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.
June 24, 2024
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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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August 8, 2016
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.
May 20, 2019
Trans sprinter Valentina Petrillo loses at Paralympics, then delivers heartfelt message to her son
“I hope my son is proud of me” the historic athlete cried following her elimination.
September 3, 2024
Out transgender woman athlete will make history as she competes in Paralympic Games
Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo describes her selection as “an important symbol of inclusion.”
August 14, 2024
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.
June 21, 2021
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?
July 23, 2014
Out Paralympian Is Not Planning to Die Right After Rio Games
Although the 2016 Paralympics will be the last for lesbian wheelchair sprinter Marikee Vervoort, she still has a long bucket list to accomplish before she takes advantage of Belgium's legal euthanasia.
September 7, 2016
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.
August 22, 2023
Connecticut Suit Targets Trans Female Student Athletes
A lawsuit filed by an anti-LGBTQ group claims trans girls have an advantage over cisgender girls -- not so, say advocates for trans athletes.
February 13, 2020
Upcoming Film Follows as Disabled, HIV-Positive Man Takes First Steps For AIDS Walk
Walk On, which opens in L.A. Nov. 10, follow Joseph Kibler's inspiring participation in the Los Angeles AIDS Walk. Born HIV-positive and physically disabled, Kibler relentlessly pursues his goal to walk the 6.2 stretch.
November 2, 2013
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.
July 6, 2021
Athletes Don Rainbow Nails at Moscow World Championships
Two Swedish athletes took a subtle stand for equality at the world championships in Moscow, while a Russian gold medalist said she supports the suppression of LGBT identities.
August 15, 2013
Betsy DeVos's Education Dept. Threatens Funding for Pro-Trans Schools
The department says transgender girls shouldn't be allowed to compete with cisgender girls and threatens federal funding for some Connecticut locales.
May 28, 2020
Sha'Carri Richardson Accuses Olympics of Doping Double Standard
The athlete questioned why she went through a ban derailing her Olympic dreams over a positive doping test while Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been allowed to participate after hers.
February 14, 2022
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.
June 18, 2018
Trump Admin Opposes Trans Girls' Participation in Girls' Sports
The Justice Department has taken a stand in a Connecticut lawsuit that seeks to bar trans girls from competing with their cisgender peers.
March 26, 2020
Female Athletes Must Endure Invasive 'Sex Tests.' Men Don't
A deeply misogynistic practice by the governing body of sports must end, writes Athlete Ally's Anne Lieberman.
July 11, 2018
Caster Semenya and the Race for Sex Definition
A race has a definite beginning and end. Sex and gender do not.
August 19, 2016