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NFL donates $100k to Trevor Project on National Coming Out Day

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The National Football League is donating another $100,000 to the Trevor Project, gay former NFL player Carl Nassib announced Friday, National Coming Out Day. “I’m happy to announce that the NFL is continuing their support by making a $100,000 donation to the Trevor Project,” Nassib said on the NFL Network’s Good Morning Football.“So for those who don’t know, young LGBTQ people are actually four times more likely to harm themselves, and so the Trevor Project provides lifesaving support to these kids, and so this $100,000 is going directly to that organization to continue that work. So huge, huge thank you to the NFL … it’s a really positive step.” […]

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Four college volleyball teams forfeit against San José State over possible trans player

A fourth university has forfeited its women’s volleyball match against San José State University following controversy over the gender identity of one of the team’s players. Utah State University said in a brief statement Tuesday that it would not play its Oct. 23 match against SJSU, joining the University of Wyoming, Boise State University and Southern Utah University, which have all forfeited matches against the California school over the last three weeks. None of the universities explained their decisions, though the University of Wyoming said the decision was made “after a lengthy discussion.” The universities have not responded to requests for additional comment.  Michelle Smith McDonald, senior […]

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Judge extends temporary order for transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer

A federal judge extended a temporary order Tuesday for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while considering arguments for a longer-term order and a possible trial as the teen and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. The families of Parker Tirrell, 15, and Iris Turmelle, 14, filed a lawsuit Aug. 16 seeking to overturn the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act that Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed into law last month. While Turmelle doesn’t plan to play sports until December, Tirrell successfully sought an emergency order allowing her to start soccer practice on Aug. 19. U.S. District […]

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Trans teens sue New Hampshire to stop sports ban

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Last Friday, two New Hampshire teenagers – soccer players who have been living as girls since a young age – have sued the state of New Hampshire for instituting a transgender sports ban. The lawsuit was filed with help from the ACLU. The lawsuit claims that the ban on trans inclusion in girls’ sports violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title IX, a 1972 amendment that further guarantees equal treatment in education on the basis of sex. The lawsuit also reveals that the plaintiffs are aiming to file a restraining order against the defendants alongside their […]

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Valentina Petrillo will be first out transgender athlete at Paralympics, a trans woman in para track and field

Valentina Petrillo will get to show her speed at the Paralympic Games in Paris, after more than four years of uncertainty and setbacks. The Italian Paralympic Committee confirmed her selection to their Paralympic team over the weekend. The selection makes Petrillo the first publicly out transgender athlete in Paralympic history.  Ness Murby came out publicly as trans after the last time they competed at the Paralympics. They did not compete at the Tokyo Paralympics after coming out and is not currently listed to compete in Paris. “I have been waiting for this day for three years and in these past three years I […]

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Team LGBTQ+ finished in 7th place at this year’s Olympics – their most medals ever

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Team LGBTQ+ (i.e. all of the publicly out lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer athletes) have finished in 7th place in the medal count, with an impressive 42 medals, consisting of 15 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 14 bronze medals. Slay!  In the traditional medal count (gold-silver-bronze) ranking, Team LGBTQ+ would be in 7th place. That’s ahead of every single country that criminalises being gay, reports OutSports. Japan was just in front of Team LGBTQ+ with 45 medals, while Italy was close behind with 40 medals, and the USA was way out in front of everyone with 126. Show offs. […]

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New Zealand rower takes to OnlyFans to keep his Olympic dream afloat

While many athletes scrabble for sponsors to keep their Olympic dreams afloat, gay rower Robbie Manson has taken a novel approach by setting himself up on the adults-only OnlyFans website. The 34-year-old New Zealander told Reuters that the revenue from the subscription-based service used for publishing adult-themed content had vastly increased his income. “I get more than double what I would be on otherwise as an athlete — read into that what you will, but I am making more from OnlyFans than I am from rowing at this stage,” he said on Wednesday. “I thought, if I’m going to do […]

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Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is being targeted with transphobic hate—even though she isn’t even trans

The unceasing Transphobic Twitter Troupe led by J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk has spent the last two days targeting Olympic athlete and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif with transphobic remarks that are entirely inaccurate. The kicker? Khelif isn’t transgender. In March 2024, Khelif told UNICEF that she’s been “able to overcome obstacles” despite starting her life “with nothing” — highlighting that her father, who worked as a welder in the Sahara desert, didn’t approve of boxing for girls. Thankfully, that dynamic has changed over time. “Both my parents come to support me,” Khelif explained. “They are my biggest fans.” Why are people attacking Imane […]

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French Drag Artists Made History as First in Drag to Carry an Olympic Torch

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Three French drag artists took the main stage ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, making history as some of the first in drag to carry an Olympic torch. In posts to social media, Minima Gesté, Miss Martini and Nicky Doll all shared about the honor to represent their country and community on a global stage. “As the flame passes through France, it announces the Olympic Games and spreads a message of peace and friendship between peoples,” wrote Nicky Doll, the host of Drag Race France, on Instagram. “In a world that is deeply unstable at the moment, with all of us feeling completely hopeless about some awful […]

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A record 193 LGBTQ athletes to compete in Paris Olympics

At least 193 out LGBTQ athletes will be in Paris for the 2024 Summer Games. This surpasses the record-setting Tokyo Olympics, held in the summer of 2021, where there were at least 186 out competitors.  This year, a record 20 male athletes participating in the summer Olympics are publicly out. Outsports co-founder Cyd Zeigler said equestrian, an Olympic sport with eight LGBTQ men participating, has “long been a leader in this space of out men.” The vast majority of athletes on the list of queer Olympians, approximately 170, are women. Lesbians and other queer women represent more than half of at […]

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