Rick Welts, legendary gay NBA executive, announces retirement
Welts came out as gay in 2011, and proceeded to lead the Golden State Warriors through their most successful decade ever.
By Alex Reimer | April 8, 2021Welts came out as gay in 2011, and proceeded to lead the Golden State Warriors through their most successful decade ever.
By Alex Reimer | April 8, 2021LGBTQ advocacy groups and LGBTQ fans are not satisfied with the league’s response to KD’s direct message beef with actor Michael Rapaport.
By Karleigh Webb | April 7, 2021Kevin Durant used the most graphic anti-gay language I’ve ever heard from a pro athlete. The NBA response? Crickets.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 4, 2021Durant, who’s publicly supported LGBTQ issues, pelted actor Michael Rapaport with homophobic insults on Twitter.
By Alex Reimer | April 2, 2021The NBA legend continues to show what it means to be a straight ally.
By Alex Reimer | March 17, 2021With the LGBTQ community being represented in so many aspects of sports, the lack of out play-by-play voices is striking.
By Ken Schultz | January 14, 2021It’s a new year! Unfortunately, Some of 2020’s worst problems followed us into 2021, like the dearth of out pro male athletes. A New Year’s message from the managing editor.
By Dawn Ennis | January 1, 2021Dave Kopay is the latest retired gay male athlete to ask why there aren’t more openly gay players in elite team sports.
By Alex Reimer | December 4, 2020The 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 | November 10, 2020The 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 28, 2020Every day in October we’re looking back at the athletes, coaches and events that made LGBTQ sports history.
By Dawn Ennis | October 27, 2020The 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, 2020Every day in October we’re looking back at the athletes, coaches and events that made LGBTQ sports history.
By Dawn Ennis | October 15, 2020Today is Friday, August 28, 2020. This Huddle is published in support of all the athletes who decided not to play pro sports to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake and racial injustice.
By Dawn Ennis | August 28, 2020The powerful words of Los Angeles Clippers Coach Doc Rivers bear intersectional similarities with the struggles of closeted athletes.
By Dawn Ennis | August 26, 2020The NHL is skating closer to the Stanley Cup playoffs as we look back at the big stories we’ve covered in the past 7 days.
By Dawn Ennis | August 8, 2020Wade continues to publicly support his daughter, Zaya, who came out as transgender at 12 years old.
By Alex Reimer | July 30, 2020Powers’ teammate Natasha Cloud and other WNBA players stood in solidarity against Number 28 from the Miami Heat’s reductive comments.
By Brian C. Bell | July 30, 2020Irving is committing $1.5 million to subsidize the incomes of WNBA players who have opted out of their season.
By Alex Reimer | July 28, 2020Outsports’ 30 days of Pride moments concludes with the first and so far only male major pro sports athlete to play after coming out as gay.
By Dawn Ennis | June 30, 2020