Sue Bird

Bird is the winningest player in women’s basketball history and the fans made sure to tell her how much they love her.

Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are one of the most famous same-sex couples in the country. The key to their flame is their desire to change the world.

This year, professional athletes came out in droves, speaking up for their community and speaking out for causes they believed in.

The duo played “role reversal” with Karine Jean-Pierre showing off her moves and Sue Bird fielding questions about President Biden’s priorities.

Male athletes aren’t forced to take months away from competition when a baby is on the way. So why should they be forced to do so by Texas’ ban on abortion?

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

“Team LGBTQ” dominated in Tokyo, and in more ways than one showed up in the medal tally.

Sue Bird now has more Olympic gold medals than any other basketball player in history. But the internet just couldn’t get over seeing her and Megan Rapinoe together on a global stage.

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

The anti-LGBTQ ex-Senator not only lost her seat, but gave up ownership of the team to two out women, including one of the former Black Lives Matter-supporting players she proudly derided.

Writer Jemele Hill has kicked off a conversation on social media that has everyone talking.

From the Super Bowl to the NCAA to various television networks, LGBTQ people were major influences in sports throughout the entire year. Here are the top twelve highlights of that.

Sport’s most celebrated couple just collected another ring.

The LGBTQ Nation Celebrity Activist of the Year honors the most effective and consistent use of the public spotlight for LGBTQ advocacy.

Players wore t-shirts urging fans to vote against their team’s co-owner in her U.S. Senate race.

“[Trump’s tweeting] would be ridiculous to the point of laughter, if it wasn’t so gross,” she wrote.

She said it has been something she has wanted to do for some time, and that now the timing is finally right.