This is a list of notable, openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, and transgender sportspeople as well as those who identify as belonging to the broader queer community.
List
Name LifetimeEntries with no sourced year of birth available are marked with a "?". Country Sport Sexual orientation and/or gender identityAll entries contain a reliably sourced reference. Entries may also contain a letter indicating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender. Laura Aarts Waterpolo Lesbian Helena Åberg Swimming Lesbian Graham Ackerman Gymnastics Gay Nicola Adams Boxing Lesbian Adriana Association football Lesbian Marilyn Agliotti Field hockey Lesbian Michelle-Lee Ahye Track and field Lesbian Jenny Allard Softball Lesbian Kye Allums Basketball Transgender John Amaechi Basketball Gay Erin Ambrose Ice hockey Lesbian Filippo Ambrosini Figure skating GayBrian AndersonSkateboardingGay Eric Anderson Coach Gay Ivana Andrés Association football Lesbian Ramsey Angela Track and field Gay Filippa Angeldahl Association football Lesbian Nadine Angerer Association football Bisexual Alyson Annan Field hockey Lesbian Tahnai Annis Association football QueerKelly Applebeeb. 1982CricketLesbianGillian Apps Ice hockey Lesbian Jen Armbruster Goalball Lesbian Rebekka Armstrong Professional bodybuilding Bisexual Judith Arndt Cycling Lesbian Anita Asante Association football LesbianAsukab. 1998 Professional wrestlingGenderless Davis Atkin Field hockey Gay Jake Atlas Professional wrestling Gay Professional bodybuilding Bisexual Amy Atwell Basketball Lesbian Seimone Augustus Basketball Lesbian Rosella Ayane Association football Lesbian Kévin Aymozb. 1997Figure skatingGay Ramona Bachmann Association football Lesbian Hergie Bacyadan Boxing Transgender Mianne Bagger Golf Transgender Hobey Baker Ice hockey Gay Clare Balding Jockey Lesbian Jason Ball Australian rules football Gay Megan Bankes Biathlon Lesbian Shawnacy Barber 1994–2024 Pole vault Gay Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa Association football Lesbian Jim Barnett 1924–2004 Professional wrestling promoter Gay Nicole Bass-Fuchs 1964–2017 Professional bodybuildingProfessional wrestling BisexualHayley Bateupb. 1980ironwomanLesbian Betty Baxter Volleyball Lesbian Billy Bean 1964–2024 Baseball Gay Shelley Beattie 1967–2008 Professional bodybuilding Bisexual Thomas Beattie Association football Gay Jolyn Beer Shooting LesbianMack BeggsWrestlingTransgenderAlice BellandiJudoLesbianPerris BenegasFreestyle BMXLesbianLorena BenítezAssociation football, futsalLesbianAnn-Katrin BergerAssociation footballLesbian Ebba Berglund Ice hockey Lesbian Kajsa Bergqvist Track and field Bisexual Thomas Berling Association football Gay Emily Bessoir Basketball Lesbian Mike Beuttler 1940–1988 Motor racing Gay Association football Gay Mark Bingham 1970–2001 Rugby Gay Sue Bird Basketball Lesbian Nathalie Björn Association football Lesbian Alex Blackwell Cricket Lesbian John Blankenstein 1949–2006 Association football Gay Carl Blasco Triathlon GayMiriam Blascob. 1963JudoLesbianAndrew Blaser Skeleton GayLucilla BoariArcheryLesbian Lisa Boattin Association football Lesbian Brian Boitano Figure skatingGay Ice hockey Lesbian Heinz Bonn 1947–1991 Association football Gay Tom Bosworth RacewalkingGay Brittany Bowe Speed skating Lesbian Anthony Bowens Professional wrestling GayKiara Bowersb. 1991Australian rules footballLesbianCelia Brackenridge1950–2018 British Lacrosse PlayerLesbian Sabine Braun Track and field Lesbian Kelly Brazier Rugby LesbianAshleigh Brazill NetballLesbianAndy Brennan Association footballGayLinda Bresonik Association footballLesbian Belle Brockhoff Snowboard Lesbian Lucy Bronze Association football Lesbian Giorgia Bronzini Cycling Lesbian Gayle Broughton Rugby LesbianJason BrownFigure skatingGay Panama Al Brown 1902–1951 Boxing Gay Harrison Browne Ice hockey Transgender Svenja Brunckhorst Basketball Lesbian Rachele Bruni Swimming Lesbian Katherine Brunt Cricket Lesbian Dorien Bryant American football Gay Kadeisha Buchanan Association football LesbianAmandine Buchardb. 1995JudoLesbian Steve Buckley Journalist Gay Anastasia Bucsis Speed skating Lesbian Saskia Budgett Rowing Lesbian Brendan Burke 1988–2010 Ice hockey Gay Glenn Burke 1952–1995 Baseball GayJenna BurkertWrestlingLesbian Kris Burley Gymnastics Gay Savannah Burtonb. ?DodgeballTransgender Balian Buschbaum Track and field Transgender Ivan Bussens 1960–2007 Water polo Gay Jeffrey Buttle Figure skating GayErin Burnsb. 1988CricketLesbian Karin Büttner-Janz Gymnastics Lesbian Emilie Bydwell Rugby union Lesbian Latasha Byears Basketball Lesbian Caitlin Cahow Ice hockey Lesbian J. P. Calderon Volleyball Gay Marissa Callaghan Association football Lesbian Christopher Caluza Figure skating Gay Jane Campbell Association football Lesbian Ally Carda Softball Lesbian Liz Carmouche MMA Lesbian Alex Carpenter Ice hockey Lesbian Cecilia Carranza Sailing Lesbian Joe Carstairs 1900–1993 Motor racing Lesbian Jessica Carter Association football Lesbian Sherry Cassuto Rowing Lesbian Josh Cavallo Association football Gay Timo Cavelius Judo Gay Matt Cecchin Rugby league Gay Isadora Cerullo Rugby LesbianDutee ChandSprinting Lesbian Parinya Charoenphol Boxing Transgender Amanda Chidester Softball Lesbian James Child Rugby league referee Gay Julie Chu Ice hockey Lesbian Guillaume Cizeron Figure skating Gay Emily Clark Ice hockey Lesbian Michael B. Clark Professional bodybuilding Gay Dominic Clarke Trampolining GayPiepa Clearyb. 1996CricketLesbian Kerron Clement Track and field Gay Laura Clemesha Netball Lesbian Mia-Rae Clifford Australian rules football Lesbian Natasha Cloud Basketball Bisexual Dennis Coi1961–1987Figure SkatingGay Jason Collins Basketball Gay Sean Conroy Baseball Gay Casey Conway Rugby Gay Natalie Cook Beach volleyball Lesbian Jodie Cooper Surfing Lesbian Kahleah Copper Basketball Lesbian Rose Cossar Gymnastics Lesbian"Rosie Cossar, 2012 Olympic gymnast, on being gay and changing the sports world". Outsports, 1 December 2014.Robin Cousinsb. 1957Figure SkatingGay Roberta Cowell 1918–2011 Motor racing TransgenderRoberta Cowell's Story by Roberta Cowell, Heinemann, 1954 Sarah Coyte b. 1991 Cricket Lesbian Gottfried von Cramm 1909–1976 Tennis Bisexual Scott Cranham Diving Gay"Sochi: Canadian Olympians weigh in on Russia's anti-gay law". Toronto Star, 16 August 2013. Toller Cranston 1949–2015 Figure skating Bisexual Lisa Cross Professional bodybuilding Bisexual Orlando Cruz Boxing Gay Penny Cula-Reid Australian rules football Lesbian Ana Marcela Cunha Swimming Lesbian John Curry 1949–1994 Figure skating Gay Dónal Óg Cusack Hurling Gay Gymnastics Gay Søren Dahl Swimming Gay Lisa Dahlkvist Association football Lesbian Tom Daley Diving Gay/Queer Rachel Daly Association football Lesbian Jake Daniels Association football Gay Mélodie Daoust Ice hockey LesbianOutsports:At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record, January 2022 Tierna Davidson Association football Lesbian Steven Davies Cricket Gay Liam Davis Association football Gay Wade Davis American football GayBrianna Daveyb. 1996Association footballLesbian Chantal de Bruijn Field hockey Lesbian Jonathan de Falco Association football Gay Anouk Dekker Association football Lesbian Dennis Del Valle Volleyball Gay Casey Dellacqua Tennis Lesbian Elena Delle Donne Basketball Lesbian David Denson Baseball Gay Sonya Deville Professional wrestling Lesbian Abrahm DeVine Swimming Gay Margielyn Didal Skateboarding Queer Natalya Diehm Cycling Lesbian Chris Dickerson Professional bodybuilding Gay Halil İbrahim Dinçdağ Association football referee Gay Alex Di Giorgio Swimming Gay Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel Field hockey Lesbian Stefanie Dolson Basketball Lesbian Sara Doorsoun Association football Lesbian Jorge José Emiliano dos Santos –1995 Association football referee Gay Michael Dos Santos Volleyball Gay Robert Dover Equestrian Gay Anton Down-Jenkins Diving Gay Frank Dowsing 1951–1994 American football Gay Nancy Drolet Ice hockey Lesbian Michelle Duff Motor racing Transgender Christian Duffy Professional bodybuilding BisexualMeghan Duggan Ice hockey Lesbian Michelle Dumaresq Mountain biking TransgenderCéline Dumercb. 1982BasketballLesbian Jenny Duncalf Squash Lesbian Katie Duncan (née Hoyle) Association football Lesbian Priscilla Duncan Association football Lesbian Abby Dunkin Wheelchair basketball LesbianSimon DunnBobsled, rugbyGay Imke Duplitzer Fencing Lesbian Rayan Dutra Trampolining Bisexual Dessi Dupuy Association football Lesbian Abbie Eaton Auto racing Lesbian Kyra Edwards Rowing Lesbian Paola Egonu Volleyball Bisexual Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn Badminton Lesbian Jason Ellis MMA, skateboarding, boxing, truck racing Bisexual Jill Ellis Association football Lesbian Bethany England Association football Lesbian Magdalena Eriksson Association football LesbianNorman Elder1939–2003EquestrianGayJohn Eppingb. 1983CurlerGay Lisa Evans Association football Lesbian Non Evans Rugby, judo, weightlifting, freestyle wrestling Lesbian Matt Evers Figure skating Gay Jennifer Falk Association football Lesbian Janelly Farías Association football Lesbian Justin Fashanu 1961–1998 Association football Gay Freda du Faur 1882–1935 Mountaineering Lesbian Reine Feldt 1945–1986 Association football Gay John Fennell Luge Gay"Luger John Fennell tells the world he's gay" . Regina Leader-Post, 28 May 2014. Fabiano Ferreira Artistic swimming GayMichelle FerrisCyclistLesbianKendra FisherIce hockey, Inline hockeyLesbian Gigi Fernández Tennis Lesbian Gymnastics Gay Nilla Fischer Association football Lesbian Doris Fitschen –2025 Association football LesbianQueer.de: Trauer um queere Ex-Nationalspielerin Doris Fitschen, 16 March 2025 Amini Fonua Swimming Gay Matthew Forgues Track and field GayMarc Fortunyb. 1992JudoGay Mark Foster Swimming Gay Fallon Fox MMA Transgender Larissa Franca Beach volleyball Lesbian Adrianna Franch Association football Lesbian Larissa Franklin Softball Lesbian Sidney Franklin Bullfighting Gay Scott Frantz American football Gay Travon Free Basketball Bisexual Tadd Fujikawa Golf Gay Tracy Gahan Basketball Lesbian Edward Gal Equestrian Gay Rudy Galindo Figure skating Gay Vicky Galindo Softball Bisexual Ed Gallagher American football Gay Aurora Galli Association football Lesbian Jan-Michael Gambill Tennis Gay Edda Garðarsdóttir Association football Lesbian Melanie Garside-Wight Association football Lesbian Terry Garvin Professional wrestling Gay Carol Gattaz Volleyball Lesbian Ana Carolina da Silva Volleyball Lesbian Jane Geddes Golf Lesbian Dylan Geick Wrestling Gay/Bisexual Alan Gendreau American football Gay Makayla Gerken Schofield Freestyle skiing Pansexual Lewis Gibson Figure skating GayOutsports: At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record , January 2022 Kirsty Gilmour Badminton Lesbian Manuela Giugliano Association football Lesbian Amber Glenn Figure skating BisexualBec Goddardb. 1978Australian rules footballLesbian Bobby Goldsmith 1946–1983 Swimming Gay Andrew Goldstein Lacrosse Gay Sophie de Goede Rugby Lesbian Mara Gómez Association football Transgender Tomás González Gymnastics Gay Derrick Gordon Basketball Gay LZ Granderson Journalist Gay Maddy Grant Rugby Lesbian Chelsea Gray Basketball Lesbian Ellia Green Rugby union Transgender Emile Griffith 1938–2013 Boxing Bisexual Lia Grimanisb. 1971BusinesswomanLesbian Brittney Griner Basketball Lesbian Inka Grings Association football Bisexual Rachael Grinham Squash Lesbian Barbara Guarischi Cycling Lesbian Joan Guetschow Biathlon Lesbian Trina Gulliver Darts Lesbian Michael Gunning Swimming Gay Víctor Gutiérrez Water polo GayDarcy Guttridgeb. 1999Australian rules footballLesbianAstrid Guyartb. 1983FencingLesbian Tom Harald Hagen Association football referee Gay Peter Häggström Track and field Gay Michi Halilović Skeleton GayCame out via Instagram Matthew Hall Figure skating Gay Alain Hamer Association football referee Gay Jude Hamer Wheelchair basketball Lesbian Gro Hammerseng Handball Lesbian