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Jeremy Allen White to star as a bisexual man in upcoming Netflix romance

The Bear hottie is playing a bisexual man whose life is "punctuated by anonymous encounters with men."

Anti-LGBTQ Margaret Court: Anna Wintour's Critique Is 'Saddest Thing'

The tennis champ and renowned homophobe clapped back at Wintour's call for a name change to Australia's Margaret Court Arena. 

Court: If Marriage Equality Passes in Australia 'There Will Be No Xmas'

The tennis champ famous for her anti-LGBT views says same-sex marriage will destroy all major holidays.

Margaret Court Says Marriage Equality Is 'Alarming' for Australia

The tennis champion who recently said that there would be "no Easter" if marriage equality passed in her country, accused the government of wanting to "stifle" and "silence" Christians. 

Homophobe Margaret Court: Livid Over Marriage Equality in Australia

If Australians voting "yes" to marriage didn't upset Court enough, Martina Navratilova dragged her on Twitter about the upcoming holidays.

Match Point

Ten years ago, Amelie Mauresmo came out of the closet after her breakout run to the finals at the Australian Open. Two Grand Slam titles and several dives in the rankings later, is she putting her formidable backhand to bed forever?

GoFundMe Shuts Down Fundraiser for Homophobic Rugby Player

Israel Folau wanted $3 million to challenge his termination by Rugby Australia.

'Real Sports' Investigates if Homophobe Margaret Court's Tennis Legacy Is Safe

Veteran sportscaster Mary Carillo spent days with Court at her ministry in Australia, where she feeds the homeless and espouses the idea that homosexuality can be cured. 

Billie Jean King Calls for Margaret Court Arena Name Change Over Homophobic Comments

Australian tennis champ Court has amped up her hateful anti-LGBT statements since marriage equality passed there late last year.

John McEnroe Wants a Mass Same-Sex Wedding in Margaret Court Arena

The American tennis champion proposed a unique response to the Australian player's anti-LGBT diatribe.

Marriage Equality Passed; Now Margaret Court Won't Attend Australian Open

Court said she's skipping the Grand Slam at the Margaret Court Arena to go crabbing, but she also said "there will be a price to pay" for passing marriage equality. 

Billie Jean King

Tennis legend Billie Jean King is serving up two new projects: On April 20 in Beverly Hills the Women's Sports Foundation (founded by King in 1974) holds the first annual Billie awards program. And King has an endorsement with RainbowVision resort retirement communities for LGBT folks and friends. The Santa Fe, N.M., site opened last November; the Palm Springs, Calif., site, set to open in 2008, includes the Billie Jean King Fitness Center and Spa.

Margaret Court 'Disappointed' Billie Jean King Called Out Her Homophobia

Court, who has a history of making virulent anti-LGBT statements, tries to prove she doesn't hate gay people by mentioning she uses a gay florist at her church. 

This women’s roller derby league is standing up for trans athletes by suing their county

Under a new Nassau County executive order, "female" teams with transgender athletes will be outright denied permits to use local facilities.

Tennis Champ Margaret Court Defends Homophobic Rugby Star Israel Folau

Court, who once said that LGBTQ people want to destroy marriage, Easter, and Christmas, said that the antigay rugby star is being "persecuted." 

Margaret Court's Husband Lobs Accusations Back at Billie Jean King

Barry Court defended his wife, anti-LGBT tennis champ Margaret Court, when King called for a name change to Margaret Court Arena. 

Navratilova Slams Back at Racist, Homophobic, Transphobic Tennis Icon

Martina Navratilova -- a tennis legend in her own right -- wants Margaret Court's name stripped from a Melbourne stadium after she compared trans people to Hitler and boycotted Qantas Airlines for its support of marriage equality.

'Battle of the Sexes' Actress Who Plays Margaret Court Responds to Controversy

Jessica McNamee weighed in on whether the stadium honoring the anti-LGBT tennis icon should be renamed.

Martina Navratilova Slams Margaret Court Over Transphobic Sermon

But Navratilova as her own complicated history on trans rights.

Navratilova Blasts Russian Antigay Law

The out retired tennis player also spoke about a possible boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia.

Second set

For transgender tennis star Renee Richards, the generation gap looms larger than the gender gap. Her latest book, No Way Renee, continues the story of her "notorious" life.