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Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy failed to take home a medal in the freestyle event over the weekend, but his experience in PyeongChang seems as though it was very fulfilling. After he failed to match or improve upon the silver medal he won at the 2014 …
Former New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Ryan O’Callaghan revealed on Tuesday that he is gay. In a lengthy feature published by Outsports, O’Callaghan detailed how his plan from a young age was to take his own …
Michael Sam is the only openly gay pro football player in history, but that does not mean he is the only gay player in the league. Former NFL cornerback Fred Smoot did an “AMA” on Reddit Monday to promote his podcast, and he answered a …
New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy was open to interacting with Billy Bean when the former MLB player came to Mets camp on Tuesday, but he said afterwards that he does not agree with the homosexual man’s “lifestyle.” Bean, who …
Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott recently became the first official in a major US sport to come out as gay. Scott first discussed his private life in the October issue of Referee Magazine, and he provided a photo of himself with his husband …
Remember Mike Sims-Walker? Sure you do. He’s the guy who had one or two decent seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars about five years ago before he suffered a knee injury and nobody wanted him anymore. But he still kicks around on Twitter, and …
Arizona State offensive lineman Chip Sarafin publicly came out as gay in a magazine article published this month. Sarafin, who is a redshirt senior and originally walked on to the Sun Devils football team, told Phoenix-based Compete magazine that he …
Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay athlete in men’s Division 1 college basketball on Wednesday. Gordon, a sophomore guard who averaged 9.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game for UMass this season, made his revelation in interviews with …
Washington, D.C. lobbyist Jack Burkman announced on Monday that he is drafting a bill that would seek to ban gay athletes from being able to play in the NFL. Burkman said he got the idea for the legislation when Michael Sam came out two weeks ago. …
Michael Sam is likely to become the first openly gay player in the NFL come draft time in May, and there has been plenty of debate over whether he will be accepted by his teammates or not. If a recent survey of 51 anonymous NFL players is any …
Perhaps nobody took the news of Michael Sam’s announcement that he is gay worse than the football player’s own father. The New York Times posted a follow-up piece Tuesday to their Sunday article in which Sam, the SEC Defensive Player of …
Michael Sam was confident enough to become the first high-level football player to come out as gay, so it’s not too surprising to learn that he was comfortable enough to have a boyfriend while in college. Though Sam only officially came out to …
There is a difference between expressing an honest opinion about a controversial topic and being discriminatory or insensitive. Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark expressed concern on Monday over the prospect of Michael Sam playing in the NFL, but …
Missouri defensive end Michael Sam has already received a tremendous amount of support from NFL teams, players and coaches since his decision to publicly come out as gay on Sunday evening. Still, we knew there would be some people who are not willing …
Missouri defensive end Michael Sam came out as gay on Sunday. Sam went public with his sexual preference in an interview with ESPN’s Outside the Lines, though he says his teammates and coaches have known since August. “I am an openly, …
Google is the latest corporation to take a stand against Russia’s anti-gay laws, and it may also be the largest and most influential. Beginning on Thursday evening, Google’s latest homepage “doodle” features a rainbow flag …
