All posts tagged "LGBTQ athletes"
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LGBTQ Student-Athletes Speak Out on Identity and Sports
Four Team DC scholarship recipients reflect on being out in high school sports, navigating support, visibility, and homophobia.
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Team DC Builds LGBTQ Community Through Sports
The nonprofit connects more than 49 LGBTQ sports leagues while fostering visibility, leadership, and community across Washington, D.C.
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Aaron “Evil Gay” Rourke Becomes First Out Gay WWE Champion
Rourke defeated Jackson Drake on WWE Evolve, celebrating an emotional victory that marks a historic first.
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Out Gay Paralympian Jake Adicoff Wins Four Gold Medals
The Team USA skier becomes the first out gay male Winter Paralympic champion and caps a dominant run at the Milan Cortina Games.
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Manchester United Player Suspended for Homophobic Remark
Jack Fletcher, son of Manchester United legend Darren Fletcher, was banned six matches and fined £1,500 for a homophobic slur.
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Hockey Star Hilary Knight’s Olympic “Storybook Ending”
Knight got engaged to fellow Olympian Brittany Bowe just hours before helping the United States win gold in women’s ice hockey.
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Gay French Ice Dancer at Center of Olympic Judging Controversy
Guillaume Cizeron claimed his second Olympic gold, but the victory has been clouded by accusations of judging bias.
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Out German Referee Assaulted After Viral Proposal to Boyfriend
Pascal Kaiser says he was attacked outside his home after threats referencing his address circulated online.
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LGBTQ U.S. Athletes Strike Gold at Milano Cortina
Breezy Johnson makes history in downhill while Amber Glenn and Team USA’s hockey stars add to the medal count.
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Grindr Boosts Privacy, Disables Location at Olympic Village
The gay dating app will disable location-based features and expand privacy protections for users during the 2026 Winter Games.
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Winter Games Reach Record High for Out LGBTQ Athletes
The Milan Games will feature 34 out women and 10 out men, the highest total of openly LGBTQ competitors in Winter Olympics history.
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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.
