LGBTQ people in sports

A record 34 athletes will represent their countries and “Team LGBTQ” as well in China starting this week. That includes a unprecedented 11 out men and the first non-binary athlete at the Winter Olympics.

The Raiders have Nassib active for today’s game against the Bengals, another first for an out player in the NFL, as they fight for a chance to play in the Super Bowl.

The TV personality-turned-Senate candidate told a private audience things he “definitely couldn’t have said” on his show. Of course, it was recorded and leaked.

Yet another American sporting authority is accused of ignoring or allowing abuse against their own athletes.

And her clapback to anti-trans haters online was epic.

LGBTQ people have long become a part of football, and it’s in no small part to these trailblazers, just like the one that Nassib is becoming.

LGBTQ Paralympians earned at least 25 medals in Tokyo during the 12 days of competition.

“I hope this continues to show people that there is no perfect way to find love or have a family.”

Los Angeles Dodgers VP Erik Braverman popped the question to his engineer-model-photographer boyfriend Jonathan Cottrell in Las Vegas. Cottrell happily said yes.

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.