Trans rugby players fight back against proposed World Rugby ban
As World Rugby considers banning trans women from women’s rugby, various trans ruggers are speaking out.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 31, 2020What it’s like to be gay in sports talk radio
Alex Reimer connects with another gay sports talk guy, and they talk about their experiences in the high-pressure talk radio world.
By Alex Reimer | August 31, 2020This D1 college football player came out to his teammates by literally coming out of a closet
Jaden Vazquez is now helping LGBTQ athletes by co-leading a new Fordham student-athlete-support group.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 31, 2020Mizzou volleyball’s Dariana Hollingsworth comes out draped in LGBTQ Pride
The University of Missouri senior came out publicly as bisexual Thursday with a tweet.
By Brian C. Bell | August 31, 2020The Huddle for Monday, August 31, 2020
The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | August 31, 2020Get back into The Huddle for Sunday, August 30, 2020
The Huddle is your daily briefing on what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | August 30, 2020Ballroom meets pro wrestling at Billy Dixon’s Paris Is Bumping
Tens across the board > five stars
By Brian C. Bell | August 29, 2020Winners and losers in LGBT Sports after the walkout
A weekly list of stories from the past seven days with the theme of Courage Is Contagious.
By Dawn Ennis | August 29, 2020This gay rugby team is changing hearts and minds every day
The Birmingham Bulls, an inclusive rugby club in England, are beating teams on the pitch and sharing beers with them afterwards.
By Alex Reimer | August 28, 2020Hannah Mouncey says teammates pushed her away over locker room use
The trans athlete was told to stay home during the World Championship, though she helped the team qualify.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 28, 2020The Huddle is on strike
Today is Friday, August 28, 2020. This Huddle is published in support of all the athletes who decided not to play pro sports to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake and racial injustice.
By Dawn Ennis | August 28, 2020Joanna Harper: World Rugby’s proposed transban is based on ‘false assumptions’
Trans athlete, author and researcher Joanna Harper suspects decision-makers at World Rugby “had their minds made up before they called the meeting.”
By Dawn Ennis | August 28, 2020Natasha Cloud celebrates Mystics’ call for justice for Jacob Blake
After the Mystics participated in Wednesday’s WNBA wildcat strike for racial justice, Cloud applauded their activism on social media.
By Ken Schultz | August 27, 2020How Megan Rapinoe, and other LGBT sports stars, helped set stage for current moment in athlete activism
Rapinoe and players on the Minnesota Lynx weren’t championed by their leagues when they took social stands four years ago.
By Alex Reimer | August 27, 2020Get into The Huddle for Thursday, August 27, 2020
Join The Huddle for a brief look at what’s new in LGBT sports news, the latest links and who’s in the social media spotlight.
By Dawn Ennis | August 27, 2020Lesbian skateboarder Annie Guglia ready for Olympic debut
Annie Guglia will be representing Canada at the Tokyo Games in the sport’s first year as an official Olympic sport.
By Shelby Weldon | August 27, 2020This man was the only trans rugby player in the room where it happened: A forum to ban trans women athletes
Before proposing its transban, World Rugby failed to listen to Verity Smith, who played the sport for 26 years and says “I don’t think it’s dangerous” for cis women to play trans women.
By Dawn Ennis | August 27, 2020How this national gay sports league is trying to safely operate during Covid, and provide needed relief to LGBT people
Varsity Gay League, which operates in 18 states and boasts an estimated 5,500 players per season, is trying to safely bring back some semblance of normalcy.
By Alex Reimer | August 26, 2020Bay Area flanker gets in the scrum against World Rugby’s proposed trans ban
Seeing her place on the pitch threatened, Grace McKenzie helped forge an internet ‘start-up’ against transphobia.
By Karleigh Webb | August 26, 2020Your Morning Huddle for Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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By Dawn Ennis | August 26, 2020