Everyone involved in this site — including, yes, the person writing this — is either queer themselves or a cool-as$ ally. We work for an athlete storytelling company, but the truth is there aren’t many stories about us.
We exist, we’re here, and you are, too.
We wanted to create a place where queer athletes can tell their stories, or, if they haven’t quite written them yet (uhh, welcome to the club!), ask questions to help discover themselves.
1.) Click the “submit a question!” button
2.) Fill the box with whatever you’re wondering. They could be questions around new feelings, expressing yourself to your coaches or teammates, or general confusion you may have.
We’ve partnered with some incredible queer pro athletes — check the schedule to see who will be answering each week of Pride month! — who will do their best to answer and express their perspectives and thoughts to the best of their ability.
Feeling safe is of the utmost importance, so it’s 100% anonymous; you’ll never be asked to give your name or email. And we do have some guidelines:
We’re excited to hear from you and honored to be part of your journey. We’ll be here in the meantime.
Today, Tomorrow, Always,
Your Queer Friends @ UNINTERRUPTED
If you’re feeling thoughts of self harm or are in an immediate crisis, please don’t send a message through the portal because we won’t know how to get in contact with you. Instead call or text this 100% free and confidential hotline provided by The Trevor Project. Also know that you’re not alone and we’d love to get to know you!
I’m coming out to my friends, but I’m still scared to come out to my teammates... I know they’re not homophobic, I’m just nervous...
Hi Friend,
I know how you feel! Coming out in general can be a really scary process, and it’s natural to feel nervous to talk about who you are to people who you spend so much time with...If I can give you some words of encouragement, loyalty and trust are some of the most important values of any team. And you deserve to be loyal to who you are, and deserve to be able to trust that your team will have your back!
is a graphic designer at UNINTERRUPTED. They’re about as far as you can get from a professional athlete, but were a varsity swimmer in high school, which gives them an absolutely unwarranted confidence about being a good swimmer, despite having not competed in almost ten years. They’d experienced more love and support after coming out as queer than they had their entire life, and hope more than anything to leave the world a better place than it was when they found it, since it’s largely done the same for them.