There was a time when NFL scouts used detailed language to describe prospects' bodies that rivaled any gay personal ad on Grindr.
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Jacob Grinwis fell in love with running and came out. He didn’t let homophobic comments stop him from attending his dream school, Boise State.
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Ryan Chase, a University of New Mexico decathlete, has found happiness — and his boyfriend — after coming out as gay.
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John DeRuff found that coming out to his college teammates was the easy part. His parents were another story.
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JP Van Der Walt has traveled the world through golf, navigating life as a gay pro golfer and coming out while he was competing.
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Ignacio “Nacho” Lago, a winger with Argentine second-tier club Colón, is being commended for his courage after what appears to be an unusual ‘coming out’ moment in professional soccer.
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Drag Race 'Goddess' Lauren Betts just won the women's March Madness national championship with the UCLA Bruins.
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Hobey Baker's name is on the NCAA ice hockey player of the year trophy. In a new podcast, ESPN claims he was gay, 106 years after his death.
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This week on InstaJocks, we catch up with a champion college diver, an NFL player in the offseason and a wrestler celebrating in the mud.
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The documentary looking at the ballroom/pro wrestling blending event will debut on PBS on Juneteenth. The 2022 event, “Paris Is Bumping: The Legends Ball,” featured pro wrestling’s first ever all-trans femme main event.
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Young pro athlete Lance Collard faces his third different suspension in as many years, found guilty a second time for hurling a gay slur.
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Karleigh Webb says she's ready to suit up for her football season debut as the trans athlete and her team join a new league.
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Two out LGBTQ athletes, Azzi Fudd and Olivia Miles, are projected to go high in the WNBA Draft. Rori Harmon could also be picked.
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LGBTQ visibility in men’s golf has been harder to break through than many other pro sports.
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Last weekend's Sirens game proved NYC is a women's hockey town and everyone from Billie Jean King to Hilary Knight celebrated.
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Trans pro darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven says she has effectively been 'retired' after a policy change. 'This isn’t the end.'
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MLB could make a powerful statement by designated April 9 'Glenn Burke Day' in honor of the gay player's first at-bat 50 years ago.
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Lance Collard denies using a gay slur in an AFL match, claiming the word he said was 'maggot.' He was previously banned 6 games for a slur.
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WrestleMania week always provides a ton of great LGBTQ wrestlers battling it out at a bunch of events. Here are this year's entries.
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After soccer pro Nacho Lago made headlines, gay basketball pro Sebastian Vega is among those praising the player’s courage.
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Two guys in Washington, D.C., have lit up social media with their 'Heated Rivalry' lookalike contest win and passionate celebration.
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Outsports video series 'Being Out' explores the power of being out from the perspective of nine LGBTQ athletes and coaches.
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Greg Fitzgerald is a golf pro in the San Francisco Bay area who has hosted a Major. He's also gay and sees the sport as not particularly inclusive.
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Several out gay and bi women's basketball players are being honored by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with inclusion.
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Talkin' Gaysball: Glenn Burke baseball's first known gay player, getting his first MLB at-bat 50 years ago this week.
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