The OutField: Chris Burns Blazes a New Path
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Growing up in Merrimack, New Hampshire, Chris Burns’ life revolved around basketball. He’d played it since age 6, and loved…
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The OutField: Anna Aagenes — Tracking Her Activism
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Anna Aagenes took a girl to her junior prom. Still, she did not feel comfortable being fully out as a…
The OutField: Eric Barthold Helps Boys ‘Man Up’ — Dissecting Gender Stereotypes
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— As a junior at Colby College, Eric Barthold took an education class called “Boys to Men.” When a senior writing…
The OutField: Anthony Nicodemo Coming Out & Kicking Butt
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Anthony Nicodemo figured out he was gay in his early 20s. But it was not until he’d been coaching basketball…
The OutField: ‘Big News’ on the LGBT Sports Front
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Back in the day—“the day” being, say, 2012—an athlete coming out as gay or lesbian was Big News. In 2014,…
The OutField: Putting ‘Puto’ to Shame
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT— The recently concluded 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil had everything: Goals galore. Scintillating performances (including several by the surprisingly…
The OutField: A Tale of 2 Coming-Out Stories; One Successful, the Other Not
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— When Jason Collins came out last month, Helen Carroll was furious. The longtime sports project director at the National Center…
The OutField: Go! Athletes Fields an All-Star Team
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT– A team finds success only through teamwork. That’s as true off the playing field as on it. Jay Hayes has…
The OutField: Nike Reaches the LGBT Sports Summit
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– A few years ago, no one was talking about LGBT issues in sports. Now, everyone is. Suddenly, the game that…
The OutField: Texas A&M University tackles diversity & even transgender issues
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– A school on the list of America’s 10 least inclusive colleges for LGBT students would seem an unlikely host for…
The OutField: Two Super Bowl winners
By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT– Although billions of dollars were bet on this month’s Super Bowl, the score of the game shouldn’t have mattered to…