Identifying gay athletes from homophobic countries at the Olympic Games in Rio, let alone places like Western Europe, isn't just a good idea.

The Big 12 is looking to expand, and it's considering at least three schools that should raise some anti-LGBT red flags for the conference. The Big 12 already is not a model of acceptance for LGBT people.

"We screwed up," editor says.

Of the 53 publicly out LGBT athletes Outsports knows of, 25 of them won a medal including 10 gold.

While a slight majority of coaches polled by USA Today support withdrawing NCAA tournament games from North Carolina, at least one coach said he actively supports HB2, North Carolina's anti-transgender law.

Rafaela Silva had been out on social media but opens up to the media for the first time.

Whether it's with Olympic coverage or NFL commentary, NBC Sports fails the LGBT community over and over again.

At first the Mariners apologized to the lesbian couple, but now the team spokesperson says reports claim the women were inappropriately kissing during the game, something the couple denies.

Manson and double sculls partner Chris Harris miss a spot in the finals.

The only publicly out cyclist competing in the Olympics in Rio, Linda Villumsen, finished sixth in the women's time trial today. Earlier this week she finished 23rd in the women's road race. She is from Denmark, winning a bronze medal for her home country in the time trial at the world championship in 2009.

"I'm sorry for the mistake today," Chris Marlowe says.

“We have great physiques. Incredible physiques.”

Nike features groundbreaking trans athlete Chris Mosier in its 'Unlimited Courage' series tonight on NBC during the Rio Olympics.

Daley and Daniel Goodfellow are solid throughout. Chinese duo win gold, Americans take the silver.

Brazilian rugger Isadora Cerullo got a marriage proposal from her girlfriend after she helped her team to a ninth-place finish in the inaugural Olympic rugby tournament.

The two publicly out athletes in handball both started the Olympics with a victory. Alexandra Lacrabère and her French teammates beat the Netherlands, 18-14, with Lacrabère scoring five goals to lead all scorers in her match. Goalkeeper Mayssa Pessoa and Brazil won a high-scoring match, 31-28, against Norway. The Norwegians won the gold medal for […]

Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh on Saturday became the first married couple to play together in an Olympic match. Now they've won gold together.

A roundup of the 43 out athletes at the Rio Olympics.

The swimmer on the 4x100 relay gold medal team can't keep it together and is hugged by Michael Phelps.

Tongan swimmer Amini Fonua finished fifth in his six-man heat in the 100-meter breaststroke on Saturday. With a time of 1:06.40 and in 45th place, he failed to qualify for the semifinals. He's the first LGBTI athlete eliminated from competition at these Summer Games, which means he has that much more time to enjoy the […]