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Using data compiled from various sources, Stacker compiled a list of 25 LGBTQ+ athletes you need to know about.

Here are 25 LGBTQ+ athletes who have received accolades and made significant strides for their respective communities.

Throughout the 105-year history of the NFL, only a few players have had the courage to publicly come out as gay. In June 2021 ...

West Chester native Carl Nassib has had a long journey to his recent inclusion in the Smithsonian Museum, writes Frederick Sutton Sinclair for CBS News Philadelphia. Recently, Nassib’s No. 94 Las ...

The Smithsonian is recognizing West Chester native Carl Nassib for becoming the first openly gay player to appear in an NFL regular-season game.

A new exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., is honoring former defensive end ...

Carl Nassib became the first openly gay active NFL player in 2021. A few years later, his historic announcement is being immortalized in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Nassib's ...

The league’s first openly gay player, Nassib now has a jersey hanging in the National Museum of American History.

Former Penn State star Carl Nassib is having his jersey displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. after becoming the first active NFL player to come out as ...

Former NFL star Dez Bryant has slammed the football league’s Pride Month support stating that it’s “far from right”.