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New research paints a more complex picture of transgender sports

WEBJoanna Harper is an avid, competitive runner who can still pound out elite-level workouts in her 60s. She’s also the measured, PhD researcher who would take …

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Soccer star Erling Haaland’s amazing physique has people talking

WEBAn analysis of how Haaland builds certain muscle groups was illuminating, and we wish there were more stories like it. There is no doubt that Norwegian and …

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LGBTQ kids who play sports likelier to have more self-esteem and …

WEBLGBTQ kids who participate in sports are likelier to have more self-esteem, better grades and lower depressive symptoms compared to their LGBTQ peers, …

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Trans man in lead to be Men's Health cover model

WEBAydian Dowling, a transgender man and activist from Eugene, Ore., with a rocking body, is on his way to grace a future cover of Men's Health magazine.

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Nick McCarvel on being a gay sports writer in an often very …

WEBNick McCarvel: This year I covered my second Olympics and first Summer Games in Rio, this time for TeamUSA.org and the USOC. (In 2014 I worked for NBC as …

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3 out gay HIV+ athletes share their stories

WEBTuesday was the 32nd observance of World AIDS Day, and instead of marking progress, this is the year the fight against HIV/AIDS has run off the rails, …

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This gay Marine got his leg amputated. Now he’s aiming

WEBSix days after Heath’s amputation, he went viral for landing a one-legged power clean.The race towards Paris 2024 had begun. Heath wants to compete in track …

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At least 44 states currently ask high school female athletes about

WEBOutsports has reviewed the websites of the high school sports associations and Departments of Education of all 50 states. At least 88% of the states include some …

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Trans pro wrestlers stand defiant as trans healthcare

WEBIt’s unsurprising that the continual attempts to scrub the ACA leave plenty of trans pro wrestlers in varying states of unease and frustration.

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Mana Shim leads NWSL aid for Hawaii, slams ‘disaster capitalism’

WEBAmong the athletes raising money for disaster aid following the deadly wildfires on the island of Maui is out gay soccer player Mana Shim, who has rallied to …

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Montana’s anti-trans bill faces staunch opposition in hearing

WEBUPDATE #2, Jan. 27: The Montana House of Representatives voted 61-38 to send to the state Senate the bill barring transgender athletes from competing except …

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Billy Bean, gay MLB executive and former player, is battling leukemia

WEBBilly Bean, the Major League Baseball executive who came out publicly as gay shortly after his playing career ended in the 1990s, has revealed he is battling acute …

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How anti-trans sports hysteria helped sell broader trans-rights ban …

WEBLast year, anti-LGBTQ lobbies such as the Alliance Defending Freedom pushed to make HB68 law. A familiar face against trans participation in sports, former …

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Why LGBTQ people face more problems during coronavirus

WEBThe coronavirus pandemic is affecting everybody, but as with other public health crises, its impact could be especially severe in marginalized communities. …

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A year after igniting NHL Pride jersey controversy, Flyers unite in

WEBSouth Philly was lit up Wednesday night as the Philadelphia Flyers hosted their annual Pride Game, honoring the occasion with celebrations both on the ice and …

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Gay football player Jake Bain said leaving Indiana State team ‘had

WEBJake Bain hated making the decision to leave the Indiana State football team, especially with the connotation of quitting. But the 19-year-old openly gay athlete knew it …

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Remembering Ed Gallagher, gay football player and champion

WEBAuthor and spokesperson Ed Gallagher, of New Rochelle, N.Y., died at his home Wednesday, May 4, of a heart condition. He was 48. Ed was a friend of …

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Idaho governor signs two anti-trans bills into law on eve

WEBIdaho Gov. Brad Little signed two bills into law that will make life harder for transgender youth and adults in his state. His state is part of a national trend seen …

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Organizers want Olympic athletes to not hook up. Good luck with …

WEBGood luck with that. Tokyo organizers are trying to hold a sexless Olympics, but an abstinence-only approach is bound to fail. By Alex Reimer | July 23, 2021, 1:30 …

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Cody Galloway beats the odds in MMA after heart failure- Outsports

WEBThrough it all, fighting has been an improbable centering activity that has kept him upright and, today, thriving. “My life had been chaotic until I was 25,” he …

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