Patrick Faerber had decided he couldn't advance in baseball umpiring because he's gay. When Dale Scott came out publicly, that changed. Now he's on the Minor League Reserve list.

Chandler Frumin built secret on top of secret before falling in love and deciding she had to come out. Her journey has inspired other teammates to do the same.

Ricardo Vazquez never officially came out to his team, but he didn't have to. 'I've never felt more at home.'

Stefanie Dolson didn't consider dating women until she entered the WNBA just two years ago. She's now the first WNBA player to come out publicly in over a year.

When Taylor Tvedt came out in high school, parents tried to force her to use a separate locker room from their daughters. Now she is hoping to improve the LGBT-athlete outreach at Lehigh Univ.

Jaron Thomas is one of the best hurdlers in the history of the Univ. of Colorado. He's also one of the school's first publicly out varsity athletes, recently winning a campus-wide award for his...

"Having someone to talk to allowed me to eventually be able to open up about my sexuality."

Syracuse sports writer Sam Blum used his final column for The Daily Orange to come out publicly as gay. He wrote about finding acceptance from people in his life yet still searching for acceptance...

Stephanie Shostak considered leaving her career as a top volleyball official when she came out as trans. The welcoming messages she got from Volleyball Canada and US Volleyball assured her she...

Six male athletes at Yale, all of whom are in different stages of coming out, have started a powerful new support group specifically for LGBT athletes at Yale.