Category: Queer Up Sports

Soccer’s governing body in Europe has rejected a request from Munich’s mayor to light up the stadium hosting Germany’s Euro 2020 match against Hungary in rainbow colours, “given the political context”. Mayor Dieter Reiter had

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Nassib, 28, made the announcement in an Instagram post. In the post he said, “I’m

Laurel Hubbard lifted a whopping 628 pounds in two lifts to qualify for her first Olympic Games. And when she competes in Tokyo next month, she will make history as the first openly transgender athlete

Hungary may play its final group soccer game at the European Championship in a stadium lit up in rainbow colors at the request of the Mayor of Munich. Mayor Dieter Reiter confirmed on Sunday that

At 22, Devon Rouse has already accumulated professional car racing wins and driven on legendary race tracks like Daytona International Speedway. But arguably, the biggest obstacle he’s overcome in his career is coming out in

Nations League final between the United States and Mexico at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver was briefly suspended due to anti-gay chants in the stadium.  As the match was coming to a close

On Saturday against the Cubs, the Giants will feature Pride colors in the SF logo on their game caps along with a Pride patch on the right sleeves of their home uniforms — making them

Scottish golfer Hailey Davidson has become the first transgender woman ever to win gold in a professional US tournament. Davidson, 28, who moved to the US with her family in 1997, claimed victory in a

World champion diver Tom Daley added two more gold medals to his career collection with his recent victories at the FINA World Cup competition taking place in Tokyo, Japan. Daley bested the competition in the

Queer News Tonight is doing a story about the iconic and masculine straight male Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition.  Full stop.  But let’s just say we are doing the story because of social activism.  Lewis Freese,