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These 2 gay NWSL executives are getting married
Jen Fusci and Amanda Zanghi both work for the Kansas City NWSL. They recently announced their engagement!
This week’s winners and losers in LGBTQ sports
Every week, our managing editor runs down the big stories of the past seven days.
‘Team DemiNik’ puts up second WTA doubles win of 2021
Out doubles specialist Demi Schuurs and doubles partner Nicole Melichar win at the Volvo Car Open and move into third in the WTA Finals standings.
NCAA’s Sedona Prince of viral TikTok fame shares her coming out story
In a new interview, the Oregon Ducks forward speaks on activism, gay visibility, and using their TikTok platform to speak out.
Cisgender athlete advocates vs. trans inclusion activists, with girls caught in the middle
For the past two months, Outsports has been investigating claims by the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group and counter-claims by advocates for trans inclusion. Here’s what we found.
On Deck: Stanford Champs, Gonzaga vs. Baylor, Gay Blood Ban, Esera Tuaolo and Ryan O’Callaghan
On Deck Circle is a round-up of what’s new in LGBTQ sports news along with today’s social media spotlight.
Let’s celebrate Doris Day’s birthday as we review this week’s LGBTQ sports winners and losers
Every week, our managing editor runs down the big stories of the past seven days, and this week we are celebrating beloved LGBTQ icon Doris Day.
Trans nonbinary college basketball player scores on the court and as a role model
As a student-athlete, Ph.D. candidate, and activist, Navi Huskey shines in multiple arenas.
We celebrated the historic achievements of girls and women in LGBTQ sports in March
Every day in March, Outsports marked Women’s History Month by highlighting the contributions of out female-identified LGBTQ athletes.
Who signed GLAAD’s letter in support of trans girls and women?
More than 465 superstars and everyday feminists added their names to the letter objecting to the targeting of trans women and girls.
We’re celebrating trans sports heroes on this TDoV
Outsports, in partnership with NCLR, introduced a new series of awards to pay tribute to transgender athletes, coaches and others working to give every trans competitor a chance to fulfill their dream.
Watch a conversation on inclusion in sports with trans, lesbian and straight athletes
The 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.
Basketball coach Layne Ingram is our Coaching Triumph Award winner
The Triumph Awards, in partnership with NCLR, honor college basketball coach Layne Ingram, whose passion for basketball, trans rights and social justice make him a role model.
Volleyball trailblazer Tiffany Abreu is our pro athlete Triumph Award winner
The 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.
Triumphant winners and transphobic losers of the week in LGBTQ sports
Each and every week, our managing editor runs down the big stories of the past seven days, and this week we are celebrating transgender people in sports.
Hammered by conservatives, South Dakota Gov. offers to build a ‘coalition’ to expand bans on trans student-athletes
Kristi Noem defends her ‘style and form’ veto while touting a new initiative to ‘Defend Title IX Now.’
When this All-American came out to her team, a ‘rainbow volcano’ erupted
During her senior year at UMass Amherst, lacrosse star Sarah Crowley came out, and five teammates followed suit.
Winners and losers of this exhausting week in LGBTQ sports
Each and every week, our managing editor runs down the big stories of the past seven days, and this last week was a doozy.
Transgender teen and LGBTQ advocates defend trans student-athletes and Equality Act on Capitol Hill
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s sparring over LGBTQ rights reflected the divisions in the nation’s body politic.
Who sponsored North Dakota’s proposed trans student-athlete ban? No surprise: Supporters of leading anti-LGBTQ organizations
Sponsors deny the links are an issue as opponents note a growing, nationally-coordinated campaign against transgender Americans.
Winners and losers in LGBTQ sports one year into the pandemic
This week’s list comes one year after the Covid-19 pandemic changed all our lives, and took more than half a million of our friends, family and fellow Americans.
New research paints a more complex picture of transgender sports advantage
The Loughborough University paper explains that the question of competitive advantage of trans women is complex and requires further study.
Joanna Lohman’s new book shares insights into the empowerment of women’s sports
Dozens of elite athletes talk about winning and the transformative power of sports in this new book by Lohman and writer Paul Tukey.
Lesbian and Bi Parents, Transphobic Governors, Snowboarding Baby and the Cleveland Indians
On Deck Circle is a round-up of what’s new in LGBTQ sports news along with today’s social media spotlight.
On Deck today: Amanda Nunes, Charlie Martin, John Olbrys and Joe DiMaggio
On Deck Circle is a round-up of what’s new in LGBTQ sports news along with today’s social media spotlight.
Today On Deck: Amber Glenn, Candice Wiggins, WNBA, the Brewers, Baker Mayfield, Trans Athletes
On Deck Circle is a round-up of what’s new in LGBTQ sports news along with today’s social media spotlight.
New documentary ‘Lioness’ highlights out bisexual boxing icon Nicola Adams
The two-time Olympic gold medalist and former WBO Female Flyweight champion will chronicle her life and rise in the new film.
On Deck today: Billie Jean King, Steve Kornacki, bisexual and trans athletes
On Deck Circle is a round-up of what’s new in LGBTQ sports news along with today’s social media spotlight.
‘I think it’s crazy:’ Trump denounces ‘biological males’ in women’s sports
Speaking to conservatives in Orlando, the former president used his first speech since leaving office to attack transgender female athletes.
We celebrated Black lesbian gay bisexual trans sports history every day for Black History Month
Every day in February, Outsports marked Black History Month by highlighting the contributions of Black, out LGBTQ sports athletes.
Buhbye, Kelly! Atlanta Dream finds new ownership
The new ownership group includes the team’s own Renee Montgomery.
Jessica Andrade to challenge UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261
Andrade could become the second woman in UFC history to win championships in two different divisions.
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