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Imane Khelif, an Algerian Olympic boxer, becomes target of transphobic hate — even though she isn't trans

Various celebrities and politicians are issuing hateful, transphobic remarks about the Algerian boxer competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Op-ed: Brittney Griner Is Revolutionizing Women's Basketball

Will Brittney Griner's coming out break down the "feminine" wall of women's sports?

Navratilova's final pro tennis match a winner

Even in her final pro match, Martina Navratilova was eager to get going.

Billie Jean King

Tennis legend Billie Jean King is serving up two new projects: On April 20 in Beverly Hills the Women's Sports Foundation (founded by King in 1974) holds the first annual Billie awards program. And King has an endorsement with RainbowVision resort retirement communities for LGBT folks and friends. The Santa Fe, N.M., site opened last November; the Palm Springs, Calif., site, set to open in 2008, includes the Billie Jean King Fitness Center and Spa.

Girl, interrupted no more

Los Angeles Times sportswriter Christine Daniels (nee Mike Penner) announced in an April column that she is transitioning to life as a woman. Her story set a readership record--but it's only just beginning.

Naomi Osaka Put Her Mental Health First. We All Should

Struggling with depression and anxiety -- so prevalent in the LGBTQ+ community -- should not be a silent struggle.

Second set

For transgender tennis star Renee Richards, the generation gap looms larger than the gender gap. Her latest book, No Way Renee, continues the story of her "notorious" life.