Anti-gay ‘puto’ chants mar Atlanta United’s first MLS match
Some soccer fans continue homophobic chant.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 7, 2017Some soccer fans continue homophobic chant.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 7, 2017Rainbow seats, and a missing row, commemorate the attack on the LGBT community.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 28, 2016Sports figures have been painting locker rooms as high-class gatherings of gentlemen. We know that just isn’t true.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 20, 2016Robbie Rogers made a powerful statement about his comfort as an openly gay athlete in Major League Soccer with this simple tweet.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 4, 2016All of the Big Five pro-sports teams in Massachusetts have gotten behind a bill to prevent discrimination of transgender people.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 11, 2016"If I have one regret," gay former San Jose Earthquakes player Matt Hatzke writes, "it's that I didn't live my life and share the real me with my teammates when I had the chance."
By Matt Hatzke | June 24, 2015Mike Huckabee told a crowd in Iowa that the President of the United States shouldn't be thanking gay people like Jason Collins, Michael Sam and Robbie Rogers for their courage.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 13, 2015Robbie Rogers was thanked by President Barack Obama during the Los Angeles Galaxy's trip to the White House.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 2, 2015Robbie Rogers has overcome fear, injuries and doubt. Today he is an MLS champion again with the LA Galaxy, this time as an openly gay man.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 7, 2014In an exclusive excerpt from Robbie Rogers' memoir, 'Coming Out To Play,' the gay Major League Soccer player talks about learning as a child what made him different from the other boys - and the role of My Little Pony.
By Outsports | November 24, 2014The three openly gay athletes face the playoffs and a big tip-off tournament.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 22, 2014After suffering a hamstring injury, Rogers is back in the starting lineup for the Galaxy. He talks with Outsports about his struggles -- and triumphs -- of his transformational year.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 6, 2013Brittany McMillan's Spirit Day initiative will reach sports fans of virtually every major pro-sports league. Will we see purple on the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football?
By Cyd Zeigler | October 15, 2013Robbie ogers thinks being gay helped him land a trade to Los Angeles. Landon Donovan, Bruce Arena and others welcome him to the club.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 25, 2013Seattle Sounders player Marc Burch says Don Garber made the right decision, is ready to start his new season
By Jim Buzinski | February 27, 2013When Major League Soccer suspended a player three games for using a gay slur, it followed its own policy of zero tolerance towards any sort of discrimination on the pitch. It dovetails quite nicely with the league’s “Don’t Cross the Line” campaign, unveiled this fall (video below). When it comes to discrimination, we don’t cross […]
By Jim Buzinski | November 14, 2012Chicago Fire’s Gonzalo Segares Major League Soccer announced Friday it will end its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America at the end of this season. The two groups announced a partnership on Jan. 12 of this year. The statement by Major League Soccer was just one sentence: Major League Soccer’s agreement with the Boy […]
By Cyd Zeigler | July 22, 2012