October 11, 2020As a coach and teacher, Jarrin Williams is a rock in Rock Island
Jarrin Williams is out, proud and emerging as a leader in his school and in his hometown.
By Karleigh Webb | October 9, 2020The backstop for young closeted athletes struggling to come out
As we countdown to National Coming Out Day, The Trevor Project is providing resources to student athletes who are secretly LGBTQ.
By Dawn Ennis | October 8, 2020Why ‘coming out’ is still necessary
As we get ready for National Coming Out Day, we reflect on how out and visible LGBTQ athletes provide courage to their peers.
By Alex Reimer | October 7, 2020Here’s your Hump Day Huddle for Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020
The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | September 23, 2020Gov. Ned Lamont to Betsy DeVos: ‘Butt out… Leave our kids alone’
After 101 days of silence on the issue, Connecticut’s governor finally responded Monday to Trump administration threats to cut school funding for standing up for transgender student athletes.
By Karleigh Webb | September 22, 2020Department of Education rips off mask, advances anti-trans student athlete agenda
Betsy DeVos’s Office of Civil Rights threatened to withhold federal funds from Connecticut schools for being inclusive, while launching an investigation of homophobia in Tennessee. All on the same day.
By Dawn Ennis | September 10, 2020Hosting Pride games may reduce anti-gay language used by athletes, per studies
Two studies out of Australia suggest teams that host pro-LGBTQ events experience less homophobic language by players.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 4, 2020LGBTQ kids who play sports likelier to have more self-esteem and better grades, study shows
The Trevor Project’s second annual mental health survey of LGBTQ youth shows the benefits of sports participation.
By Alex Reimer | September 3, 2020Despite pandemic unemployment crisis, this out coach has a positive outlook
A victim of the unemployment crisis caused by the pandemic, Morgan Dalziel returned home to coach high school girls’ volleyball and make a plan for his future.
By Dawn Ennis | August 17, 2020If 300+ athletes really signed an anti-trans group’s letter to the NCAA, where are their names?
Anti-trans group Save Women’s Sport claims more than 300 athletes stand with them in support of Idaho’s HB500, but named only three.
By Karleigh Webb | July 31, 2020How this gay softball player overcame high school taunts, and embraced her true self
When Zoe Kim came out in high school, she was taunted and demeaned. That all changed at Sarah Lawrence College.
By Alex Reimer | July 17, 2020Michigan teen is a straight ally who chose to support LGBT with his hockey stick
Lucas Jodoin was warned he might get bullied for putting Pride Tape on his blade, and he was, but he did it anyway, to show his support.
By Dawn Ennis | July 17, 2020