Outsports Radio

Hello, Lovelies! This week we welcome the "Punk Rock Qween" Jamie Senegal to the show! Senegal is set to make history at Saturday's NWA Empowerr event, becoming the first out trans woman ever to compete in an NWA ring. She and Brian Bell discuss what that moment means to her and why it is so significant. They also chat about her infatuation with deathmatch wrestling, working with No Peace Underground and how she and other LGBTQ pro wrestlers are keeping the memory of the Divas era of pro wrestling alive! Follow Jamie Senegal on Twitter: @thejamiesenegal Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod  The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital! Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp. Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current a

The state of Texas has seen a lot of hearings, debates and deliberations through dozens of proposals to curtail the rights of transgender youth. The Hearing on Senate Bill 2 scheduled for August 24 went beyond the pale. It stretched to sunrise on August 25, We checked in on the whole thing. The first shots in the continuing national battle over trans rights which plans to stretch into fall legislative sessions in more than 30 states Also Team LGBTQ gets off to a flying start at the Paralympics with a first-day medal World Athletics' most controversial rule meets a reckoning The Trans Sporter Room powered by Outsports: Your Paralympic Rainbow Connection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

D.Gil shares his thoughts on the upcoming college football season which includes his college football playoff picks, national championship winner, NIL, and the need for a football player to come out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Dickinson-Lilley didn't imagine himself skiing the slopes of Switzerland and Austria as a blind man. Yet that's where he found himself after friends invited him on a trip. Dickinson-Lilley quickly took to the sport, dedicating himself to losing over 100 pounds and training to be one of the best blind skiers in all of Europe. He talks about his journey, the mechanics of blind skiing, and the importance of able-bodied people recognizing their own fascination with "inspiration porn" in and around the Paralympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After enduring everything that happened in the past year and a half, there was nothing I wanted more than to treat myself to a baseball roadtrip. So this past week, I met up in Denver with longtime friends of the pod and real life besties Kevin McCaffrey & Adam Mamawala and we took in two games at Coors Field for the first time. This short episode was recorded at the end of the trip when we were all actually in the same room together--a 3 Strikes, You're Out first! All of us fell head over heels for this beautiful ballpark and we'll happily tell you why. Coors Field: So good, it's worth watching the Rockies. Twitter: @KenSchultz_ @AdamMamawala @KevinMcCaff @AwayGamesPod Insta: @kenthinguy @adammamawala @kevinmccaff @awaygamespod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, Lovelies! We're still gagging over Paris Is Bumping: Solid Gold '21, and who better to unpack everything from the melding of ballroom and pro wrestling than The Nobodies' DJ Accident Report! He and Brian Bell discuss the magically queer atmosphere at the show, the emotional displays during the event and what they want from further blends of queer culture and pro wrestling. They also chat reclamation through pro wrestling and the celebration of trans identities at the show! Follow DJ Accident Report on Twitter: @eric_shorey Support The Nobodies on Patreon Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod  The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital! Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp. Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in c

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Canadian swimmer Mark Tewksbury enter the 100 meter backstroke final as a contender. 53 seconds later, he was a gold medalist, an Olympic record holder and the toast of his homeland. He was also a man in hiding. That changed when he came out in 1998. Coming out involved some pain, but it gave way to a great deal of pride and a new pursuit as a champion for change in sport and society as a strong voice on inclusion and human rights issues in sport and society. Today, he's Vice President of Canada's Olympic Committee, and presided over a Team Canada effort in Tokyo that yielded one its best showing in a Summer Games ever. Team Canada won 24 medals, including 7 gold. The effort also featured 16 of its number as a part of the largest "Team LGBTQ" contingent in Olympic history, including the first-ever trans non-binary Olympian, who was part of an historic run in women's soccer that ended up golden. Karleigh Webb went one-on-one with Tewksbury and looks at where's he b

D.Gil discusses the impact Covid-19 will have on the future of sports such as proof of vaccination, proof of negative Covid-19 test, and team protocol's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a about 30 years since the Summer and Winter Olympics were held about six months apart, but that's exactly what we're going to see as the Beijing Winter Olympics are coming this February, after just ending the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Amazin LeThi joins us this week to talk about the impact this is having on the Asian and Asian-LGBTQ communities, as well as what it means to have the Gay Games set for late next year in Hong Kong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Saturday! Alex is riding solo this week. He tackles a few LGBTQ sports topics, including tennis player Fabio Fognini wearing rainbow accessories for his first match since yelling an anti-gay slur at the Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a gap year spent exploring the exotic cultures of Buffalo and Dunedin, the Blue Jays have returned to Toronto. Just in time to make a charge for a playoff spot! Which means it's time to check back in with friend of the pod A.J. Andrews (Locked on Jays) who just happens to be returning to Toronto herself next week to catch her beloved Jays in action! One of the most exciting times to be a baseball fan is realizing a talented young core has come together and is about to embark on a long run of contention. Between Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, and Teoscar Hernández, there's a lot to be excited about! Politely, of course, because this is Canada. Twitter: @KenSchultz_ @A_J_Andrews Insta: @kenthinguy @neoaj18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, Lovelies! With the Olympics coming to a close, Brian Bell leans back and takes listeners through a preview of Billy Dixon's latest Pose-meets-pro wrestling event, Paris Is Bumping: Solid Gold '21!. Brian and their partner were live in the building for the show, and Brian takes some time talking about what that night and various moments meant to them. Don't worry, this is a spoiler-free zone! Listen in and get ready for Paris Is Bumping: Solid Gold '21's premiere at 8pm ET on independentwrestling.tv! Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod  The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital! Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out their music on Spotify and Bandcamp. Check out IndependentWrestling.tv for the best in current and classic independent pro wrestling, including

Zooey Zephyr is a grad student and administrator at the University of Montana. She grew up as a high-level amateur who is now speedy on a soccer pitch. She's also one of the voices rising and activists working against the coordinated wave of legislation currently targeting trans youth in more than 30 states in the last year. Karleigh Webb got the chance to sit down one of the many activists, supporters and allies mounting a determined resistance to this surge, including getting involved in the process on electoral front. They also explore loving sports and how it became a pathway to finding oneself and why the body politic could use a few good gamers and anime fans. Also the week: Team LGBTQ Olympic Recap: A top ten finish in every metric, including the "Karleigh Olympic Index" Eddy Demarez: SHUT UP FOOL! A call to the red, white and blue on Team LGBTQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Olympics are over and now its time to bring attention to "Team LGBTQ+" by sharing some of their accomplishments in the games. These Olympics saw a lot of first including the first non-binary and trans athletes competing at the highest level. With at least 180 out LGBTQ+ athletes its safe to say the LGBTQ+ community was well represented in Tokyo. Check out all related LGBTQ+ Olympic Stories at Outsports.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Saturday! On this week's show, Alex chats with Andrew Mortensen, a gay cyclist who biked across North America and South America during the height of Covid and raised $17,000 for The Trevor Project. He has an incredible story to tell. Follow Alex on Twitter, @AlexReimer1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This isn't a podcast. This is a therapy session. The Cubs have been gutted and my soul has been crushed. As you might expect, I need to talk this out. So this is another crossover with Kevin McCaffrey & Adam Mamawala of the Away Games Podcast because we all need to vent. A lot. Tom Ricketts is trash. Jed Hoyer is a liar and a coattail rider. To rescue the Cubs, we need to expel those two reprobates from Chicago as soon as possible. Instead, they just traded away all the guys people actually like. Sigh. Twitter: @KenSchultz_ @KevinMcCaff @AdamMamawala @AwayGamesPod Insta: @kenthinguy @kevinmccaff @adammamwala @awaygamespod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, Lovelies! We're back to wrestling this week with one of the most popular and authentic creators going in independent wrestling today, J-Rose. He and Brian Bell discuss his five-year wrestling anniversary, building Paradigm Pro Wrestling into an example of inclusivity for other promotions, creating spaces for Black and queer voices in the industry and who inspired his ring announcing style. J-Rose also delves into the creation of Paradigm Pro Wrestling's No Hook project, a melding of pro wrestling, hip hop and magical realism born from his mind! Follow J-Rose on Twitter: @thisisjrose Follow Paradigm Pro Wrestling on Twitter: @ParadigmProWres Follow Brian Bell on Twitter: @WonderboyOTM Follow LGBT In The Ring on Twitter: @LGBTRingPod  The Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar is a product of Progress Initiative. Find out more at quasar.digital! Huge thanks to Sarah & The Safe Word for the show’s theme, Formula 666 from the album Red, Hot and Holy. Find them on Twitter, @STSWBand, and check out

"There's been no openly transgender women at the top level, until now, I think the threat to women's sports in general is probably overstated,"  The IOC's medical and scientific director said those words this week as LGBTQ history continues to unfold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The IOC is set to revamp its policies on transgender participation after these Games end. What could it look like? What effect could it have? What should be considered in these changes? Dr. R. Nick Gorton is trans, a physician, and has been a consultant on trans health and sports since 2005. He was a consultant to the NCAA when they built their policy in 2011. Karleigh Webb goes one-on-one for an interview that looks into where the issue has been, where it could go, and what is the next direction in the continuing wave of anti-trans legislation in the United States. Also on this week's podcast Team LGBTQ mines more Gold in Tokyo A look back at an historic day for transgender athletes And a Karleigh Commentary on the Castor Semen

D.Gil has had ENOUGH of the Simone Biles slander. This episode addresses the backfire from the decision made by the Olympian Biles to back out of several gymnast events due to stated mental health concerns. Mental Health is real and Simone Biles deserves respect. Do you agree? Tune in now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Saturday! On this week's show, Alex celebrates the Rainbow Wave at the Olympics, and how the record number of out athletes are PROUD to be LGBTQ. So awesome to see. On the negative side, Alex also discusses the disturbing story about athlete being outed on Grindr in the Olympic Village. Follow Alex on Twitter, @AlexReimer1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices