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LGBT Athlete Roundup

Trick-or-Treat! LGBTQ athletes show their spooktacular Halloween costumes

Our roundup of LGBTQ sports figures in Halloween costumes includes Gus Kenworthy, LZ Granderson and many more!

Gay Australian rugby player Simon Dunn claps back against internet hate

When an anonymous bigot used Simon Dunn’s image as part of a hate meme, he messed with the wrong athlete.

Love Champions: LGBTQ athletes who have something to celebrate

To commemorate the anniversary of the Supreme Court decisions upholding the rights of same-sex couples, we’re celebrating engaged and married LGBTQ athletes.

This week’s LGBTQ sports winners and losers

From Israel Folau to Robbie Rogers, here’s our look back on the heroes and the goats of the past week

Gay runner earns two medals at Patriot League championship meet

LGBTQ College Roundup: Johnny Kemps earns silver, bronze medals at final indoor track and field meet

Gay runner Matt Kravitz breaks Lehigh’s mile record

LGBTQ College Roundup: Kravitz called his mom first thing after the race and she was in tears

Gay Missouri college diver goes out a winner

LGBTQ College Roundup: Diver Kyle Goodwin heads into championship season victorious

Gay Drexel diver makes triumphant return from neck injury

LGBTQ College Roundup: Drexel’s Anthony Musciano honored for success during his first meet of the season.

Ohio gay college runner makes comeback from absence caused by Crohn’s 

LGBTQ College Roundup: Mount Union’s Jason Hadley makes return to racing.

Gay college soccer player pivotal to team’s Elite 8 run

LGBTQ College Roundup: Ian Johnson plays a key role in Montclair State reaching the NCAA quarterfinals.

Gay goalie saves Boston University in Patriot League title game

LGBTQ College Roundup: Out goalie Kathleen Keegan key to BU field hockey reaching NCAA tournament.

Gay Tennessee college goalie leads team’s resurgence despite a broken bone

LGBTQ Roundup: Eva Bower, who is openly lesbian, helps Milligan soccer end regular season strong.

Gay midfielder’s five goals change New Jersey soccer team’s trajectory

Openly gay soccer player Arman Bashiri is his school’s male athlete of the week and the focus of our LGBTQ college sports roundup.

Boston University celebrates gay runner during school’s 1st Pride Week

LGBTQ College Roundup: Boston University’s Johnny Kemps captains cross country team

Gay University of Minnesota runner takes on challenge of cross country

LGBTQ College Roundup: Wyoming’s Scotia Mullin announces retirement from diving.

UIC gay gymnast upset about gymnastics program’s termination

Gay gymnast Steen Haugsted is fighting to save the gymnastics program at UIC. In the LGBTQ College Roundup, goalie Eva Bower honored by AAC,

Gay Illinois diving coach part of a trend of out LGBTQ college coaches

LGBTQ college roundup: 62.5 percent increase in the number of publicly out college coaches.

His college track career over, gay athlete joins cheerleading team

LGBTQ College Roundup: Columbia men’s rowing wins IRA national championship

Gay, bisexual athletes out and proud at Big Ten track meet

LGBTQ College Roundup: Jenny Allard leads Harvard softball to conference title, NCAA berth.

35 LGBTQ athletes, coaches won college conference titles this year

Iowa’s Antonio Woodard decided to come out publicly after winning a Big Ten title.

Alabama lesbian lacrosse player says goodbye to her sport

LGBTQ College Roundup: Minnesota’s Derek Wiebke named Minnesota Men’s Big Ten Medal of Honor winner

Gay gymnastics coach part of UCLA’s dramatic women’s national title

LGBTQ College Roundup: Eric Holley helps Oklahoma men’s gymnastics four-peat

LGBTQ college volleyball player celebrates conference title with a cookie

LGBTQ College Roundup: Taylor Emery helps Virginia Tech reach WNIT title game

Harvard diver working to connect LGBT athletes on campus

LGBT college roundup: Princeton divers Liam Fitzgerald, Charlie Minns look forward to Ivy League Championships

New college track teammates accept Jaron Thomas and his painted nails

Openly gay hurdler finds a home at North Texas. Plus, LGBT college roundup

For Stanford assistant gymnastics coach, being gay has never been an obstacle

Cale Robinson thrives, plus the rest of the LGBT college roundup.

New men’s tennis coach at Rutgers-Newark is openly gay and married

LGBT College Roundup: Andres Bustani takes over the Rutgers-Newark men’s tennis program.

Duke’s out goalie ends career with shutout in NCAA semifinal

LGBT College Roundup: Kansas State’s Frantz to finish season at Cactus Bowl

Gay runner helps team win NCAA cross country trophy

LGBT College Roundup: EJ Proctor, Duke headed to women’s soccer Final Four

In Indiana, LGBT runner focused on enjoying her final race

LGBT College Roundup: Layne Ingram’s Lansing team wins season opener

Counseling helps Northwestern soccer player accept he’s gay

LGBT college roundup: Robbie White makes soccer, Big Ten history by coming out publicly.

College soccer player’s coming out story made transferring easier

LGBT College Roundup: Nick Vucovich helps Pomona-Pitzer cross country excel