UCLA rower Anika Roche sparks LGBTQ student-athlete support group
A dynamic sophomore jump-started Bruin Pride Alliance and seeks to make it a piece of UCLA sports tradition.
By Karleigh Webb | March 19, 2024A dynamic sophomore jump-started Bruin Pride Alliance and seeks to make it a piece of UCLA sports tradition.
By Karleigh Webb | March 19, 2024The two-time Paralympic gold medal-winning rower gave a powerful speech in support of visibility, having been voted as the PinkNews Sports Personality of the Year.
By Jon Holmes | October 19, 2023New Zealand rower talks exclusively to Outsports about his fourth Games qualification, being on OnlyFans, and LGBTQ visibility; NZ’s Emma Twigg also heading to Paris 2024.
By Jon Holmes | September 14, 2023It took Iowa assistant coach Lowell McNicholas a while to be comfortable with telling his coming out story. Now he’s posting engagement photos on social media.
By Ken Schultz | August 15, 2023As Manson pursues the 2024 Olympics, he sees OnlyFans as ‘a space where I can authentically express myself through tasteful and artistic means’ and make money for training.
By Robbie Manson | June 5, 2023Till Martini is one of the best young rowers in Germany, and he wants to show other athletes there’s nothing wrong with being gay.
By Alex Reimer | March 22, 2023After earning a bronze in Rio 2016, Samuel does herself one better to take home a single sculls silver medal in Tokyo.
By Ken Schultz | August 31, 2021American rower Laura Goodkind wants others to know they can “transcend labels and situations.” Their presence at the Paralympics embodies that message.
By Brian C. Bell | August 26, 2021A bronze medalist at Rio in 2016, Samuel looks to add a gold to an already golden life at upcoming Paralympics.
By Karleigh Webb | August 16, 2021After finishing in 4th place in 2012 and 2016, Twigg is now out and proud and an Olympic champion.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 29, 2021Rowers’ revealing uniforms generated plenty of chatter during the 2012 London Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 29, 2021Katarzyna Zillmann came out officially just moments after winning a silver medal with her Polish rowing team.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 28, 2021When Emma Twigg married, she became present with the importance of returning to the Olympics as an out athlete.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 24, 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, 2021Megan Duthart founded Washington State University’s Cougar Pride Student-Athlete Alliance, and it’s already attracted another queer rower to campus.
By Alex Reimer | October 14, 2020It was a lousy week for 2 guys who talk for a living and other big stories of the past 7 days.
By Dawn Ennis | August 22, 2020Julian Venonsky was out at Cal, capping his career with a national title. Now he’s taking aim at the Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 18, 2020Emma Twigg of New Zealand says her sexuality has never been a focus of her rowing career but now she’s ready to advocate for LGBT athletes.
By Dawn Ennis | July 24, 2020Imran Malik, who coaches the rowing team at Arizona State University, says he feels a special bond with his athletes.
By Alex Reimer | July 16, 2020Maarten Hurkmans has already qualified for the Olympics and he will do it as an out athlete.
By Jim Buzinski | June 29, 2020