Trans swimmer Meghan Cortez-Fields puts up collegiate school record at weekend invite
Citing Lia Thomas as an inspiration, the Ramapo (N.J.) College senior flew on the water at the Cougar Splash invite.
By Karleigh Webb | November 22, 2023Halloween hero Michael Gunning on becoming Black Panther, and gay athlete advice
Gunning’s stunning cosplay tribute is one of the best we’ve seen this Halloween. He discusses LGBTQ advocacy, coming out and body image.
By Jon Holmes | October 31, 2023Erica Sullivan wears gay Speedo goggles with lesbian Pride flag at Pan Am Games
Olympic silver medalist Sullivan was proudly representing Team USA and Team LGBTQ in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle final at Santiago 2023.
By Jon Holmes | October 26, 2023Marathon swimming legend Diana Nyad reverses on trans inclusion in sports
Nyad says ‘all women are negatively affected by the ways transgender women are targeted by discrimination and abuse in sports and elsewhere.’
By Karleigh Webb | October 20, 2023Zero entries for Swimming World Cup’s ‘open’ category, created for trans athletes
Berlin meet this weekend was set to be the first staging of World Aquatics’ new third ‘open’ category but no entries were received.
By Jon Holmes | October 3, 2023New third ‘open’ category to include trans swimmers at Berlin World Cup
After banning most trans women from the female category, World Aquatics is testing a new category.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 16, 2023
Nick Albiero, 28-time All-American swimmer, is gay OIympic hopeful
Albiero has been on the US Swimming National Team. He is now talking more about being a gay athlete representing the USA.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 23, 2023For too long, I used booze to dull the pain from coming out
A gay, one-time college swimmer writes about how one beer years ago started her on a long road that finally led to ‘healing and accepting the parts of myself that I drowned in alcohol.’
By Lauren Neidigh | January 25, 2023
Iszac Henig swims fast, has fun, and has no regrets in his final season at Yale
In an interview on The Trans Sporter Room, Henig gives a deeper glimpse into his transition in and out of the pool.
By Karleigh Webb | January 20, 2023Trans swimmer Iszac Henig switches from the women’s to the men’s swimming team at Yale
Henig talks about coming full circle in a New York Times op-ed.
By Karleigh Webb | January 5, 20232022
Lia Thomas and Iszac Henig are Outsports 2022 Transgender Athletes of the Year
The Ivy League swimmers were both at the center of one of the biggest stories in all of sport in 2022.
By Karleigh Webb | December 23, 2022Matthew Mitcham has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The out Australian diver’s upset gold medal win in the 2008 Summer Games is one of the greatest moments in gay sports history.
By Alex Reimer | October 17, 2022Olympic swimmer Soren Dahl has been casually out as gay on social media for a year
Soren Dahl swam in the 2016 Olympics and won two NCAA titles for NC State.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 22, 2022
For gay Ohio State swimmer, pool became his safe space
After Nathan Holty started coming out to teammates in high school and college, he saw his confidence soar and his performances improve.
By Nathan Holty | September 21, 2022Gay Jamaican swimmer Michael Gunning reveals online abuse from his home country
Thanks to the bullying he received after coming out, Gunning did not travel back to visit Jamaica for four years.
By Ken Schultz | August 4, 2022Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year, sparking praise and backlash
Lia Thomas is one of 577 nominees for the prestigious award.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 18, 2022Tom Daley lambastes FINA over trans athlete ban
After FINA disqualified trans athletes from competing in events like the Olympics, Daley expresses his fury with diving’s governing body
By Ken Schultz | July 1, 2022
Olympic swimmer Dan Jervis comes out, wants to be visible gay athlete at the Commonwealth Games
Dan Jervis chose to come out just a month before one of his biggest races of the year.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 29, 2022Trans women banned from elite women’s swimming, including the Olympics
FINA says trans women will not compete in the female category if they’ve experience puberty, will create an ‘open’ category.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 19, 2022Lia Thomas confirms she’s aiming to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Lia Thomas would be only the second out trans woman to compete at an Olympic Games.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 31, 2022