All posts tagged "LGBTQ athletes"
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Three LGBTQ Players On U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team
At least three out athletes, including captain Hilary Knight, will represent Team USA at the Milano Cortina Games.
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Gay Hockey Player: “Heated Rivalry” Will Keep Players Closeted
Brock McGillis says the HBO series is unlikely to prompt players to come out and may reinforce hockey’s culture of silence.
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Swiss Tennis Player Mika Brunold Comes Out as Gay
The 21-year-old becomes only the second active male professional tennis player to come out publicly in the sport’s history.
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Jason Collins Opens Up About His Stage 4 Glioblastoma Diagnosis
The former NBA center and trailblazing gay athlete is pursuing treatment after being diagnosed with an aggressive, incurable brain cancer.
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USTA Quietly Bans Trans Athletes From Women’s Tennis
The new eligibility policy adopts the definition of “female” set forth in Trump’s executive order and aligns with U.S. Olympic organizations.
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Jason Collins, First Out Gay NBA Player, Treated for Brain Tumor
Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, is reportedly undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. Collins made headlines more than a decade ago when...
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Justine Lindsay, NFL’s First Trans Cheerleader, Leaves Panthers
Justine Lindsay now turns to pageantry and advocacy, aiming to inspire young leaders amid rising anti-trans attacks.
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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...
