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10 World Cup player thirst traps to enjoy during the hydration breaks
World Cup players are showing they're not averse to an Instagram thirst trap post. Here are 10 to check out during those 'hydration breaks.'
England’s Harry Kane praised teenage pro soccer player who came out as gay
Although there are no out gay footballers at World Cup 2026, these 8 players from tournament squads are on the record as LGBTQ advocates.
Jason Collins’ twin brother Jarron honors his legacy at Red Sox Pride Night
Jarron Collins honored his gay brother, Jason, on Tuesday by throwing out the opening pitch for the Boston Red Sox's Pride Night.
Gay Penn State athlete was inspired by ‘Heated Rivalry’ — in more ways than one
Gay Penn State athlete found inspiration in 'Heated Rivalry,' particularly the portrayal by Hudson Williams of an athlete of Asian descent.
The World Cup’s newest crush wears yellow and blue for Sweden
Lucas Bergvall is only 20 and has appeared in exactly one World Cup match for 26 minutes. That hasn't stopped him from becoming a thirst trap.
I coached at Indiana in the closet. Now I’m building Pride House for the World Cup.
When Zac Brown came out as gay after a long career in soccer, the response was all positive. 'I feel it is my duty to be visible. I want to show up in every environment as my authentic, queer, badass, successful, quirky and not always perfect self.'
Gay slur aimed at Texas player caught live on ESPN during College World Series
An unknown person yelled a gay slur when a Texas Longhorns player was coming up to bat in the College World Series game. It was broadcast on ESPN.
Dana White wanted UFC Freedom 250 to unite America. Then came Josh Hokit.
Hokit's recycled and conspiracy-tinged transphobic comments about former First Lady Michelle Obama overshadowed the contentious event.
Homophobes have a new favorite MLB team: The San Francisco Giants
Homophobes like Clay Travis are rushing to defend the Giants and 3 players who gave a middle finger to the gay community on Pride Night.
Norway vs. Iraq is a big World Cup LGBTQ rights showdown
The 48 World Cup countries vary widely in their acceptance of LGBTQ people. More than half allow same-sex marriage, nearly a third are dangerous for gay people.
Gay Giants fan’s heartbreaking letter shows the cost of the team’s Pride Night failure
A longtime San Francisco Giants fan, who is gay, sends a letter to the team expressing the pain and confusion a community feels.
Giants players used the Bible against Pride. As a Black trans Christian, I’ve had enough.
As a Black trans Christian, I have serious issues with the selective outrage of these San Francisco Giants pitchers and their Pride caps.
Referee poised to become first out gay official at men’s World Cup
Referee Brooke Mayo will be an assistant referee for Czech Republic v South Africa, and almost certainly the first publicly out gay official at a men's FIFA World Cup.
USMNT captain Michael Bradley wore a Pride armband after Pulse. The messages he received changed him.
Exclusive: Former USMNT captain Michael Bradley tells Outsports he believes in 'sense of unity' his Pride armband showed 10 years ago today.
A Giants Pride cap sits in Cooperstown. It belongs on the players’ heads next season.
Talkin' Gaysball: The best way for MLB to fight back against anti-gay players is not to cave in to their homophobia.
For pro soccer player Collin Martin, coming out as gay was ‘the most important thing I did’
Martin just retired from a career in pro soccer, one that saw him come out publicly. 'It's kind of humbling when you realize that something you do off the field is going to be more important than anything you do on the field,' he says.
Gay Games head to Spain with over 9,500 athletes and one enduring message: We belong
More than 9,500 athletes from 81 different countries have registered for the Gay Games in Valencia, Spain, which begin June 27.
SF Giants’ LGBTQ history makes their Pride Night debacle impossible to excuse
The SF Giants need to recommit to the inclusive standard they set in 1994, 2015 and 2021 of supporting the LGBTQ community.
More and more athletes refuse to wear rainbow Pride uniforms. They miss the point.
Anti-gay athletes in baseball, soccer, hockey and rugby have missed the point of rainbow uniforms to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Night.
MLB warns 3 San Francisco Giants players who scrawled a Bible verse on Pride hats
MLB issued a warning to three San Francisco Giants players who defaced Pride Night caps. The warnings seem to follow league precedent on uniform violations.
Ohio State gymnast feared coming out. Instead, nobody blinked.
After four years competing openly at Ohio State, Jacob Harmon hopes younger gay athletes see they belong, too.
Giants’ Pride statement sides with anti-gay players, screws over LGBTQ fans
San Francisco Giants refuse to criticize their anti-gay players, deflecting blame and giving the middle finger to their LGBTQ fans.
He fled Qatar for being gay. Then he wore a rainbow robe to its World Cup opener.
Gay Qatari Dr. Nas Mohamed made a defiant fashion statement at the Qatar v Switzerland World Cup match in the Bay Area to highlight LGBTQ human rights.
Pride Pioneer: Gay college basketball player said, ‘I am not the only one, I am one of many.’
‘I want to shift the conversation away from being the one gay basketball kid,’ Joe Morrell writes. ‘I am not the only one, I am one of many.’
Pride Pioneer: This college hockey player came out publicly, in response to NHL players refusing to wear Pride jerseys
Carson Gates says he came out to show that queer people belong in hockey.