Rick Welts

Welts has been the President & CEO of the Golden States Warriors for 10 years, one of the NBA’s most successful teams in that span.

San Francisco’s mayor presided over the ceremony where the president of the Golden State Warriors said “I do” to his flight attendant partner of nine years.

The Golden State Warriors president told his fellow owners that he would not go to North Carolina because of H.B.2.

Rick Welts was president of the Phoenix Suns when he came out publicly in 2011 via a front-page article in The New York Times. He joined the Warriors later that year.

NEW YORK — Amid a surge of public opinion in favor of gay rights in the U.S., the WNBA is launching a campaign to market the league to the LGBT community, becoming the first pro sports league to specifically recruit LGBT fans to its games.

GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, has announced it will honor Chaz Bono, Michele and Rob Reiner, Phoenix Suns President and CEO Rick Welts and the 2011 Student Advocate of the Year at its seventh annual Respect Awards.

Rick Welts, who just four months ago came out — becoming the first openly gay senior executive of a professional sports team — has announced he is resigning his position as Phoenix Sun President and Chief Executive Officer.

Phoenix Suns’ point guard Steve Nash — who recently voiced his support for marriage equality — said he thinks thinks the NBA is ready for an openly gay player.

In a groundbreaking announcement for men’s professional team sports, Phoenix Suns president and chief executive Rick Welts, has come out, reported The New York Times on Sunday.