Olympic volleyball player gets abuse after posting photo with her girlfriend
Teammates rally around Olympic volleyballer Ebrar Karakurt after she is compelled to take down photo with her girlfriend.
By Jim Buzinski | August 17, 2021Teammates rally around Olympic volleyballer Ebrar Karakurt after she is compelled to take down photo with her girlfriend.
By Jim Buzinski | August 17, 2021Douglas Souza is proud to be an openly gay athlete while having a blast on Instagram and on the court.
By Jim Buzinski | July 22, 2021Nathan Matthews heads back to Wittenberg University, where he thrived as an openly gay volleyball player.
By Jim Buzinski | June 10, 2021The Sports Equality Foundation hosted a discussion of inclusion on TIkTok with trans athletes Mack Beggs, CeCé Telfer and Chris Mosier as well as lesbian former pro volleyball player Brooke Rundle and elite biathlete and straight ally Lucy Hochschartner.
By Dawn Ennis | March 28, 2021The Triumph Awards, in partnership with NCLR, honor pro volleyball pioneer Tifanny Abreu. The first transgender player in Brazil’s Superliga is a winner on the floor and a force for the community off of it.
By Karleigh Webb | March 26, 2021Fry’s experience as a volleyball player and coach fuel her drive for inclusion in sports.
By Karleigh Webb | February 4, 2021Justin Lui says he’s cherishing the final weeks he’ll spend with his teammates, and is enraged at Stanford’s decision to cut the program.
By Alex Reimer | December 24, 2020Arsenault says his coming out as a college volleyball player made him ready to help the next generation move forward.
By Karleigh Webb | October 29, 2020The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | October 15, 2020This trans volleyball official upholds the law on the court and wants to help make better laws for her community in Alberta.
By Karleigh Webb | October 11, 2020The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | September 2, 2020The University of Missouri senior came out publicly as bisexual Thursday with a tweet.
By Brian C. Bell | August 31, 2020Finley retired in December after leading Seattle University’s women’s volleyball program for seven seasons, capping off a 21-year collegiate coaching career.
By Brian C. Bell | July 13, 2020When Giovana Melo moved from Brazil to Nebraska to play volleyball, she embarked on a journey of sports and love.
By Cyd Zeigler | May 28, 2020The head of the UK’s Sport and Recreation Alliance noted the period of no sports is a ripe time to discuss an inclusive future, in a recent interview with Sky Sports.
By Karleigh Webb | May 19, 2020Dennis Del Valle, a pro volleyball player from Puerto Rico now playing in Switzerland, said it was time to tell the world he is gay.
By Jim Buzinski | May 4, 2020Coronavirus impact: For Coleman Lee, the shutdown has upended the rhythms of life for him and his husband, both volleyball coaches.
By Coleman J. Lee | March 30, 2020Galen Dodd has forged his path in volleyball as an out coach, all before turning 24.
By Jim Buzinski | February 4, 2020Coleman Lee and his husband Garrett Case have had a successful first season coaching together in Missouri.
By Jim Buzinski | November 20, 2019Coleman Lee and Garrett Case have found each other and their dream job coaching college volleyball in Missouri as an out, gay married couple.
By Coleman J. Lee | September 10, 2019