In 2025, why are men still afraid to come out in professional sports?
There are zero openly gay and bi men actively competing in America’s top pro sports leagues. What’s keeping the closet door shut?
Collection
The 19th News Network
Stories published in partnership with The 19th News Network, a collective of national, regional and local publishers seeking to advance racial and gender equity in politics and policy journalism.
In This Collection
-
-
Camp Mystic says it’s 'grieving the loss' of 27 campers and counselors
On its website Monday morning, the all-girls camp said “our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy."
-
‘I don’t want any light shining on our district’: Schools serving undocumented kids go underground
Fearing Trump’s immigration dragnet, educators and advocates are policing their speech, scrubbing their websites and encrypting their conversations.
-
Miquelle West grew up with a mother in prison. Then she helped set her free.
Decades of advocacy paid off when her mother, Michelle West, walked out after nearly 32 years behind bars.
-
Missouri Supreme Court order reinstates ‘de facto abortion ban’ across the state
The Missouri ACLU expects another injunction will soon be granted that will re-open access to abortion in the state.
-
She didn't feel safe as a trans woman in America. So she found peace on the Atlantic Ocean.
Kelsey Granger fled Texas shortly after President Trump's reelection and has made a boat her full-time residence in an act of self-preservation.
-
University suspends nine gender, disability and ethnicity majors under new Ohio law
The University of Toledo's response to the state law, set to take effect this summer, bans diversity efforts and regulates classroom discussion.
-
Black women were at increased risk for lead absorption during the L.A. wildfires. Here’s why.
The bodies of people with iron deficiency potentially absorb lead at higher rates.
-
How a chess champion became Utah’s most successful Democratic lawmaker
Stephanie Pitcher approaches legislation like a chess game — methodical, precise and several steps ahead. She passed more bills than any other Democrat in the Republican-controlled legislature this year.
-
Head Start is turning 60. The federal child care program may not make it to 61.
Providers operating on ‘razor-thin margins’ worry about the possibility of deep cuts from the Trump administration.