All posts tagged "LGBTQ athletes"
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Trolls Call Caleb Williams “Gay” for Painting His Nails
Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams faced backlash after sharing photos of his painted nails, with trolls calling him "gay" and slinging slurs.
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Capital Cup Brings 1,500 LGBTQ Athletes to D.C. for WorldPride
D.C. hosts Capital Cup, as thousands of LGBTQ athletes compete in Pride Week sporting events, May 29–June 5.
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Gay Games Kicks Off in Hong Kong, Enraging Conservative Lawmakers
The first-ever Gay Games to be hosted in an Asian country kicked off in Hong Kong, prompting some conservatives to demand their cancellation.
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Team DC grants scholarships to 8 Capital area LGBTQ student-athletes
The eight $2,000 scholarships mark the highest amount the LGBTQ sports association has ever given out in a year
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Majority of Americans oppose transgender athletes in women’s sports, poll finds
A new survey finds that a majority of Americans don’t support allowing transgender females to compete in women’s sports, though even the pollsters seem to...
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U.S. Women’s Soccer Team posters defaced with anti-gay slurs at New York subway station
NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the anti-gay graffiti, but has no leads
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Basketball legend Tim Hardaway says he’s not in Hall of Fame because of anti-gay comments
Former NBA star told a Miami radio host in 2007 that he "hated" gay people and wouldn't accept a gay teammate
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D.C. named a finalist to host the Gay Games XI in 2022
In good news for Washington, D.C.’s LGBTQ sports community, the nation’s capital has been named one of three finalists to host the Gay Games XI...
