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CeCé Telfer on Being a Transgender Woman Athlete

In an exclusive clip of Like a Girl, Telfer talks about the discrimination she's faced.

Final Four Coaches, University Officials Weigh In on Indiana's RFRA

Officials with the schools competing in this weekend's NCAA finals are speaking out on Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Small-college association bans all transgender women from women's sports

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' new policy will go into effect with the 2024-2025 school year.

Former Stanford Basketball Star Jennifer Azzi Comes Out

The former Stanford basketball player came out as gay at an Anti-Defamation League event in San Francisco. 

University of South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says she supports transgender athletes in women's sports

"If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports...you should be able to play," Staley said.

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WNBA's Sue Bird Comes Out, Is Dating Megan Rapinoe

Bird said she has been out to friends and family for years, but now felt like the right time to go public.

Candace Parker, queer WNBA legend, is retiring 'privately with the ones I love'

Parker, who is also a mom of two with her wife, Anna Petrakova, announced she will not be returning to the game.

Emily Nkosi, Like Griner, Says Baylor Was a Homophobic Environment

Another former player for Baylor's women's basketball team says she felt trapped in a homophobic environment during her time there.

Abby Wambach Preps for the 2015 World Cup

Headed into the 2015 World Cup, soccer legend Abby Wambach has her eye on the prize.

The Year in Sports

Stanford Swimmer Claims He Was Kicked Off Team for Being Gay

Abrahm DeVine called out a culture of homophobia at his alma mater on Instagram.

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.

Billy Bean's Pitch

Four years after coming out the ex-major leaguer faces a quandary: Should he now push other pro athletes to do the same?

How NBA Legend Bill Russell Helped Rick Welts Come Out

Welts, the gay former president of the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors, will speak and be a pallbearer for his lifelong friend's private memorial service.

VOTE: 55 Inspiring LGBT Athletes for Pride Month

From the world of sports, we can think of 55 reasons to be proud. Take a look at this list and then show your support by voting on the last page for your favorites.

Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, and more urge NCAA to stand up for trans inclusion

They and hundreds of others have signed on to a pro-inclusion letter.

New NCAA Policy on Trans Athletes Raises Concerns

The group will now let each sport's governing body set standards for trans inclusion, but some fear this will create a confusing patchwork of policies.

Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year

Lia Thomas, the former University of Pennsylvania swimmer, is the first trans woman to win a Division 1 title.