All posts tagged "billie jean king"
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Russia’s Highest-Ranking Tennis Player Comes Out as Gay
Russia’s highest-ranking female tennis player has come out as gay while criticizing her country’s anti-LGBTQ laws and its invasion of Ukraine. Daria Kasatkina, who is...
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Athletes, women’s and civil rights groups support Idaho transgender runner’s lawsuit
Amicus briefs urge courts to strike down law prohibiting trans athletes from competing in women's sports
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NFL free agent Ryan Russell comes out as bisexual
Russell is the only currently active LGBTQ male athlete in one of the four major professional sports leagues
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Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris urge HRC dinner attendees to continue the fight for equality
HRC uses dinner to cement itself as the LGBTQ leader of the resistance to Trump administration policies
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Forum: HRC’s Chad Griffin on the State of the Movement
HRC's Chad Griffin on the state of the movement
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Hillary Clinton and Jeff Bezos to speak at HRC National Dinner
Selection of speakers signals HRC's commitment to opposing the Trump administration's actions on LGBTQ rights
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Billie Jean King takes on Bobby Riggs in Battle of the Sexes (review)
Emma Stone dazzles as tennis champ Billie Jean King who bested Bobby Riggs in a '70s stunt match that turned iconic
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D.C. submits bid for Gay Games XI in 2022
Washington, D.C. is trying again for a chance to host the Gay Games in 2022 after losing out to Cleveland in 2014. Held every four...
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Grant Hill, Renee Richards and Salesforce earn Athlete Ally awards
Athlete Ally, the organization promoting LGBT inclusion in sports, has announced it will honor NBA star Grant Hill, tennis champion Renée Richards and cloud computing...
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Court Sense (Opinion)
For a sport historically open to lesbians, professional tennis is behind the times when it comes to gay male athletes
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Hello, 2014
With my last column of 2013 dedicated to my holiday wishes, the first column of 2014 should obviously be dedicated to predictions. First up in...
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Fuzzy Little Balls
I was still in elementary school when I first began banging tennis balls against the cinder-block side of my grandparents' garage using an old wooden...
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Olivia announces New Year’s cruise to Virgin Islands
Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Olivia has announced that it is ending its 40th anniversary year with a New Year cruise to the...
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Obama’s campaign publishes emotional appeal from gay celebrities
Several celebrities from the LGBT community lent their faces and voices to the re-election campaign of President Barck Obama. A video posted online features Jane...
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Love Game
Tennis icons Billie Jean King, Andre Agassi, Martina Navratilova and other players joined forces at American University on Monday, Nov. 15, and raised more than...
