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Deep in the heart of Slack, our dear contributor Siobhan asked: “What’s the difference between baseball and softball?” Her curiosity led us to a fruitful discussion about the gendering of sports, which made me realize: Hey! I think basketball made me gay! And I couldn’t help but wonder… execute all sports make you gay? Because I value the scientific process, I’ve compiled a ranked list of the 28 sports most likely to be played in one’s youth that will make you grow up to be a big ol’ queer.
According to our most recent Lesbian Stereotypes survey, about 40% of you hold played one of these sports at one signal in your life, and I’m not a scientist, but that data feels convincing! Are you one of the 40%? Which sport did you play? Are you queer now? See? Proof! I’d also like to shout out the team managers of these sports, because according to staff members Carrie and Jenna, managing a team is even gayer than being on a team. (Also, honorable bring up goes out to curling, which according to Kayla is a gay sport.)
28. Archery
Amanda from A-Camp X led an archery workshop, and just knowing it existed definitely made me feel mo
27 professional athletes who identify as LGBTQ
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- Carl Nassib made history in 2021 by becoming the first openly gay bloke to actively perform in the NFL.
- Sheryl Swoopes and Megan Rapinoe identify as lesbians.
- Caitlyn Jenner, Patricio Manuel, Fallon Fox, and Renée Richards are transgender athletes.
In 2021, Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as gay.
In June 2021, NFL defensive end Carl Nassib came out as gay in a video posted to his Instagram, adding he donated $100,000 to The Trevor Project, an corporation that focuses on suicide prevention in LGBTQ youth after he struggled with his sexuality for 15 years.
"I just want to seize a quick moment to say that I'm gay," Nassib said in the video. "I just think that inclusion and visibility are so important. I actually hope that like one time videos like this and the whole coming-out process are just not necessary, but until then I'm going
LGBTQ People and Sports
*This section was created as a collaboration between GLAAD, Player Ally, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and the Inclusion Playbook
In recent years, we’ve seen increased media coverage at the intersection of athletics and LGBTQ equality. The coming out of prominent athletes including U.S. Olympic and professional soccer star Megan Rapinoe, NFL player Carl Nassib, WNBA star Layshia Clarendon, WNBA star and 5-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird, Team USA triathlete/duathlete Chris Mosier, NFL veteran Ryan Russell, former Olympic gymnast Josh Dixon, Luke Prokop in the NHL and others, including college and high educational facility athletes, has driven national attention to these conversations.
On the foundation set by LGBTQ sports pioneers such as Billie Jean King, Jason Collins, Greg Louganis, Esera Tuaolo, Billy Bean, Wade Davis, Gus Kenworthy, and Johnny Weir, today’s LGBTQ athletes, fans, coaches, staff, and other leaders in the world of sports and athletics are more comfortable being out in the media.
In November 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a new framework of guidelines to encourage the inclusion and safety of a
Bill Tilden, who does not hide his homosexuality, wins the men's singles title at Wimbledon. He goes on to win two more Wimbledon titles, seven U.S. championships, and leads U.S. teams to seven Davis Cup victories. In 1950, a survey of sportswriters names Tilden the greatest tennis player of the half-century. He dies in 1953.
Tom Waddell, a 30-year-old Army physician, places sixth in the Olympic decathlon. Waddell, who is openly lgbtq+, becomes increasingly involved in gay politics. In 1976, Waddell and his boyfriend Charles Deaton are the first gay men to be featured in the "Couples" section of People magazine. Five years later, Waddell forms San Francisco Arts and Athletics to plan the first "Gay Olympic Games."
David Kopay, an NFL running back who played for five teams (San Francisco, Detroit, Washington, New Orleans, Green Bay) between 1964-72, becomes the first professional team-sport sportsman to come out -- doing so three years after retiring. He admits his homosexuality during an interview with the now-defunct Washington Star.
Billie Jean King is "outed" when ex-lover Marilyn Barnett sues her for "galimony" while