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Don’t eject the anti-trans XX-XY crowd. Ask them to explain themselves.
Instead of ejecting anti-trans XX-XY demonstrators from NWSL and Thorns matches, let's engage them more in conversation.
Teammates in love. College football players went viral last season after their sweet postgame embrace.
A game-winning kick. Two teammates embrace. It must be love, fans say after South Florida upsets Florida.
Riley Gaines shocked to see ‘disgruntled lesbians’ at a WNBA game
Riley Gaines said she was surrounded by 'disgruntled lesbians' booing Sophie Cunningham when she attended a WNBA game.
World Cup winner blasts YouTuber for gay slurs against soccer star Hector Bellerin
World Cup winner Borja Iglesias blasted a YouTuber for gay slurs aimed at his friend and former teammate, soccer star Hector Bellerin.
Let’s applaud the Cardinals and Rockies, who used caps to protest an umpire’s prejudice
The two teams' support of a rookie from a marginalized community stood in stark contrast to the Giants Pride cap catastrophe.
Trans athlete debate is a ‘moral’ freak out, author says. It’s time to listen to trans athletes.
No matter what happens next the ripples of the trans-athlete debate will extend across sports and the November ballot
Bunny Bruning remembers a women’s tennis tour where everyone knew who was gay, and nobody asked
Bunny Bruning played in all four Grand Slams during her tennis career, when the women in the sport had a firm don't ask, don't tell policy.
There will be 68 male cheerleaders in the NFL this season, a sign that the guys are here to stay
The rise of men being NFL cheerleaders continues unabated, with 68 in the 2026 season. This is down slightly from 2025.
Pride Pioneer: College baseball player came out as gay to his team after years of struggle
"It's one of the best things he's ever done because it's made us closer friends," said a teammate on the Drew University baseball team. "It doesn't change a thing."
Pride Pioneer: College football defensive end came out to his team to great applause
Mitch Eby gave a moving coming-out speech to his Chapman football team that sent them into applause. One teammate called him his hero.
Pride Pioneer: These two college athletes are madly in love, and have been for two years
Rhett Hopkins and Sean Gitchell are two college athletes who found each other during a winter break. They are now in love.
Pride Pioneers: College runner struggled with the Bible before coming out to his team and his fraternity
Korten remembers one night when he punched himself repeatedly in the stomach, desperately struggling with his sexuality and the Bible.
Pride Pioneer: Kicker came out to his college football team. Then he came out publicly.
A place kicker at Willamette University in Oregon, Mertens came out as bisexual to his team. He now comes out publicly in hopes of inspiring other LGBT athletes to come out and be true to themselves.
Pride Pioneer: Gay volleyball player, coach found confidence in himself and renewed love of the sport
‘Being my authentic self with my team and coaches helped me become the person I am today,’ Dustin Stueck writes.
Pride Pioneer: For gay Ohio State swimmer, pool became his safe space
After Nathan Holty started coming out to teammates in high school and college, he saw his confidence soar and his performances improve.
Gay college football fan celebrates ‘open and proud’ visibility on quest to visit all NCAA stadiums
Over two-thirds of the way through his college football tour, Andrew Bauhs has forged numerous bonds through fandom and Pride.
Gay former college football player got engaged to his boyfriend and shared some great pics
Ryan Deluca is one of the very few Division I college football players to come out while playing. He’s now engaged to marry his boyfriend.
Ex-Rutgers college football player tears up talking about being gay, coming out and having to leave his sport
Jake Eldridge published an emotional coming out video to his YouTube that detailed how hiding his true self on the gridiron eventually led his hospitalization. Now, he’s never been happier.
Meet 22 gay and bi college football players who played out and proud
There have been many publicly out gay and bi college football players, including at least a dozen in NCAA Division I alone.
InstaJocks: Time to show off those summer bods
This week on InstaJocks, more and more guys are showing off their bods and their favorite summer treats.
California can keep allowing trans athletes to compete after judge tosses federal lawsuit
After two years of public banter, judge rules Department of Justice cannot force a ban on trans athletes in California.
‘The Traitors’ star who was national track champ hard-launches boyfriend as he talks about coming out
Freddie Fraser, who was a highly-rated track athlete with Olympic ambitions before finding fame on 'The Traitors' TV show, has explained why he was reluctant to come out publicly as bi.
U.S. Open Pride was one big queer celebration, where tennis visibility was the star
Open Pride logos and rainbow colors appeared on screens across the tournament site and inside Arthur Ashe Stadium during Thursday's celebration.
That time when Hillsdale College asked gay athlete to pray for destruction of ‘evil’ same-sex marriage
Hillsdale College's chaplain is asking members of the school's community, including athletes, coaches, students, faculty and alumni, to pray against "evil" same-sex marriage rights being considered by the Supreme Court.
Retired gay diver vows to use his drag fame to build safe spaces for LGBTQ athletes
While speaking on a Pride panel, Aidan Faminoff reflected on the impact telling his coming out story had on numerous fellow athletes.