Gay basketball player goes from Christian college to Fire Island
Jallen Messersmith was once told to remove the Pride flag from his dorm room. Now, he waves it all summer long on Fire Island.
By Alex Reimer | April 21, 2021Jallen Messersmith was once told to remove the Pride flag from his dorm room. Now, he waves it all summer long on Fire Island.
By Alex Reimer | April 21, 2021Diego Garijo carries the same confidence whether he’s taping up his fingers to fight or putting on heels to perform on stage.
By Alex Reimer | April 15, 2021Sheena Lawrick was out at Nebraska and Team Canada. Now she’s married and raising a family, skipping Olympics No. 3.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 14, 2021Nick Vallejo finds inner-peace in the ocean and confidence in front of the camera.
By Alex Reimer | April 12, 2021Justin Gibson (a.k.a. ‘Jangles ScienceLad’) has a master’s degree in biomechanics, experience as a trainer and the gift of gab. This week, he helped Outsports dispel the myths about trans athletes.
By Karleigh Webb | April 9, 2021Aoife Cooke competed for Arkansas Tech. Now she will rep Ireland as an out athlete at the Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 1, 2021‘Proud To Play’ shares the stories of LGBTQ athletes and coaches building inclusion.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 26, 2021McDermott-Mostowy competed for Team USA at the World Championships. He’s found acceptance in speed skating.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 15, 2021John Olbrys is now living openly as an officer in the Coast Guard, continuing to row and now finding love.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 10, 2021Jon Holmes has been publishing stories of LGBTQ people in British sports for several years.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 4, 2021Chance Wheeler says he’s gained self-confidence and purpose since opening his OnlyFans page.
By Alex Reimer | March 2, 2021Dale Scott didn’t plan on his coming up affecting so many lives for the better. But doing so as an active umpire made him a national story and earned him numerous fans.
By Ken Schultz | February 26, 2021Titleless for the first time in nearly four years after his 798-day Action Wrestling title reign ended on Feb. 12, AC Mack is ready for what is next.
By Brian C. Bell | February 22, 2021Collegiate wrestler Mack Beggs tag teams with a Kansas healthcare provider to build national networks of advocacy and resistance.
By Karleigh Webb | February 20, 2021Jordan Miller was one of the first people who rallied to try and free Britney Spears from her conservatorship.
By Alex Reimer | February 16, 2021Matt Rittenhouse had negative coming-out experiences, before finding acceptance in his sport.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 15, 2021When Tuaolo came out in 2002, he didn’t believe the NFL was ready for an openly gay player. But his thinking has changed.
By Alex Reimer | February 9, 2021Luke Strong came out to coaches and teammates as a teen. He still has Olympic aspirations as an out athlete.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 4, 2021As a closeted athlete, Josh Leafer didn’t think there were other people like him. Then he started his own TikTok account.
By Alex Reimer | February 1, 2021Mark Tewksbury is an Olympic champion and has been a champion for human rights since he came out in 1998.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 26, 2021