Opinion
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That’s quite enough, Caitlyn Jenner. We’re done.
Olympian turned reality star Caitlyn Jenner told me just one year ago she’s not interested in politics. And now she wants to be governor? Bitch, please.
This 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.
America’s new Olympic uniforms look the way yacht rock sounds
Ralph Lauren decides the image Team USA wants is ‘direct to VHS ski movie villains.’
Dropping Lords and Ladies would make my college more trans-friendly
Students at Ohio’s Kenyon College believe the school’s Lords and Ladies nicknames are transphobic. This (old) alumnus has come to agree with them.
Out gay Mets fan for life: How can you partner with Chick-fil-A?
A lifelong gay Mets fan wrote this plea to the team to end its promotion with the controversial fast-food restaurant chain, and he demands MLB step in.
Replacing trans-athlete bans with policies focused on transition and participation
If we’re going to end trans-athlete bans any time soon, a more likely solution includes some transition for competitive sports.
NBA, Nets, coaches and players have all botched the response to Kevin Durant’s anti-gay comments
Kevin Durant used the most graphic anti-gay language I’ve ever heard from a pro athlete. The NBA response? Crickets.
Kevin Durant’s nasty anti-gay insults are inexcusable for any supposed LGBTQ ally
Durant, who’s publicly supported LGBTQ issues, pelted actor Michael Rapaport with homophobic insults on Twitter.
MLB shows NCAA what it should do to hate states targeting trans student-athletes
While the NCAA watches states ban trans girls and women. MLB took action against Georgia for restricting voting rights, pulling the All-Star Game from Atlanta.
It’s time for an active player to come out. Baseball needs it
On Opening Day, it feels like MLB needs more humanity. And an active player coming out would provide that very quality.
Who signed GLAAD’s letter in support of trans girls and women?
More than 465 superstars and everyday feminists added their names to the letter objecting to the targeting of trans women and girls.
We are visibly human: An essay for TDoV
On this Trans Day of Visibility, let's resolve to stop spreading the "tall tales" of transphobia.
Oral Roberts basketball’s run covers up university’s history of homophobia
While Oral Roberts has become this year’s March Madness underdogs, the school’s treatment of LGBTQ students should make the university pariahs, not heroes.
Sports are embracing suspensions, not cancellations, as the path to inclusion
The cancel crowd has tried to influence sport’s response to homophobia. Sports have instead chosen redemption.
Trans athletes are not cheap political piñatas
Bereft of ideas, Republicans are resorting to an old scare tactic: demonizing LGBTQ people.
For once, let’s not allow Spring Training to obscure MLB’s privilege problem
Current sexual harassment revelations should inspire us to keep demand MLB’s ensure a better game for all marginalized groups — including LGBTQ fans.
Ralph Lauren dropping Justin Thomas isn’t ‘cancel culture,’ but it’s also not a solution
The iconic fashion brand cut ties with Thomas after he dropped an anti-gay slur at a PGA Event.
Hey, David Beckham: You can’t be a ‘gay icon’ and face of Qatar
Beckham is reportedly close to becoming an ambassador for Qatar in the lead-up to next year’s World Cup.
Rand Paul and Mitt Romney embarrass themselves lashing out at trans athletes
During a confirmation hearing, Sens. Paul and Romney willingly descend into the mire of misgendering and transphobic soundbites.
Tales from a gay football fan
Alex Reimer shares the complicated relationship between his sports fandom and sexuality.
Why Marcellus Wiley is wrong about trans athletes
President Biden’s LGBTQ executive order said a lot, but some focused on what they thought it said, but didn’t, including a TV sports host.
No, gay men don’t have to be ‘butch’ or ‘masc’ to watch the NFL or Super Bowl
Ahead of Super Bowl LV, people from all walks of life can fall in love with football and the NFL.
Because baseball ignored LGBTQ voices, Curt Schilling could be elected to the Hall of Fame
If baseball writers had listened to the trans community, a potential Schilling fiasco could’ve been avoided.
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'It's time Margaret Court exercised her right to remain silent'
Ol' Maggie's 'freedom of speech' includes some of the most vile homophobic/transphobic language we've heard from a sporting legend, past or present
Mets firing GM Jared Porter is good for MLB and for all women
Sexual harassment has no place in baseball or any workplace, and believe me: if queer women want to see your dick pics, we’ll ask.
Tommy Lasorda should’ve followed Minnie Miñoso’s example of supporting his gay son
Lasorda and Miñoso are baseball legends from the same era. But while Minnie learned how to love his son, Tommy remained stuck in the past.
Justin Thomas’ apology for anti-gay slur falls short
Thomas apologized for using an anti-gay slur on the golf course, but used the same clichés they all do.
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.
World Rugby sidesteps scrum and issues new ‘transgender guidelines’ that recommend a ban
Although a vote on a potential ban was promised for next month, World Rugby updated its guidelines Friday, claiming "a balance between safety, fairness and inclusion could not be provided."
Cleveland baseball’s name change ushers in a new and more welcoming era
Dropping the Indians nickname is a good sign for inclusion of all marginalized groups — including the LGBTQ community.
John Cleese earns justifiable pushback for Twitter jab at trans athletes
The Monty Python legend also defended J.K. Rowling’s transphobia and in doing so, revealed that even comic geniuses can be blinded by ignorance.
Sports Illustrated throws up a brick in its Sportsperson of the Year selection
SI selecting Breanna Stewart as the face of the WNBA’s activism in 2020 is not a good look.
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