March 28, 2014
by Agata Dera
Swedish Football player comes out as gay
After being inspired by Michael Sam's coming out story a Swedish football player announces he is gay.
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March 21, 2014
by Agata Dera
Michael Sam tells Mizzou he 'worked hard not to cry' when they welcomed him after coming out
A month after publicly coming out, Michael Sam writes a thank you letter to the Mizzou community.
March 17, 2014
by Agata Dera
VIDEO: Are there gay players on the PGA Tour? Brandt Snedeker says odds are yes
Although several athletes from different disciplines have public come out in the past year, not one professional golfer made such announcement. Brandt Snedeker, a professional golfer performing on the PGA tour spoke about this topic on a recent episode of "Feherty".
February 3, 2014
by Agata Dera
Finnish Olympian swimmer Ari-Pekka Liukkonen comes out to raise awareness about Sochi
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen is now the first openly gay Finnish athlete to come out during his active career.
January 28, 2014
by Agata Dera
Conner Mertens came out to his college football team last night. Now he comes out publicly.
A place kicker at Willamette University in Oregon, Conner Mertens publicly came out as bisexual. He began his coming out journey by sharing about being bisexual with the head coach of his football team.
January 22, 2014
by Agata Dera
Germany's new Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks comes out as lesbian
In a recent interview for the Rheinische Post newspaper, Hendricks said that she would be spending New Year's Eve with her life partner.
January 13, 2014
by Agata Dera
Brazilian diver Ian Matos comes out as gay
Inspired by the British diver Tom Daley, a Brazilian diver Ian Matos came out as gay.
December 2, 2013
VIDEO: British diver Tom Daley comes out
British Olympic diver Tom Daley came out in a video he posted to YouTube.
July 26, 2013
Leaders in athletics receive positive responses to coming out
Two cases surfaced this week revealing proof of a shift in attitudes toward LGBT individuals in the world of sports. Rutgers Athletic Director, Julie Hermann, openly revealed she was gay in her biography on Rutgers' official website. Meanwhile, the basketball coach of Saunders High School in Yonkers, New York, came out to his players and the nation by telling his inspirational testimony of coming out.
June 16, 2013
GUEST POST: Coming out to my dad, an evangelical pastor
Two years ago, Todd Clayton told his dad, who is an evangelical pastor, that he is gay. This is his story.
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