Here’s a great way to start 2021: Come out
It’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, 20212020
Some retired gay male athletes continue to be frustrated more haven’t come out after them
Dave 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, 2020This is The Huddle for Veterans Day, 11/11/20
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 | November 10, 2020Get into The Huddle for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 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 28, 2020Celebrating LGBTQ sports history: John Amaechi comes out
Every day in October we’re looking back at the athletes, coaches and events that made LGBTQ sports history.
By Dawn Ennis | October 27, 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, 2020Celebrating LGBTQ sports history: Jason Collins comes out
Every day in October we’re looking back at the athletes, coaches and events that made LGBTQ sports history.
By Dawn Ennis | October 15, 2020The Huddle is on strike
Today 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, 2020Before Doc Rivers spoke out so strongly about racism in America, he said: ‘Love who you choose to love’
The powerful words of Los Angeles Clippers Coach Doc Rivers bear intersectional similarities with the struggles of closeted athletes.
By Dawn Ennis | August 26, 2020Winners, losers and Stanley Cup Qualifiers
The 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, 2020Dwyane Wade passionately supports transgender daughter after ugly attacks from Twitter trolls
Wade continues to publicly support his daughter, Zaya, who came out as transgender at 12 years old.
By Alex Reimer | July 30, 2020Mystics’ Aerial Powers demands Andre Iguodola ‘put some respect’ on her name after tweets
Powers’ 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, 2020Kyrie Irving sets up $1.5 million fund for WNBA players, with assist from Natasha Cloud
Irving is committing $1.5 million to subsidize the incomes of WNBA players who have opted out of their season.
By Alex Reimer | July 28, 2020Our 30th Moment of Pride: Jason Collins scores for the first time as an out gay athlete
Outsports’ 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, 2020Gay Sacramento Kings exec says he ‘just wants to be heard’
Kings Special Events Sales Director Karl Crudup will be part of Outsports’ conversation Thursday about how to push for more LGBTQ inclusion in pro sports.
By Alex Reimer | June 17, 2020Outsports conversation: How to work with your favorite team to embrace LGBTQ fans
5 out employees at pro-sports teams joined us to talk about how to push for more LGBTQ inclusion from your favorite team.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 16, 2020Watch: Jason Collins’ historic coming out story is featured in new Hulu series
Just in time for Pride Month, Collins was featured on the latest episode of Hulu’s “Defining Moments.”
By Alex Reimer | June 12, 202030 Moments of Pride: Openly gay NBA executive Rick Welts wins third championship with Warriors
One week after being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Welts saw the Warriors win their third championship.
By Alex Reimer | June 6, 2020The underdog rules
We love them, root for them, make movies about them, but what qualifies someone to be an “underdog”?
By Karleigh Webb | May 20, 2020Hey, Joe Budden: Bet on women to stick up for their league
2018 MVP Breanna Stewart sends a simple but sharp reminder when the podcaster overlooks the WNBA.
By Karleigh Webb | May 14, 2020