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Virginia Beach Students Push Back Against Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Trans Policies

The students have been attending every school board meeting for the past year to speak out.

Republicans Want to End Trans-Inclusive Sports in Minnesota

New bills introduced in Minnesota would reverse a trans-affirming policy enacted last year by an overwhelming majority of board members for the state's high school athletic league.

Trans Triathelete Joins Team USA, Makes History

Chris Mosier's awe-inspiring time in the men's sprint duathlon has opened a new door for trans athletes nationwide.

Megyn Kelly Says Megan Rapinoe Has 'Poisoned' Soccer Team Against U.S.

Kelly's fellow right-wingers claim the team is "accepting mediocrity" and focusing too much on "woke" causes.

NY court strikes down Nassau County order banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams

Civil rights groups lauded the court decision, saying it struck down a harmful policy.

WATCH: Notre Dame Tells LGBT Athletes 'You Can Play'

Athletes and coaches welcome LGBT students to the Catholic university's Fighting Irish sports teams.

WATCH: Bay Area Athletes Tell LGBT Teammates 'You Can Play'

A new PSA features athletes from each of the Bay Area's professional sports teams encouraging LGBT athletes to come out and join the team.

Florida School Leaders Punished for Accommodating Transgender Student-Athlete

It's against Florida law to allow trans girls to play on the schools' girls sports teams.

LISTEN: Satan's Behind Marriage Equality, Says Former NFL Star

Craig James wonders if sports teams' endorsement of equal marriage rights will silence players with opposing views.

Skating Legend Tony Hawk Supports Marriage Equality

One of the best known skateboarders in the sport's history has teamed up with the Human Rights Campaign to stump for marriage.

Jason Collins Announces Retirement

Collins, the first openly gay active player in a major men's pro team sport, is ending his basketball career.

Op-ed: Why We Need Sports

Participating in a team sport can instill responsibility and confidence in a young person. It can also save that person's life.

Trans Athletes Can Self-Identify in Community Sports in New Zealand

The new policy doesn't force transgender athletes to explain their gender identity to play on sports teams that better fit their identity.

South Dakota Rejects Fourth and Final Anti-Transgender Bill

Lawmakers voted down a bill that would have prevented trans students from playing on sports teams designated for their gender identity.

The success of Matt Lynch: How a gay basketball coach led his team to victory

Lynch’s story is something out of a Hollywood feel-good movie: A queer basketball coach turns a failing sports team into would-be champions.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Vows to Veto Anti-Trans Legislation

Lawmakers are considering bills to ban gender-affirming care for youth and bar trans girls and women from female school sports teams.

Bills Restricting Trans Student Athletes Advance in Three States

Bills aimed at keeping transgender girls and women off female interscholastic sports teams are moving forward in North Dakota, Mississippi, and Utah.

Trump Administration Backs Idaho's Anti-Trans School Sports Law

The Department of Justice, headed by William Barr, supports a state law barring trans females from girls' and women's school sports teams.

Kansas School District OK's Anti-Trans Restroom, Sports Policy

The Gardner Edgerton School District  has barred transgender students from participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity and using their preferred restrooms.