Athletics

Campus Pride will be in attendance at the second annual Nike LGBT Sports Summit beginning this Friday, June 14-15, 2013 in Portland, Oregon. As an inaugural member of the Nike LGBT Sports Summit, Campus Pride will continue its strong presence at the national gathering of organizers, advocates and LGBT and ally athletes.  Last year at [...]

Change is in the air as sports culture continues to open up about LGBT issues in athletics. Campus Pride has been on the forefront of creating an open discussion with universities and colleges across the nation in regards to LGBTQ athletes. This past year the Campus Pride LGBTQ National College Athlete Report was published as [...]

The following is a guest post from Matthew French, who is a graduate student at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA studying Digital and Lifespan Communication. Matthew is also a member of the ODU Safe Space Committee and has previously served as Vice President of ODU Out. He attended Camp Pride in July 2012. The [...]

  “What is consistently missing from the national discussion is the LGBT voice as well as formal research about the systemic issues faced by LGBT young adult athletes today. In order to address homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in sports, we need to take action based on research which informs us about the LGBTQ athletes experience [...]

Campus Pride congratulates the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation in awarding nearly $200,000 in support provided to anti-bullying efforts since launching less than two years ago, in April 2011. Of the $198,900 in support, $58,200 was given in direct grants to 18 anti-bullying groups across the US, UK and Ireland. Another $140,700 went to support StandUp’s [...]

Campus Pride concluded the year serving nearly 1300 campus groups at various colleges and universities (public, private, 2-year and 4-year campuses). Thousands of student leaders across the country joined our national network to make college campuses safer, more inclusive places for LGBT people. From new publications to innovative projects, high-profile dialogues to transforming LGBT student retention efforts, [...]

The organizations will continue as separate 501(c)3 non-profits with separate governing boards and reporting structures; formal agreement expected in 90 days. Atlanta, GA, Nov. 19, 2012 – On Wednesday, November 14, the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation shared plans for a new strategic alliance between the StandUp Foundation and Campus Pride at the Compete Sports Diversity [...]

The StandUp Foundation is holding its second annual StandUp Day today, November 14, in an effort to raise awareness about the effects of bullying. Bullying affects countless youth across the world, and Campus Pride invites you to stand up with Ben Cohen against bullying by wearing StandUp merchandise, telling others about StandUp, posting or tweeting [...]

LGBT issues in athletics have received much attention lately, and men’s professional sports are one new area of focus. The Last Closet campaign began as a documentary project focusing on homophobia in men’s pro sports and turned into a grassroots movement after the project organizers realized that no one in men’s pro sports would talk [...]

PRE-ORDER NOW: Campus Pride is leading the way in researching LGBT athletes’ experiences and providing colleges with resources to create more inclusive athletics departments with the much-anticipated release of the Campus Pride 2012 LGBTQ National College Athlete Report. To be released in mid-November, the report is the most comprehensive national collegiate research report sharing the experiences of nearly 400 self-identified LGBT athletes and providing necessary resources for further progress on LGBT issues in college athletics. PRE-ORDER your copy now. Shipments will be made starting mid-November.