LGBTQ Sports Podcast

LGBTQ Sports Podcast

We highlight the stories of LGBTQ athletes, coaches and other people in sports who show us all that Courage Is Contagious.

Episodes

Trans Sporter Room Ep178 -- WE ARE BACK! Transgender Day of Visibility Special Report

March 30, 2023 • 122 mins

After a month away to reassess and regroup.

WE. ARE. BACK!!!!!

Our host Karleigh Webb is rested and ready for TDoV was special report to tell some stories from voices in sports you may not have heard of


Julie Ann Curtiss -- When England's Rugby Football Union banned transgender women for playing at all levels of the sport, Curtiss decided to fight for her right play. She is suing the RFU and she was beamed up to talk abou...

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The Sports Kiki Ep. 152: The farewell show

February 27, 2023 • 19 mins
This is not the end of the road, but it is the end of "The Sports Kiki," at least in its current form under Outsports. On this week's show, Alex talks about ESPN's Izzy Gutierrez giving a shout-out to LGBTQ sports leagues, an MMA coach offering security for a drag brunch and his takeaways from three years of hosting this special podcast. Follow Alex on Twitter for updates, @AlexReimer1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...
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The Trans Sporter Room Ep176 --The Straight As Edition: Advocacy, Advance, Art and Allyship

February 22, 2023 • 98 mins
It's our last ride alongside Vox Media. Thanks for all the fish. After this week. The Trans Sporter Room is taking a 4-week hiatus to transition into some new digs, but we'll end the "Vox Era" with a standout trio that gets all "A"s. This week our host, Karleigh Webb, sits down with Advocacy -- Ash Hall -- Ash is one of a young gritty generation who are taking the torch of late Texas trans titan Monica Roberts. They beam up to talk...
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LGBT In The Ring Ep. 192: Billy Dixon: End of an Era

February 16, 2023 • 88 mins
Hello, Lovelies! It's the end of an era in more ways than one this week as welcome back "The Business" Billy Dixon. He and Brian Bell discuss the end of Pro Wrestling VIBE, what led to that decision and what Sunday's #BRAUMATICA event represents for the legacy of the company. Dixon also opens up about his return from retirement, the reaction to the Killian McMurphy-Edith Surreal storyline and taking over GCW For The Culture at this...
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The Trans Sporter Room Ep175 -- The Beauty and Speed Edition

February 15, 2023 • 72 mins
Two things we like in our sports at the Trans Sporter Room are beauty and speed, and in a perfect world our host Karleigh Webb always seeks BOTH! BEAUTY: Ed Fox and Phoebe Martin of the Union Omaha FC "Proud Owls" Last year Fox and Martin started the Proud Owls, the LGBTQ supporters group for the USL League One Union Omaha FC. They started the supporters' group to provide a safe space for LGBTQ and Ally fans of the 2021 USL League ...
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The GAMEDAY TEA: Black History Month - LZ Granderson

February 14, 2023 • 9 mins
LZ Granderson receives all of his flowers from D.Gil on this special Black History Month shoutout episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Sports Kiki Ep. 151: Is the Super Bowl losing cultural relevance?

February 11, 2023 • 21 mins
Happy Saturday! On this week's show, Alex discusses whether the Super Bowl is losing its cultural relevance. He also talks about Tony Dungy pulling out from speaking at an anti-gay preacher's event, and Nets guard Cam Thomas saying he was just "being playful" when he said a gay slur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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LGBT In The Ring Ep. 191: Big Egg w/ Colette Arrand & Joseph Montecillo

February 9, 2023 • 98 mins
Hello, Lovelies! This week we close out Journo January (a little late) by welcoming Colette Arrand and Joseph Montecillo of the new wrestling blog Big Egg. They and Brian Bell discuss how Big Egg came together in the wake of Fanbyte's closure last year, their unique approaches to discussing pro wrestling and their goals for the blog going forward. The trio also chat a bit about the 2023 Royal Rumble, Mad Dog Connelly, C.R.E.E.P.S. ...
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The Trans Sporter Room Ep174 -- The TSR Gridiron Girls Super Bowl Preview

February 8, 2023 • 83 mins
Super Bowl LVII. Kansas City Chiefs. Philadelphia Eagles. Two young star quarterbacks. Mahomes, the playmaker. Hurts, hardscrabble battler. A track meet offense against an old school NFC East defense. A old coach chasing legend. A young coach making a mark. We bring back the Gridiron Girls to break it down. TSR NFL Analyst Shauna Adkison, TSR College Football Analyst Chelsea Poe, and our host Karleigh Webb give you the lowdown on S...
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The Trans Sporter Room Ep173 -- Sheryl Weikal: Showing Heart and Throwing Heat

February 1, 2023 • 94 mins
"Solidarity is about people, not principles. You can have the greatest principles in the world, but if you don't use them to help anybody they are completely worthless." As a baseball writer Sheryl Weikal has always put her pen in line with her principles. She not only spoke stats, but also spoke out on issues that matter and didn't shy away from social critique at the intersections of sport and society. She cut so close to the qui...
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The Sports Kiki Ep. 150: Tony Dungy, Ivan Provorov and the "Gay Agenda"

January 28, 2023 • 18 mins
Happy Saturday! On this week's show, Alex talks about the anti-LGBTQ vitriol from Tony Dungy and Ivan Provorov defenders, and how they're telling on themselves with their extreme rhetoric. Follow Alex on Twitter, @AlexReimer1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Trans Sporter Room Ep172 -- Blake and Kino From Half In, Half Out Are All In About Gymnastics

January 25, 2023 • 95 mins
Blake Bonkowski and Kino love Gymnastics. They go to meets. They watch the sport. They can spot a good Yurchenko and tell you why it's good. They start Half In, Half Out Podcast as a homage to a sport they love. It's become a hot spot for LGBTQ figures in the sport to talk about floor, beams, vaults and finding their place in a demanding sport looking to move forward. Karleigh Webb sat down with them both for a lively discussion on...
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The GAMEDAY TEA: Addressing the Woke Sports Fans

January 24, 2023 • 10 mins
D.Gil addresses "woke" sports fans after the recent Damar Hamlin, Devin Willock, and Chandler LeCroy incidents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Sports Kiki Ep. 149: How the Flyers whiffed on Ivan Provorov and LGBTQ Pride

January 21, 2023 • 30 mins
Happy Saturday! On this week's show, Alex speaks with Philadelphia Flyers writer Madeline Campbell about the team's disastrous handling of Ivan Provorov. Alex also rips Tony Duny for tweeting about kids identifying as cats, and NBC for its continued silence. Follow Alex on Twitter, @AlexReimer1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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LGBT In The Ring Ep. 190: Harley R. Pageot

January 19, 2023 • 80 mins
Hello, Lovelies! Journo January keeps rolling this week as we welcome Grit & Glitter co-host and Pro Wrestling Torch contributor Harley R. Pageot! He and Brian Bell discuss growing up as a wrestling fan in Canada amid Bret Hart's heights, the unique focus of Grit & Glitter's pro wrestling coverage and the community-building aspect of that work. Pageot also delves into their own exploration of gender and how Ring of Honor led to his...
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The Trans Sporter Room Ep171 -- Iszac Henig: Coming Full Circle

January 18, 2023 • 71 mins
In 2021, a rising junior collegiate swimmer made a decision: Team ahead of self for a chance to complete a collective goal For Yale University sprint specialist Iszac Henig, it means going fast alongside his mates on Yale's women's swim team. With the goal of bringing an Ivy League women's team title back to New Haven for the first time since 2017. It also meant putting a critical piece of his transition on hold. 2021-2022 was as s...
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The Sports Kiki Ep. 148: Should anti-gay Tony Dungy still be part of NBC's NFL coverage?

January 14, 2023 • 17 mins
Happy Saturday! On this week's show, Alex talks about Tony Dungy's history of vehement anti-LGBTQ commentary, and whether he should still be part of NBC's NFL coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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LGBT In The Ring Ep. 189: Chuy Harris

January 12, 2023 • 100 mins
Hello, Lovelies! Journo January continues as we welcome former Pro Wrestling Torch and Grit & Glitter contributor Chuy Harris to the show! They and Brian Bell discuss their love for Southern Wrasslin', why Arn Anderson is the best, how they found their way onto the Pro Wrestling Torch and their passion for covering pro wrestling differently. They also chat about their time as a member of the Glitterati and how that period changed h...
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The Trans Sporter Room Ep170 -- Boxing, Bulldogs, The Road To The Bowl, and Balance Beams

January 11, 2023 • 73 mins
After two weeks of looking back, we launch forward into a new year at the Trans Sporter Room. Boxing -- The World Boxing Council is talking about "inclusion", but a trans pioneer in the sweet science is sour on the plan. Bulldogs -- The big dogs from the SEC ate hearty in college football's National Championship and Karleigh Webb brings the Gridiron Girls, Shauna Adkison and Chelsea Poe in for a post mortem on Georgia's 65-7 win o...
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The Sports Kiki Ep. 147: How sports leagues can step up their LGBTQ support in 2023

January 7, 2023 • 16 mins
Happy New Year! On this week's show, Alex talks about how sports leagues can step up their LGBTQ support in 2023. At this stage, just throwing Pride Nights isn't enough. We need more substantial action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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