The queer tennis players smashing down barriers as Wimbledon 2023 gets underway
Wimbledon 2023 is officially underway – weather permitting – but despite the All England Club’s all-white rule, there are a handful of out gay players offering some vital rainbow LGBTQ+ representation at tennis’s most prestigious tournament. Since the days of trailblazing gay Grand Slam champions Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova, women’s tennis has long provided some of the biggest LGBTQ+ names in sport – and there are currently several players Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour carrying that torch for a new generation. However, the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) isn’t currently just lagging behind, it’s yet to even […]