The cardinal rule for any journalist writing about gay Olympians
Or any LGBT athlete or person for that matter.
By Jim Buzinski | August 12, 2016Or any LGBT athlete or person for that matter.
By Jim Buzinski | August 12, 2016Amini Fonua, who is openly gay and represents Tonga at the Olympics, lashed out at The Daily Beast and writer Nico Hines for out gay athletes at the Olympics, some of whom are Fonua's friends.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 11, 2016Out American kayaker Ashley Nee finished 14th in canoe slalom, missing out on the final by four spots. She is the only publicly out gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans or intersex competitor in kayak. She had finished ninth in the preliminary round. The 27-year-old vastly improved on her past World Championship performances, where her best was […]
By Cyd Zeigler | August 11, 2016A year ago, Hannah Mouncey was on the men's team. Now she plans to help the women find success.
By Hannah Mouncey | August 11, 2016Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, the openly gay Olympic swimmer from Finland, finished his competitions in Rio with a 23rd-place finish in the competitive 50meter freestyle on Thursday. There were 85 different competitors in the event, 16 of whom advanced to the semifinals. Liukkonen missed the semifinals by 0.15 seconds, with a time of 22.25 seconds. In 2014 […]
By Cyd Zeigler | August 11, 2016Identifying gay athletes from homophobic countries at the Olympic Games in Rio, let alone places like Western Europe, isn't just a good idea.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 11, 2016The 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.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 11, 2016"We screwed up," editor says.
By Jim Buzinski | August 11, 2016Of the 53 publicly out LGBT athletes Outsports knows of, 25 of them won a medal including 10 gold.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 10, 2016While 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.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 10, 2016Rafaela Silva had been out on social media but opens up to the media for the first time.
By Jim Buzinski | August 10, 2016Whether it's with Olympic coverage or NFL commentary, NBC Sports fails the LGBT community over and over again.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 10, 2016At 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.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 10, 2016Manson and double sculls partner Chris Harris miss a spot in the finals.
By Jim Buzinski | August 10, 2016The 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.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 10, 2016"I'm sorry for the mistake today," Chris Marlowe says.
By Jim Buzinski | August 9, 2016“We have great physiques. Incredible physiques.”
By Jim Buzinski | August 9, 2016Nike features groundbreaking trans athlete Chris Mosier in its 'Unlimited Courage' series tonight on NBC during the Rio Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 8, 2016Daley and Daniel Goodfellow are solid throughout. Chinese duo win gold, Americans take the silver.
By Jim Buzinski | August 8, 2016Brazilian 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.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 8, 2016Score weekly updates
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