out athletes

Like the 180 out Olympians that earned more medals than almost 200 other nations, several out Paralympians are hoping to continue Team LGBTQ’s spectacular summer.

“It’s been good to not have to lie when I come in to work everyday,” he said ahead of his first season competing while out.

The non-binary soccer star’s Olympics journey closes with several history-making games and an achievement every athlete has dreamed of.

Over a week since the flame was lit and the Olympic Games commenced, very few teams have gleamed as much as “Team LGBTQ” has in Tokyo thus far.

With over 160 out athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics, Dolson isn’t the first member of “Team LGBTQ” to win a gold medal, but she’s still a trailblazer.

Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, and Diana Taurasi will proudly represent Team USA among over a hundred LGBTQ athletes at the Olympics.

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.

One of Japan’s most recognized soccer players didn’t feel safe to come out until they were in America: “I had to explain to them what Japanese culture is like and why I felt the need to hide.”

Underwood was in the same draft class as Sam and could’ve came out right after he did. Instead, the NFL drove the future “Bachelor” star further in the closet.

“You were an exceptional athlete. You’re not an exceptional politician.”