U.S. swimmer Ryan Held crying during National Anthem was a sweet Olympics moment
The swimmer on the 4x100 relay gold medal team can't keep it together and is hugged by Michael Phelps.
By Jim Buzinski | August 7, 2016The swimmer on the 4x100 relay gold medal team can't keep it together and is hugged by Michael Phelps.
By Jim Buzinski | August 7, 2016Tongan 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 […]
By Cyd Zeigler | August 6, 2016The two women's soccer teams from North America — the United States and Canada — are both undefeated after two matches of pool play in Rio. The are also both +4 in the point differential, with Canada surrendering the lone goal between the two teams in its match against Zimbabwe on Saturday. Canada will be […]
By Cyd Zeigler | August 6, 2016Tracking the performance and results of every publicly out gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athlete in Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
By Outsports | August 6, 2016The New Zealand boat will be seeded third going into the semifinals of the men's double sculls.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 6, 2016Feast your eyes on the men of the mat.
By Jim Buzinski | August 6, 2016A look at out LGBTI athletes via their social media.
By Jim Buzinski | August 5, 2016Reports say that out LGBT soccer players from the United States, Canada and Australia had to endure anti-gay chants from fans in their opening matches in Rio.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 5, 2016With a record number of out LGBTI athletes in the Rio Olympics, none have been selected as their nation's flag bearer. Caster Semenya carried South Africa's flag in 2012.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 5, 2016Olympic swimmer Amini Fonua enjoys being an out gay man in swimming, and he proudly wears the label on his swimsuit.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 5, 2016Thanks to historian Tony Scupham-Bilton, we know at least 257 Olympians have been LGBTI. The list keeps growing.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 5, 2016Team LGBTI is bigger than ever.
By Outsports | August 5, 2016The organizers at Rio made the worst four hours of the Olympics just about as enjoyable as you possibly can, given the dreadful format.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 5, 2016Chicago Fire general manager Nelson Rodriguez told fans before a recent match that the team will not tolerate anti-gay chants at its games.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 4, 2016With almost a half-million condoms available to the Olympic athletes, the condoms allotted would stretch from Boston to Provincetown. Celebrate with a condom!
By Cyd Zeigler | August 4, 2016The Chicago Sky player is engaged to her fiancee, Amanda Clifton.
By Jim Buzinski | August 3, 2016Ed Jenkins plays Rugby Sevens for Australia. We will be watching a lot of Rugby Sevens in Rio.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 3, 2016MLB umpire Bob Davidson ejected a Philadelphia Phillies fan on Tuesday for inviting the umpire to perform oral sex on him. He has ejected fans in the past for homophobic slurs.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 3, 2016ESPN follows a year in the life of transgender high school track & field sprinter Matt Dawkins in a powerful 20-minute documentary.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 3, 2016At least 43 out LGBTI athletes are competing in Rio, more than compete for countries like Estonia and Mongolia.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 2, 2016Score weekly updates
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