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May 10, 2015

by Megan Townsend, Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis

Sports Illustrated accepts award for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage at #glaadawards

Out athletes Michael Sam and Jason Collins accepted the award for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage alongside Sports Illustrated Managing Editor Chris Stone, presented by out actors Tituss Burgess and Jonathan Groff.

February 11, 2014

by Brendan Davis, Director of Digital Communications

PHOTO: Michael Sam covers Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated announced Tuesday that Michael Sam would appear on the cover of its February 17th issue.

January 30, 2014

by Megan Townsend, Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis

GLAAD Media Award nominees highlight racial diversity in LGBT portrayals in news and entertainment #GLAADAwards

This morning, GLAAD announced the nominees for the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards and many of this year's nominees included out characters of color telling important stories and reflecting the true diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

November 5, 2013

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Gay Boston cop makes the cover of Sports Illustrated for the second time

This month's cover of Sports Illustrated features Red Sox player and World Series MVP David Ortiz with three officers who responded to the bombing at the Boston Marathon. The Dallas Voice reported that one of those officers, Javier Pagan, was gay and Boston Police Department’s liaison to the GLBT community.

Brittney Griner, who is black with shoulder length, braided hair, in a grey shirt speaking in front of the NCAA

April 18, 2013

by Elliott Moore, Sports Intern at GLAAD

Brittney Griner Publicly Comes Out as Gay in Interview with Sports Illustrated

Future Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner publicly announces the fact that she identifies as gay in an interview with Sports Illustrated.

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