Openly gay fighter Amanda Nunes wins UFC Bantamweight championship
The Brazilian shocks Miesha Tate in the main event at UFC 200 to become first openly gay UFC title holder.
By Tim Bissell | July 10, 2016The Brazilian shocks Miesha Tate in the main event at UFC 200 to become first openly gay UFC title holder.
By Tim Bissell | July 10, 2016These two New Zealand radio hosts took aim at just about everybody, including those 'homos' in Aussie Rules Football's tight pants.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 8, 2016Jeremy Fewell came out after having two boys with his ex-wife. Now he's thriving in the athletic department at UT-San Antonio, elated to have his sons back in his life.
By Erik Hall | July 8, 2016For Oakland A's fan Jamie Neal, this year's Pride Night brought together friends and community and helped her move past many of her worries about transitioning. She found she is loved.
By Jamie Neal | July 7, 2016Anti-gay violence is on the rise in Brazil.
By Jim Buzinski | July 7, 2016Derrick Gordon didn't get drafted into the NBA and hasn't gotten any NBA team workout. Now he hopes to impress teams from around the world at a combine next week.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 6, 2016When Bryson Jones' teammate blackmailed him for being gay, the Mercer Univ. soccer player contemplated suicide. Now he's out and working for the Big Ten conference.
By Bryson C. Jones | July 6, 2016"The second any of us judge people based on those labels, we're not really being patriotic, are we?"
By Jim Buzinski | July 5, 2016Move comes after allegations of mistreatment by Loyola University players.
By Jim Buzinski | July 5, 2016Portland is the site for the Aug. 6-13 event.
By Jim Buzinski | July 5, 2016People at 'Sports Illustrated' decided to fill their article on Caitlyn Jenner's Olympic success with references to her former name and almost a dozen photographs of her pre-transition. Is their disclaimer for their editorial choices enough?
By Cyd Zeigler | July 4, 2016We've watched the professional sports world offer gestures during Pride month, even if there still is not an out player in MLB, NBA, NHL or NFL.
By Outsports | July 1, 2016Disgraced former ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling has again demonstrated a lack of desire to understand and respect transgender people.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 1, 2016The NBA and Charlotte Hornets say they do not support a revised version of the anti-LGBT HB2 law currently being reviewed, drawing the league closer to withdrawing the All-Star game from North Carolina.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 30, 2016Both the Univ. of Kansas and Kansas State have been blessed with the transformative power of soccer coach Jessica Smith coming out and being out as a gay coach. She is living proof of the power of courage.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 30, 2016Colin Shaw came out to his teammates a few years after leaving Wagner College. Now he plays with them again, just another one of the lax bros.
By Colin Shaw | June 29, 2016Excitement about the NBA and WNBA in the New York Pride parade shows how low our expectations of pro sports leagues are. They and other pro sports leagues are still years behind the rest of corporate America. At least the NBA has taken the leap.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 29, 2016Athletes, coaches, sports executives and members of the media gathered in Chicago for Pride this weekend. We laughed, we cried, we danced. It was, in the words of more than one attendee, "epic."
By Outsports | June 28, 2016When Andre Arsenault came out to his college volleyball team, his coach stuck by his gay player's side.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 22, 2016David Denson, of the Milwaukee Brewers organization, sets a milestone.
By Josh Murphy | June 22, 2016Score weekly updates
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