Here's a reminder of the latest ten stories in the Outsports series: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.
51) Amelie Mauresmo wins Wimbledon / 2006 / tennis
52) Roger Brigham comes out to general manager / 1982 / sports reporting
53) Kirk Walker becomes only male D.1 head coach / 2007 / softball
54) Glenn Burke comes out / 1993 / baseball
55) ‘Ball Four’ TV show includes gay ballplayer / 1976 / baseball
56) Supreme Court rules against ‘Gay Olympic Games’ / 1987 / various sports
57) Bodybuilder Bob Paris comes out / 1989 / Bodybuilding
58) Christine Daniels comes out as transgendered sportswriter / 2007 / media
59) Diana Nyad swims from Bimini to Florida / 1979 / swimming
60) Stanley Cup part of Chicago’s gay pride parade / 2010 / NHL
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