Over the rest of the summer we will release our list of the 100 most important moments in gay-sports history. We have focused on specific moments, whether they be a few minutes or a day, that have shaped the course of our history; Many of the faces of those moments will be familiar to our readers.
We focused on what we consider to be the “gay-sports movement.” There were certainly amazing gay and lesbian athletes before the Stonewall riots in 1969, but there wasn’t a push for gay equality in sports until after that fateful day in New York City. Our moments range from July 1, 1969 to July 1, 2011.
91) Robert Dover elected captain of U.S. equestrian team / 2000 / equestrian
92) Pat Griffin publishes ‘Strong Women, Deep Closets’ / 1998 / various sports
93) David Pichler, Patrick Jeffrey are out divers at ’96 Olympics / 1996 / diving
94) Openly gay Rudy Galindo wins U.S. figure skating title / 1996 / figure skating
95) Muffin Spencer-Devlin becomes first pro golfer to come out / 1996 / golf
96) Savoy Howe becomes first out lesbian in women’s boxing / 1993 / boxing
97) Mountain biking world champion Missy Giove comes out / 1995 / mountain bike racing
98) Martina Navratilova speaks at the March on Washington / 1993 / tennis
99) Dan Woog publishes ‘Jocks’ / 1997 / various sports
100) University of Florida settles lawsuit with Andrea Zimbardi / 2004 / softball
These are all important stories, and we recommend that you visit Outsports to learn more about each of them.
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