There are a record 11 openly gay male Olympians in Rio. None is an American.
It's baffling why American male athletes don't come out publicly.
By Jim Buzinski | August 1, 2016It's baffling why American male athletes don't come out publicly.
By Jim Buzinski | August 1, 2016'The LGBT community is part of the baseball community,' MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a video for the Tampa Bay Rays game.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 17, 2016Robbie Rogers gives a colorful answer when Chelsea Handler asks him about possibly playing in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 20, 2016Ben Larison of Coe College looks back at his last two years, and talks about his hopes of landing a job in Major League Baseball.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 11, 2016Every gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans athlete has felt alone in sports early in life. But you're not alone. All you have to do is say hello.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 5, 2016Lance Berkman, the former Houston Astros star, explains why he opposes a Houston ordinance protecting LGBT people. "They truly might think they're a woman, which is a little strange to me."
By Cyd Zeigler | September 29, 2015The World Track and Field Championship are taking place in Beijing, but my cat Walter is unfortunately not there due to eligibility issues (he's a cat). But he would give the high jump contestants a run for their money:
By Jim Buzinski | August 25, 2015Michael Martin of West Virginia puts his own spin on the gay marriage anthem.
By Jim Buzinski | July 8, 2015The Canadian Olympic Committee's new #OneTeam video is the latest in its efforts to combat anti-LGBT bias in Canadian sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 24, 2015Michael Martin and Logan Westrope talk about how they met and a unique prom proposal at Chick-fil-A
By Jim Buzinski | June 8, 2015Tanner Williams, a pole vaulter and now happily married, shares his story of his successful coming out with a straight ally.
By Jim Buzinski | May 28, 2015NBC News does a powerful story on a boy and his amazing parents.
By Jim Buzinski | April 22, 2015Saunders High School boys basketball coach talks about coming out as gay in his Coach of the Year acceptance speech.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 16, 2015Just because you're sorry you got caught believing gay people don't deserve equality, that does not mean you should apologize. You slip up with a word? Fine. But you expound on your bigotry? I don't want to hear it anymore.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 5, 2015The Olympic diver and friends have fun Down Under.
By Jim Buzinski | March 5, 2015You Can Play adds Anna Aagenes and Jillian Svensson to their staff and lands a grant to continue their work.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 5, 2015With all of the LGBT athletes and coaches coming out, the sports world is quickly becoming a beacon of inclusion.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 7, 2015The You Can Play project has recruited 35+ new schools, teams and athletic conferences in 2014.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 23, 2014Some big names of women's basketball, including Lin Dunn, talk about the impact of inclusion in sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | November 20, 2014On the same day as the IOC says it wants to include protection for LGBT people, it releases a 9-minute video of Tom Daley in which it won't include the word "gay."
By Cyd Zeigler | November 18, 2014