Luke Prokop seeing widespread support as a gay athlete, and no one should be surprised by that
Yes, the NHL, hockey and America are “ready” for gay professional athletes like Luke Prokop.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 19, 2021Why Meghan Duggan’s new job with the New Jersey Devils is so important for all of us
In her new role, Meghan Duggan will do what she does well: develop players. She’ll do it as an out gay woman.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 23, 2021This is what it’s really like when a gay athlete hears gay slurs uttered by teammates
Brock McGillis suffered for years hearing the very things Kevin Durant and Sebastian Lletget were allowed to say.
By Brock Mcgillis | April 20, 2021Penguins and Sabres clashed for a cause in first-ever NHL joint Pride matchup
The nationally-televised hockey matchup also featured a special link to the You Can Play Project.
By Karleigh Webb | April 19, 2021New Jersey Devils host their first Pride Night since pandemic
The NHL team hosted its 5th annual N.J. Devils Pride Night, featuring special jerseys which will be auctioned-off to benefit LGBTQ groups.
By Dawn Ennis | April 11, 2021Kurtis Gabriel challenges NHL to improve inclusion efforts
The longtime ally says the league needs to reach out to LGBTQ people and “get uncomfortable.”
By Alex Reimer | February 2, 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, 2020Sharks bring NHL forward Kurtis Gabriel and his Pride Tape to San Jose
Longtime ally Kurtis Gabriel has played for the Devils, the Wild and most recently the AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Now he has a 1-year contract with the Sharks.
By Dawn Ennis | November 19, 2020When this NHL player agent came out, the game’s biggest stars congratulated him
Bayne Pettinger fielded congratulatory texts from Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid when he told them he was gay.
By Alex Reimer | November 6, 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, 2020This week’s LGBT Sports winners and losers capital of the world
It was a lousy week for 2 guys who talk for a living and other big stories of the past 7 days.
By Dawn Ennis | August 22, 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, 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, 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, 2020What if sports media didn’t treat sexuality as a ‘distraction?’
It’s “What If? Week” at SB Nation, and today, Outsports is imagining a world in which sexual orientation or gender identity is treated as no big deal in major pro sports leagues.
By Alex Reimer | May 12, 2020Gay hockey player: NHL hypocritical to condemn Brendan Leipsic without changing culture
Brock McGillis says Leipsic will be nothing more than a fall guy if the league doesn’t begin to more seriously educate players on the power of their speech.
By Alex Reimer | May 11, 2020My Top 10 favorite sports jerseys of all-time
Apparently, I have a thing for teal, says our Brian C. Bell.
By Brian C. Bell | April 28, 2020
Gay hockey player: Ex-NHL champ Dustin Penner’s tweets are ‘dangerous’ but all too common
In a series of tweets, former hockey champion Dustin Penner implied Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is a gay pedophile.
By Alex Reimer | April 8, 2020No hockey, no fans, but plenty of Pride in Pittsburgh
The arena where the Pittsburgh Penguins normally play hockey was lit up in Pride colors Tuesday night even though the coronavirus pandemic has suspended the season.
By Dawn Ennis | March 26, 2020