Name: Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics: Covering Queer Athletes
Start: 2026-09-12T16:00:00-0700
End: 2026-09-12T17:00:00-0700

Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics: Covering Queer Athletes

Saturday September 12, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

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Outsports.com has been the leader in LGBTQ+ coverage of the Olympics for nearly two decades. Its “Team LGBTQ” list of out athletes at the Olympics every two years drives coverage. We will share insights about covering out athletes in Olympic sports, just months after the 2026 Winter Olympics and two years ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. While it may be two years out, American media has already begun their coverage of these Olympics, with its massive expectations.

Speakers

Jim Buzinski

Co-Founder, Outsports

Jim Buzinski (he/him) is co-founder of Outsports.com and has been a journalist for more than 40 years, most recently at the Los Angeles Times. Before co-founding Outsports.com in 1999, Buzinski was a reporter and editor. He began his career at the Centre Daily Times in State College... Read More →