Ellia came out as a transgender man in his opening address to the Bingham Cup International Summit on ending transphobia and homophobia in sport on August 16, 2022 in Ottawa. The Bingham Cup is the ‘world cup’ of gay and inclusive rugby, held biennially. Ellia represented Australia playing women’s

“There are parts of this business that lead me to believe what I’m about to tell you is not acceptable here,” the assistant coach says. “This is something I struggle with. It’s made me consider giving up coaching. It’s made me think I’m not supposed to be here.” Players are wide-eyed. Burns takes a

Radford, a Canadian skater who won a gold medal and a bronze at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, and Funero, a Spanish ice dancing national champion, got engaged in June 2017 when the former popped the question. Here come the grooms! Figure skaters Eric Radford and Luis Funero tied the knot la...

Preparing for the Olympics is no laughing matter. As one commenter points out, it’s a full-time job. Thorpe, 22, has been openly gay in the sport since he was 18 and has confronted stereotypes in gymnastics. His day starts at 9:00 a.m., with conditioning and rehab. Then it’s over to the mat for two

At least 35 publicly out gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, pansexual and non-binary athletes will be in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, double the amount who competed in 2018, including the largest share of men. The athletes are competing in nine different sports from Feb. 4-20...

The University of Warwick Rowing Club has stripped down for the fifth year in a row for a nude calendar, with proceeds helping to fight homophobia. The University of Warwick Boat Club was founded in 1966 and is "on the verge of top tier status in British rowing." The Warwick Rowing Calendar was foun...

In this chapter of the AIDS Chronology, the World AIDS Museum (WAM) highlights the life and career of celebrities stricken by the HIV/AIDS virus in cinema, the silver screen, sports, fashion, music and the arts.The World AIDS Museum will be the first museum dedicated to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Ed...

Bailar, who was the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team, has shared his transition journey on TV shows like 60 Minutes and The Ellen Show. .During Pride Month 2017, the International Olympic Committee Bailar profiled Schuyler in a series entitled IDENTI

The 2022 Winter Olympics are underway in Beijing. Between now and February 20, we’ll spotlight some of the inspiring LGBTQ athletes vying for gold. Jason Brown has been a staple in the figure skating world for years, but this will be his first Olympics competing as an out gay man. He previously won

In this fourteenth installment of our "Male Ballet Dancers" we are proud to feature classical training and dancing by three principal solo dancers: Steve McRae, principal ballet dancer, London Royal Opera Ballet; Kimin Kim, Marinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg; and, Ivan Vasilev, former Bolshoi Princ