On the day the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal in every state in America, the first NFL player to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality unleashed nearly 45 straight minutes of joy, pain, ...

WASHINGTON — Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib came out as gay in an Instagram post Monday evening, becoming the first active NFL player to identify as LGBTQ+. Nassib said in his upload that ...

David Kopay made history when he came out in 1975 as the first openly gay former NFL player, and was among the first openly gay professional athletes in general. Kopay, who now resides in Palm Springs ...

To know is to understand. To understand is to have knowledge. To have knowledge is to tolerate, and to tolerate is to have peace. Those are David Kopay’s words, not mine. David Kopay is gay. He’s also ...

IN 1975 David Kopay (pictured), a former running back for the San Francisco 49ers, was the first retired footballer to reveal his homosexuality. The second was Roy Simmons, a former offensive linesman ...

BRISBANE, Australia — David Kopay and Ian Roberts live on different sides of the Pacific Ocean. Both took giant leaps of faith when they came out. And at a time when it had never been done in their ...

In THR's annual Sports Issue, former Washington Redskins running back David Kopay, who scandalized an incredulous America, opens up about the reasons behind his decision, his life since then and his ...

The moment David Kopay waited 46 years for finally came this week, when Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib announced Monday, June 21, that he was gay, becoming the first NFL player to come ...