Written by Nigel Campbell | Saturday, 13 April 2013 The first professional gay athlete in a major U.S. sport is going to cash in in a big way—at least according to former Phoenix Suns executive Rick Welts. Welts, who came out as gay in 2011 and was an Instinct Leading Man that same year, spoke with Nike […]

Questions have swirled this week about the sexuality of NFL prospect and Internet hoax victim Manti Te’o. Audie Cornish talks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the controversy around Te’o and how other professional sports have reacted to gay players in the locker room. Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When she steps into the cage at UFC 157 this weekend, Liz Carmouche will be the first openly gay fighter in the UFC. To date, no male UFC fighter has come out of the closet. UFC president Dana White, however, said he knows how he will react —not only if a male […]

Robbie Rogers, 25, a Mater Dei High graduate who has played in MLS and for U.S. national team, says in blog post that he is gay and is ‘stepping away’ from soccer. By Kevin Baxter February 15, 2013, 4:00 p.m. Robbie Rogers said he had to choose between being a soccer player or being himself. […]

When Gareth Thomas found the courage to come out he became the only openly gay male athlete on any major sports team in the world.

Originally published by Yahoo Sports NEW ORLEANS – San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver has reportedly made inflammatory comments regarding homosexuality in football just a few days before Super Bowl XLVII. Shock jock Artie Lange revealed he had interviewed Culliver at media day Tuesday and aired a segment on his show that night, where the player insisted that any […]

By Brian Stubits, for CBS Sports Wade Davis had a few brief stints in NFL training camps before moving on to NFL Europe. Also, Davis is now an openly gay man who came out after his playing days. As you can probably assume, Davis has become outspoken about his status as a gay former pro […]

Published by the LA Times, written by Wade DavisJanuary 13, 2013 When I was 7 years old, my friends and I would play football in my backyard for hours, often with my mother watching through the kitchen window. One of the games we played was called “smear the queer.” At the time I didn’t know […]

No active player in the NFL, NBA, major leagues or NHL has ever come out as gay. Some say it would be career ending. Others say it will happen someday. Published by The LA Times and written by Kevin Baxter December 29, 2012, 3:34 p.m. Early in Wade Davis‘ first NFL training camp, in 2000, a teammate with […]

Ravens linebacker and marriage equality champion Brendon Ayanbadejo claims only 3% of NFL players are gay because the sport requires ‘higher testosterone’ 28 DECEMBER 2012 | BY MATTHEW JENKIN Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo claims American football has less gays than other sports because players have ‘higher testosterone’ levels. The National Football League star and LGBT rights […]

Originally published on mmajunkie.com on DEC 27, 2012 AT 10:20 AM ET ———————————— No active athlete on a major professional male sports team has publicly come out as gay. Simple statistics tell us there are plenty, but as UFC President Dana White recently said, team sports simply need more brave athletes like Liz Carmouche. Carmouche […]

Originaly published by FoxSports Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard believes football needs a gay hero to help change the attitude of some fans who he feels are “stuck in a time of intolerance.” The Dane claimed it would be the reception of supporters rather than team-mates which would be most likely to discourage a player […]