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Love wins in San Francisco as Giants host Pride Day vow renewal ceremony for LGBTQ couples

The Giants set a new precedent for Pride Days with an on-field vow renewal ceremony. Plus: The Gay Mets romp through June and a Thirst Trap to go.

By Ken Schultz | June 21, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays rock Pride wristbands and shoes, plus our thirst trap is a HR-hitting Prince fan

We love the rainbow Pride wristband and shoes some Tampa Bay Rays players wore for Pride Night. It's progress in MLB for sure.

By Ken Schultz | June 14, 2024
‘Straight up Texas’ is the Texas Rangers’ Pride month slogan, plus a batter channels a gay sports icon

The Rangers slogan change for Pride month raises eyebrows for all the wrong reasons. Plus Mike Tauchman channels a USWNT hero and a puppy-enhanced thirst trap.

By Ken Schultz | June 8, 2024
‘Straight’ Old State Saloon creates ‘Heterosexual Awesomeness Month,’ as though that’s not every month

Idaho's Old State Saloon shows sports and has a billiards table. And they give discounts to straight couples and straight-looking guys.

By Cyd Zeigler | June 7, 2024
MLB more pro-gay than Target this Pride Month, and we need more shirtless home run hitters like this player

While it's harder to find rainbow merch in many stores, that won't be the case at the ballpark. Plus: Dale Scott's mini Pride tour and a pecs-fueled Thirst Trap of the Week.

By Ken Schultz | May 31, 2024
WWE’s continued relationship with the Saudi government undermines its ‘new era’ message

As WWE prepares for its latest Saudi-hosted event on Saturday, the promise of a 'new era' post McMahon rings less true.

By Brian C. Bell | May 28, 2024
Five years later, CeCé Telfer’s NCAA title run still resonates

CeCe Telfer's national championship run in 2019 shines brightly, but hopes for others to follow her lead are dimming.

By Karleigh Webb | May 25, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays’ rainbow clapback to Ron DeSantis, and this MLB thirst trap has an All-Star smile

After their Pride debacle in 2022, the Rays fight for their LGBTQ fans with public displays of Pride colors in defiance of the governor. Plus Thirst Trap of the Week.

By Ken Schultz | May 24, 2024
Park Service bans rangers from wearing uniforms at Pride parades. This gay adventurer is outraged.

Micah Meyer has visited all 400 National Park Service sites and has seen the need for LGBTQ visibility. A new NPS directive takes the agency backward.

By Micah Meyer | May 24, 2024
No, trans athlete Aayden Gallagher did not ‘cheat.’ She is not a ‘cheater.’

Aayden Gallagher is a trans athlete who won an Oregon state title. Now people are falsely calling her a 'cheater' because she won.

By Cyd Zeigler | May 20, 2024
We should lustily boo Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, but not demand he be fired

Demands by some for Harrison Butker to be fired misses the mark. We need to use our free speech to counter his.

By Jim Buzinski | May 18, 2024
Triston Casas in a yoga pose with painted nails in Red Sox bobblehead

After holding Barbie Night last fall, the Sox are showing other teams how to make Pride happen outside of June. Plus: fixing starting pitching and Thirst Trap of the Week.

By Ken Schultz | May 17, 2024
Teen trans sprinter Aayden Gallagher could make heads explode this week at TrackTown USA

Aayden Gallagher is a trans girl competing in female high school track in Oregon, who may be the next flashpoint in the trans athlete debate.

By Karleigh Webb | May 16, 2024
NFL tells Outsports it rejects the views Harrison Butker shared in his speech

The NFL has distanced itself from Harrison Butker, as reports claim sales of his Kansas City Chiefs jersey have skyrocketed.

By Cyd Zeigler | May 15, 2024
If you’re expecting gay footballers to come out as a group this week, you’ve been played

The good intentions of Marcus Urban’s gay-footballers-focused “Sports Free” are at risk of being overshadowed by online hype.

By Jon Holmes | May 13, 2024
A visit to the Jackie Robinson Museum illuminates his courage in creating the template for athlete activists

Robinson set the template for all socially conscious athletes--including LGBTQ icons. Plus: a request for uniform changes and Thirst Trap of the Week.

By Ken Schultz | May 11, 2024
With charter flights, WNBA tells the sports world it’s taking its game to the next level

With Caitlin Clark already helping reach milestones, the WNBA uses charter flights to tell its players that it's 'go time.'

By Ken Schultz | May 9, 2024
LGBTQ ally Liam Hendriks continues to be an All Star human as he continues rehab

Even facing a long road back to game action, Hendriks is a credit to baseball. Plus: Thirst Trap of the Week pays tribute to an all time great.

By Ken Schultz | May 3, 2024
This pro athlete used a gay slur. He desperately wishes he could take it back.

Jeremy Finlayson used an anti-gay slur and was suspended from the AFL. He's talking openly about what he's learned since.

By Cyd Zeigler | May 1, 2024
Ben Shapiro tried to use Jason Collins’ coming out in his anti-gay campaign. It hasn’t worked.

Jason Collins came out in the NBA 11 years ago today and inspired countless others to do so as well. Ben Shapiro didn't like it at all.

By Cyd Zeigler | April 29, 2024
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