Les Johnson

President of @TeamDCSports 🌈 He/Him - Dedicated to eliminating LGBTQ+ bias and discrimination in sport.

[Outsports @outsports]

This gay beach volleyball player used to be weary about posting about his sexuality on social media. Then he started to post on TikTok, where he's found community
https://t.co/l6Pkr55DYr

[Sean Doolittle @whatwouldDOOdo]

Nats fans! I’m proud to announce we’re partnering with @TeamDCSports for Pride Night! We’re giving away Pride shirts with the purchase of special Night OUT tickets for June 14 vs ATL. Help us support LGTBQ youth in the DMV! 🏳️‍���️🏳️‍🌈 https://t.co/MrdrPCcV4b
#NightOut2022 // #NATITUDE

[TeamDC @TeamDCSports]

We are hosting our annual Night of Champions Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 9th. Get your tickets today! https://t.co/dxd2uKXbFi

[Outsports @outsports]

As the Gay Games split their 2023 event, what does the future hold for the Games so many have come to love?

https://t.co/K1bnJyLTVq

[Les Johnson @LesJohnson16]

Enjoying Caps game at #capspride @TeamDCSports Night Out

[D.C. United @dcunited]

The 𝓷𝓮𝔀 Black-and-Red Home Kit.

Pre-order on MLS Store: https://t.co/rNKRajJtzS
Purchase at Club Shop on 2.22.22

[TeamDC @TeamDCSports]

Under The Bleachers has a new #podcast https://t.co/g9tYm0iadD on #Podbean

[mike freeman @mikefreemanNFL]

A remarkable moment in league history

Washington Football 1st NFL team to host LGBTQ Pride Night on TNF - Outsports https://t.co/kBC0mKm9c1

[Joey Colby-Begovich @Joey_Socrates]

Washington Football Team embraces Pride Night Out - https://t.co/RGofpedFlU

[TeamDC @TeamDCSports]

Laura and Gabe are back for season 3 of OTB. Catch them on Apple, Spotify, I heart radio, sticher, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! https://t.co/n8OIJCUpKk

[Cyd Zeigler @CydZeigler]

I wish I were going to be in Washington this Thursday for the NFL's first Pride Night at a game! And to rub elbows with @giantspathanlon of course...

[PHF @PHF]

The National Women’s Hockey League announced today a new community partnership with Athlete Ally, a non-profit LGBTQI+ athletic advocacy group focused on making athletic communities more inclusive.

Details: https://t.co/IqlySQxyIh

[Cyd Zeigler @CydZeigler]

When I saw this high school football coach liked tweets calling #Pride "Mental Disorder Month" and likening gay people to murderers, I feared for the #LGBTQ kids on his team.

Sadly neither he nor school officials would talk to me about it.

The story:

https://t.co/59VK3Tizxn

[DC’s Different Drummers 🎶🏳️‍🌈 @DCDD_Bands]

Today would have been the Washington, D.C. #CherryBlossomParade, but that has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Let’s use today to look back on DCDD’s performance at the 2019 parade, and to recognize their selection to the 2021 parade. #CherryBlossomFestival #BetterWithTheBand

[Outsports @outsports]

A lot of people questioned today whether "puto" is "really" a slur.
Here's what journalist Pepe Flores wrote:
https://t.co/GMTIxIY5f4

[Les Johnson @LesJohnson16]

ICYMI: Great @AntonioHysen Interview on 10 years of coming out | @CPH2021 Copenhagen 2021: https://t.co/XDv9IaI1TI

[Gay Games @GayGames]

Presenting Gay Games 11 Hong Kong's platinum sponsors: Welcome aboard Youtube and Marriott Bonvoy !!

#GayGames #Gamesthatchangetheworld #gaysports #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #gghk #gghk2022 #GayGamesHK2022 #UnityInDiversity #discoverhongkong #hongkong

[ralphgarman @RalphGarman]

I am in tears. And, I want to give this fellow Dad a hug.

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

.@RepMarieNewman for the win.
https://t.co/y46T8f1hmc

[Les Johnson @LesJohnson16]

ICYMI: Read nice piece from @EdgeMediaNet on #LGBTQ rugby sports hero @thatgayrugger

[EDGE Media Network @EdgeMediaNet]

"I have met some incredibly talented LGBTQ rugby players over the years, many of whom were blackballed from playing a high level solely due to being gay." 🏳️‍🌈

https://t.co/twcACfAQyO