Podcast: Looking back at the big LGBT sports stories of 2013
LGBT issues are set to dominate the Olympics...until the competitions start. And a slew of comings out in sports dominated the year.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 30, 2013LGBT issues are set to dominate the Olympics...until the competitions start. And a slew of comings out in sports dominated the year.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 30, 2013A look at the 12-team field and their strengths and weaknesses. Plus, Week 17 notes and our hot player of the week is a champion for gay rights.
By Jim Buzinski | December 30, 2013Cameras caught Lupfer calling Washington State's quarterback a "faggot" during the New Mexico Bowl
By Cyd Zeigler | December 26, 2013Teammates and team executives knew about the gay players and everyone got along just fine.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 26, 2013From the coming outs to the controversies to the hot jocks, 2013 was quite a year.
By Jim Buzinski | December 26, 2013Gay athletes came out, and straight athletes stripped down, in our most popular stories of 2013
By Outsports | December 26, 2013For your holiday and New Year's viewing pleasure, some of our favorite photos from 2013. More from Outsports Follow @outsports Follow @SBNation 77 people who came out publicly in sports in 2013 Students and athletes at 10 British universities get naked for various charities Brian Boitano confirms he’s gay Billie Jean King named to U.S. […]
By Jim Buzinski | December 23, 2013It's apparently the in thing for college students in Britain — get naked for a charity calendar. The list of 10 by the website The Tab includes several sports teams, including our friends at Warwick rowing. The Warwick rowers have a thriving concern going as they raise money to fight homophobia. The list of charities […]
By Jim Buzinski | December 19, 2013We will in fact have at least three out LGBT athletes as part of the White House delegation in Sochi
By Cyd Zeigler | December 19, 2013The openly gay tennis legend is sent against backdrop of anti-gay Russian laws. Neither the president, first lady, nor vice president will attend.
By Jim Buzinski | December 17, 2013If you watched Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker single-handily outscoring the Detroit Lions, 18-16, Monday night, you might have heard his post-game comments where he talked about fantasy football. Must Reads College football’s most telegenic player Jim Buzinski Must Reads College football’s most telegenic player "I've been getting hit up quite a bit on the […]
By Jim Buzinski | December 17, 2013Robbie Rogers joins various Belgian sports groups to end homophobia in soccer in one of the world's current hotbeds for the sport
By Cyd Zeigler | December 17, 2013From high school coaches to professional athletes to sportswriters, 2013 saw the most-ever stories on publicly out people in sports.
By Outsports | December 17, 2013GQ Deutschland, the German edition of the magazine, has taken a stand against homophobia in a unique way — getting straight male celebrities to kiss. Among them are 2012 Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink. "This shouldn't be happening in sports or in other areas of life," Brink said. "It's totally […]
By Jim Buzinski | December 17, 2013Today's news roundup is heavy on Olympics news as the Sochi Games are less than two months away. Our lead item is not specifically gay, but deals with bullying, a subject we care about. And it concerns a great gesture by some elementary school kids towards a teammate, with as assist from Tom Brady of […]
By Jim Buzinski | December 16, 2013Anthony Nicodemo gets his first win as an openly gay coach with a 55-53 victory over Nanuet in stunning fasion
By Cyd Zeigler | December 15, 2013Tar Heels from a bunch of sports -- including football and men's basketball -- make it clear that Chapel Hill is a place where LGBT athletes can shine
By Cyd Zeigler | December 13, 2013The Nashville Grizzlies gay rugby team is selling a calendar featuring some of its players to raise money for next year's Bingham Cup in Sydney, Australia. Here is release from the team followed by some more calendar photos: The Nashville Grizzlies RFC is a USA Rugby Division III club. We are a socially and ethnically […]
By Jim Buzinski | December 13, 2013The principles laid out in the Olympic Charter should allow for some commentary by athletes on Russian anti-gay laws
By Marc Naimark | December 12, 2013Jason Collins and Martina Navratilova join a panel of to discuss LGBT discrimination in international sports
By Cyd Zeigler | December 12, 2013Score weekly updates
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