homophobia in sports

In 1978, the L.A. Dodgers traded Burke because its manager disapproved of him being gay. Now, 44 years later, they’re finally honoring his trailblazing athleticism.

Other players have gotten stiffer punishments for slurs. Why isn’t this player using an anti-gay slur being taken as seriously?

One tweet reads, “shut up gay boy.”

“Hate to break it to you, but you’ve already failed as a man,” one commenter responded.

Couper Gunn was emotional after an opponent told him to take off his “f**got armband.” His teammates didn’t let it slide, and they went on to “embarrass” the opposing team.

“Bring back the days when boys cared about growing up to be actual men,” Jenna Ellis sniped. He took the high road.

There is historic representation at the Olympics, but some of the best LGBTQ athletes didn’t make the trip – and the ones that did have been misgendered, publicly maligned, and even outed while in Japan.

Carl Nassib’s coming out shows how far we’ve come toward ending homophobia in the locker room, and how far we have to go in ending bigotry outside of it.

The activism happening in baseball, on the corporate and individual level, sends a clear message to everyone in sports: do something more than change your logos or send social media posts.

Israel Folau says ‘hell awaits’ gay people. After facing accountability, he sued his ex-employer – now he gets an undisclosed sum of money and public apology.