women in sports

Women killed it in sports this year!

2011 was an intense year for women in sports. While we’re looking forward to more excitement in 2012 (including the Olympics!), let’s also take a look back on this year’s top five most memorable moments in women’s athletics, good and bad.

I have a problem. The NFL season has started, and I habitually lose at betting. Need an example? I would bet that there are quite a few “out” lesbian basketball coaches out there. I would be wrong. There is only one. Sherri Murrell, out and proud head coach of Portland State University Women’s Basketball team. 350 teams, only one lesbian.

One of the most visible ladies has been in the news for the wrong reasons lately—ESPN reporter, Erin Andrews. Next up is Bonnie Bernstein, the first sportcaster to cover the Superbowl for both network TV and radio syndication. Also, Lisa Guerrero. The LA Times named her “the hardest working sports reporter.” These ladies are just a few of the many women to watch in televised sports!

It's a disgusting cycle we can break.

Br{ache the Silence features the UCONN Women's Basketball team in a video for LGBTQ inclusion.

The UConn Huskies were hosted by President Obama at the White House Monday to celebrate their most recent NCAA championship.

Because we still can't get enough...

2012, being the year of a national election and the Olympics, has been a big year for LGBTs in pop culture, politics and sports. Now SheWired would like to pay homage to the unabashedly out women who’ve moved visibility for queer women forward.

As we get close to prom season again, may we remind you that women have been sporting men's formal wear for over 100 years?

In a report issued this week, a think tank spearheaded by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Women's Sports Foundation urged that school administrators adopt concrete inclusion policies for transgender athletes.

ESPN The Magazine’s 2011 Body Issue hit stands today, featuring 22 athletes with amazing bodies who have stripped down to pose nude, or basically nude. This year’s featured athletes are women we love from a variety of sports including gymnasts, soccer stars, golfers, bowlers, runners, Olympic athletes and much more. Check out the amazing photos and videos below to see to who made ESPN’s selection of women in sports:

Thanks to all who voted for SheWired's Out Woman of the Year 2012. We compiled a list of 20 out women whose visibility helped push the needle forward for awareness of LGBTs. The fierce women who comprised our top 20 women of the year have made incredible strides, not just for lesbians but for women, in pop culture, activism, politics and sports. And thanks to your persisent voting we have now determined our Out Woman of the Year. Here are the top five!

Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) announced in a press release that its Board of Governors has voted to suspend the league’s 2012 season in order to focus on the resolution of pending legal issues. The suspension couldn’t come at a worse time for the sport. Women’s soccer has experienced a huge bump in interest and support, and by extension TV ratings, after the US Women’s Soccer team reached the finals at the 2011 World Cup.

Elder care, science, education, energy, sports… these aren’t LGBT issues, they’re people issues. These are some of the most challenging and heated areas of culture, and at the foreground are four very heroic LGBT women.