This list could be expanded with people from: Category:Bisexual sportspeople, Category:Gay sportsmen, Category:Lesbian sportswomen and Category:Transgender and transsexual sportspeople.

Few American football players have come out as gay.Six former National Football League (NFL) players have come out publicly after they retired. There has never been anyone who has been publicly out while playing in the NFL.

Apr 11, 2013 · NFL star Kerry Rhodes– who’s been in the league since 2005 — tells TMZ he’s not gay despite reports suggesting otherwise. Photos surfaced Thursday on MediaTakeOut.com showing 30-year-old Rhodes with his arm around a male friend. The site didn’t say outright Rhodes was gay, but there was a

May 12, 2014 · Not long after Michael Sam became the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, some made clear his reaction was not welcome.

The NFL still hasn’t fielded an openly gay player during a regular-season game. And according to a former team executive, that day may not be coming anytime soon based upon what happened with Michael Sam. With a 2014 National Health Interview Survey identifying 1.6 percent of Americans as either

Will gay athletes find acceptance on the field?

Magic Johnson has never talked about it before but he wanted to open up about his gay son and the implications that Earvin Johnson III’s coming out will have in the black community, in the sports community and in their lives. TMZ sat down with the NBA legend for an unbelievably candid interview

Feb 16, 2013 · Photos of athletes who have come out publicly as gay

Gay rights supporter and former pro Rugby star Ben Cohen is now on the BBC show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. He was sweaty and shirtless on the show the other day and looked incredibly sexy.

Jun 24, 2016 · As Chicago stages Pride Parade to celebrate the LGBTQ community’s progress, there’s only one openly gay male athlete in …