Outsports
Outsports
Total reads
3,835
This week
1
Rank
#48 of 438
Published
1,463 posts
Last 12 weeks
Most read posts
Featured on Sportsblogs
Run this blog? Add the badge to your site to show readers you're featured — it links back to this page.
Latest Entries
From ‘Tillie’ Shafer to all-male boarding houses, pro baseball’s early history was rife with innuendo
Being 'gay' wasn't a thing in the early years of MLB. But that didn't stop players from being tagged with feminine nicknames or managers policing all-male boarding houses.
Azzi Fudd, who had a breakout moment at WNBA All-Star Game, to miss rest of the season with an injury
Azzi Fudd was the first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, joining her with girlfriend Paige Bueckers on the Dallas Wings. Fudd will undergo knee surgery.
That time when a gay minor league player quit baseball when teammates said gays should be killed
Tyler Dunnington quit playing Minor League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals after hearing teammates talk about killing gay people.
‘I’m a gay guy who gave up on rugby. Now I’m at the world’s biggest LGBTQ tournament.’
As gay and inclusive rugby clubs gather in Brisbane, San Francisco Fog player Kyle Loughman explains why being at the Bingham Cup means so much.
Watch: Italian football players sob with joy after qualifying for LA28 Olympics
Watching the Italy men's flag football team earn a spot at the LA28 Olympics, and collapsing to the ground with emotion, is a tear-jerker.
I spent 12 years with the Tennessee Titans. Being gay made me better at my job.
Blake Mundell was a Tennessee Titans massage therapist for 12 years. Now the gay man is the only Titans LMT not hired back to his NFL job.
MiLaysia Fulwiley is an out gay guard with a star athlete girlfriend and dreams of another NCAA title
LSU's out All-American guard MiLaysia Fulwiley wants a national title and a lasting legacy in her senior year at Baton Rouge. She now has her girlfriend by her side.
That time when USA Olympian Danell Leyva showed LGBTQ support before coming out himself
Olympic gymnast Danell Leyva doesn’t shy away from his support of the LGBT community with a big bold gay T-shirt.
WNBA security silenced both sides of the trans athlete debate. The league says it was wrong.
During this week's WNBA game between Indiana and Atlanta, fans were asked to cover trans-athlete shirts. The WNBA has said this was wrong.
Track and field star comes out as gay after winning a gold medal in front of her girlfriend
Olympian Silja Kosonen claimed her first European title in the hammer throw, with girlfriend Senni Viren — who is also a Finnish sports star — there to witness it.
Buster Posey tip-toes around an apology or saying gay when asked about Giants’ Pride Night fiasco
Buster Posey acknowledges his players have a responsibility to fans in a recent interview. But he still can't say 'gay' or address our community.
Maria Perez, an extraordinary athlete who’s proudly gay, sets new world record
World and Olympic champion Maria Perez set a new world record in the inaugural half marathon race walk at the European Athletics Championships.
That time when a trans boy won a girls Texas state title and people lost their minds
State policies must stop defining trans people by their birth certificates.
Brazil’s new volleyball ban could end trans star’s career in a world first
Tifanny Abreu will no longer be able to compete in female volleyball as Brazil has banned trans women from women's sports.
Gay track star comes out after homophobic abuse, gets support from his country’s president
Mitja Zubin publicly came out as gay while competing at the European track championships. The Slovenian hurdler talks to Outsports about his extraordinary week.
Olympians tell Outsports why it matters to be out lesbian players at the World Cup
Two Olympians tell Outsports they are proud to be part of 'important' LGBTQ representation at the Hockey World Cup.
Pride Pioneer: Gay, Black track athlete had character and resolve tested at University of Washington
‘I think the biggest lesson I learned as a queer athlete was to never be ashamed of who you are and where you come from,’ Devan Kirk writes.
Pride Pioneer: College football player Ryan Deluca came out as gay on Instagram. His team showed an outpouring of love
Ryan Deluca found immediate support coming out as a gay college football player at Furman University in South Carolina.
Champion gymnast Cooper Kim soars after coming out as gay and embracing the ‘zest’
Stanford gymnast Cooper Kim came out to his team and the effects were immediate: NCAA champion, gold medal at the U.S. championships, and most of all, freedom.
LGBTQ players belong in badminton, say the World Championships’ only out stars
Kirsty Gilmour and Ciara Torrance believe being LGBTQ and out at badminton's World Championships has purpose, particularly for the sport's Asian heartlands.
I’m a gay high school soccer coach in rural America. I was afraid to be visible. Not anymore.
Couper Gunn came out as a gay college soccer player, but he withdrew as a coach. After leading his state to a win, he won’t hide now.
3 of the WNBA’s top 4 teams are coached by out gay women
Three of the top four teams in the WNBA standings are coached by out gay women. The fourth top-4 team? We don’t know.
3 of the WNBA’s top 4 teams are coached by out gay women
Three of the top four teams in the WNBA standings are coached by out gay women. The fourth top-4 team? We don’t know.
Elite volleyball player comes out as gay. ‘I’m proud of who I am, both on and off the court.’
Olympic hopeful Leo Dillier, one of the world’s best beach volleyball players, has come out as gay and says he wants to be the role model he once needed.
Elite volleyball player comes out as gay. ‘I’m proud of who I am, both on and off the court.’
Olympic hopeful Leo Dillier, one of the world’s best beach volleyball players, has come out as gay and says he wants to be the role model he once needed.
Displaying items 1-25 of 1463 in total