Billie Jean King Calls for Tennis to Come Together After Controversial Season-Finale
The finals were held on the coast of Mexico...during hurricane season.
November 26, 2023
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She's Got Game
Women's professional tennis has cleared the way for an intersex player to compete on the tour. But with all of the questions her case raises about gender and biology, is women's tennis ready for Sarah Gronert?
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Billie Jean King Will Head To Sochi
After the death of her mother, King will participate in the closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Games.
February 14, 2014
The Woman Behind Title IX
A new book examines the life of lesbian athlete Eleonora Sears, who inspired Title IX and paved the way for Martina and Venus.
May 17, 2012
Why Does Figure Skating Use the Term 'Ladies' Instead of 'Women'?
Since its inception in the late 1800s, figure skating has been for "ladies" and "men," but the time for gender equality on the ice is now.Â
February 23, 2018
Megan Rapinoe and Martina Navratilova Spar Over Trans Women in Sports
The tennis icon had a one-word response to the soccer star’s thoughts on trans inclusion in sports.
July 12, 2023
This women’s roller derby league is standing up for trans athletes by suing their county
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Could Australia Be the Next Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage?
Germany struggled for years to enact marriage equality, and Australia is similarily dragging its feet.Â
July 18, 2017
A Mark Bingham history tour
Mark Bingham was a rugby champion; PR firm owner; friend to hundreds; fervent University of California, Berkeley, booster; and gay man. His death--and, when his story hit the wires, his life--gave America an authentic gay hero.
September 11, 2006
Matt’s Next Act
Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham wowed the world with his win last August, but half a year later -- with no major endorsements yet -- he's ready to prove his gold medal is much more than a flash in the pan.
February 2, 2009
23 Celebrities Who Lost Their Battle With AIDS
These men and women left enormous legacies with their lives and deaths.
March 11, 2015
From Glenn Burke to Brittney Griner: The State of Pride in Sports
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July 3, 2013
The Phobies: Worst Homophobes of 2017
There were many to choose from, but Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov gets the title of Phobie of the Year.
December 21, 2017
People, Places, and Events That Shaped Us in 2012
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December 27, 2012
12 Crimes That Changed the LGBT World
The Advocate has covered the LGBT community for 45 years, and these crimes won't soon be forgotten.
May 7, 2012
Year in Review: 2014
This year, the Boy Scouts admitted gay youths, Michael Sam was drafted, Sochi became an international rallying cry, we won a bunch of marriage victories (and Eurovision!), and our rights in Russia, Uganda, and Arizona hung precariously in the balance.
December 25, 2014
The transphobia Imane Khelif is experiencing isn't new—it's part of a disturbing, hateful pattern
Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman, despite what TERFS and racists say.