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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.

Patricia Nell Warren to run final lap at Outgames

Patricia Nell Warren, author of The Front Runner, will run the final 100 meters of the World Outgames Montreal 5,000-meter race on Wednesday, August 2, at 9 a.m. at the Complexe Claude-Robillard.

Why a Gay Swimmer's World Record Mattered During the AIDS Crisis

In this clip from the doc Light in the Water, Michael Mealiffe shatters stereotypes at the 1990 Gay Games by triumphing in the 100-meter butterfly.

Indian Sprinter Dutee Chand Is First Major Athlete to Come Out There

A champion in the 100-meter sprint, Chand said she felt free to speak about her female partner since India decriminalized sex between same-sex couples just last year. 

The Fastest Woman in the World Is Leaving Her Haters Behind

Despite the trauma she’s endured, it took her becoming the fastest woman in the world after winning the women’s 100 meter at the track and field world championships in Budapest in August to renew a skeptical public’s faith in her.

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.

Indian Sprinter Calls Out Unequal Treatment of Athletes

Dutee Chand, who faced gender testing in order to compete, objects that athletes flew economy class to Rio while managers received business-class accommodations. 

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Trans nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz dedicates record-breaking Olympic qualifier to 'all the LGBTQ folks'

Hiltz was in fourth place with 300 meters left before they suddenly accelerated past their competition, breaking the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials record.

Judgment Handed Down for Sha'Carri Richardson's Olympic Dreams

USA Track and Field released its roster for the U.S.'s 4X100 team today.

Transgender Student Athletes' Success Stirs Uproar in Connecticut

Some parents and students contend that trans girls shouldn't compete against cisgender girls unless they've taken hormones.

Let's Celebrate, Not Hate, the BlackGirlMagic

There is so much to criticize -- why are our black women Olympians getting the shade? 

Sha'Carri Richardson's Olympic Future in Question After Marijuana Test

The runner, who thanked her girlfriend after qualifiying for the U.S. team, has been suspended for 30 days for marijuna use.

Top Indian Athlete Banned From Competing Over 'Failed' 'Gender Test'

Questions swirl after sprinter Duttee Chand was required to take a career-halting hormone test. Will she be allowed to run again?

Olympic Swimmer Martha McCabe Comes Out as a Lesbian to Help Others

The retired 30-year-old McCabe hopes to be the type of out lesbian role model she never had growing up.

A Trans Influencer Is Purposely Outing Gay Men in Morocco

Sofia Talouni is putting many people's lives in danger, given that being LGBTQ is illegal in the region. 

Let the (Out) Games Begin

With 2,500 fewer participants than organizers had originally hoped for, the second annual Outgames forges ahead in Copenhagen despite the world economic crisis -- one sporting event at a time.

Parents Start Petitions to Prohibit Trans Athletes from Competing

The track and field victories of Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood inspired an ugly response.

Sha’Carri Richardson Thanks Girlfriend After Qualifying for Olympics

The sprinter credits her girlfriend for the hair color choice that set social media on fire.

Olympic Committee Condemns Daily Beast Article on Gay Athletes

 "This kind of reporting is simply unacceptable," the IOC said.

A Backward Three–Somersault Tuck (With a Twist)

Diving's a sport where splashes are ordinarily discouraged. But Australian Matthew Mitcham's decision to come out of the closet has attracted the whole world's attention to this top-ranked jock's shot at Olympic gold.