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President Trump Signs No Men In Womens Sports Executive Order
Politics

Trump moves to ban international transgender athletes from 2028 Olympic Games

He said he would direct the Department of Homeland Security to deny visa applications for transgender athletes, which he called “fraudulent.”

Lauren Boebert outside the Capitol after voting not to continue funding the government
News

Lauren Boebert forced to refund $67,000 in anti-trans donations for Olympic boxer

The right-wing representative launched a campaign following Angela Carini's loss to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who conservatives were falsely claiming is a transgender woman.
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Voices

15 of the gayest Summer Olympic sports

All sports are homoerotic, honestly, but these 15 Olympic contests take the gold.

books inclusive guides LGBTQ teens burned flamethrower MAGA Missouri secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez
Politics

Missouri Republican's antigay slur-filled posts remain on Instagram despite violating Meta’s policies

The wannabe politician used slurs to describe LGBTQ+ people multiple times in videos on social media.

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Britney Griner team USA olymic basketball celebrating US President Joe Biden successful prisoner exchange involving seven countries
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Brittney Griner, former Russian captive and current Olympian, celebrates historic prisoner swap

The WNBA star in Paris for the Olympics issued a joyful statement after news of the exchange spread.

Barbara Butch
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Olympics opening ceremony DJ will 'prosecute' those sending anti-LGBTQ+ hate messages

French DJ Barbara Butch has filed several complaints after receiving an onslaught of hate online for participating in the Olympics opening ceremony.

US Reps Robert Garcia Laphonza Butler sunset on the Olympic Rings Eiffel Tower Paris 2024 Olympic Games
News

Joe Biden sends queer lawmakers & LGBTQ+ allies to Paris Olympics

President Joe Biden is showing LGBTQ+ allyship as elite athletes compete from France on the world’s stage.

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Sports

Paris Olympics will give out 300,000 condoms to athletes, continuing long-held tradition

300,000 condoms will be available in the Paris Olympic Village, returning to tradition after the IOC issued an intimacy ban and social distancing orders for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Trey Cunningham
Sports

U.S. hurdles star Trey Cunningham comes out as gay: 'I had to take my time'

Cunningham did not qualify for the upcoming Paris Olympics but is ranked 11th in the world in the men's 110-meter hurdle race.
ShaCarri Richardson US Olympic Team 2024 Track and Field Trials
Sports

Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100-meter, earning spot at Paris Olympics

The fastest woman in the world will finally represent the United States at the Olympics.

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas reacts after winning 500 Freestyle prelims NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships 2022
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Lia Thomas isn't allowed to compete in Olympic events or elite women's races 'for the time being'

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has lost her discrimination lawsuit against World Aquatics.

Lia Thomas US Swim Team
Sports

No, transphobes, Lia Thomas didn't cause the U.S. swimming team to almost quit

A false Facebook post claiming the U.S. women's swimming team threatened to quit if trans athlete Lia Thomas was allowed to try out have been debunked.

Sha’Carri Richardson
Sports

Queer Woman Sha’Carri Richardson Is Now Fastest Woman in the World

Richardson's comeback is just in time for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

British Olympic swimmer Dan Jervis is shown swimming freestyle in one image next to a photo of him holding a medal.
Sports

Olympic Swimmer Dan Jervis Comes Out as Gay

The Olympian, who placed fifth in his event in Tokyo last year, says he wants to be a role model for other LGBTQ+ people.

Tom Daley
Sports

Tom Daley Is 'Furious' Over International Swimming's Trans Ban

"Anyone that's told they can't compete or can't do something they love just because of who they are, it's not on," the Olympic champ said.

Team Canada in Olympics
Sports

Canada Wins Olympic Gold in Women's Ice Hockey at Beijing 2022

It's the most LGBTQ+ inclusive Winter Olympic team of all time.

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9 Stories from Queer Figure Skaters in Their Own Words

Figure skating might seem like a queer-friendly space, but over the years a culture of fear has stopped skaters from coming out.

Sha'Carri Richardson and Kamila Valieva
Sports

Sha'Carri Richardson Accuses Olympics of Doping Double Standard

The athlete questioned why she went through a ban derailing her Olympic dreams over a positive doping test while Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been allowed to participate after hers.
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Sports

Ice Dancer Guillaume Cizeron Sets World Record, Wins Olympic Gold

The gay skater is the second known LGBTQ+ athlete to win a medal at the 2022 Olympics. 

Nathan Chen at 2022 Beijing Olympics
Sports

Watch Nathan Chen Win 2022 Olympic Gold Ice Skating to Elton John Hits

"Congratulations Nathan Chen for winning Gold skating to Rocket Man in the free skate finals in Beijing," John tweeted after the win.