10 stories that capture the Tokyo Olympics for the LGBTQ community
GLAAD and Outsports bring you our list of the LGBTQ Tokyo Olympics stories that capture our movement.
By Outsports | August 10, 2021GLAAD and Outsports bring you our list of the LGBTQ Tokyo Olympics stories that capture our movement.
By Outsports | August 10, 2021Players crack back on commentator Eddy Demarez for calling one of their teammates “a man” as the team returned from Tokyo.
By Karleigh Webb | August 10, 2021Fabio Fognini wore a rainbow headband and wristbands for his first match since the incident.
By Alex Reimer | August 9, 2021During the Olympics about 30 people asked us to add Mewis to our list of out athletes. Now we can.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 9, 2021Despite moments of erasure and disrespect, Quinn and Alana Smith showed that non-binary athletes belong on the Olympic stage and aren’t going anywhere.
By Brian C. Bell | August 9, 2021With a record number of out LGBTQ Olympians, these Olympics had some amazing moments.
By Jim Buzinski | August 9, 2021Being out helps athletes perform better on the court, track and field. That is becoming more and more clear.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 8, 2021Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi each won their fifth gold medals.
By Alex Reimer | August 8, 2021In what was likely the final Olympics for longtime out LGBTQ Team France players Amandine Leynaud and Alexandra Lacrabère, France finally won handball gold.
By Brian C. Bell | August 8, 2021Kellie Harrington topped Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira by unanimous decision Sunday, becoming the second Irish woman to win Olympic boxing gold.
By Brian C. Bell | August 8, 2021A moment of pride for the LGBTQ community, as 57 out athletes won at least 33 different Olympic medals.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 8, 2021Rut Castillo is also lone out rhythmic gymnast who competed in Tokyo.
By Alex Reimer | August 7, 2021Daley’s bronze completes his comeback from Rio and cements his status as a hero of the Tokyo Olympics.
By Ken Schultz | August 7, 2021Ramsey Angela was the anchor leg for the Dutch men’s 4x400-meter team.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 7, 2021Her rainbow-dyed hair in the 1500-meter was the perfect answer to the Olympic ban on speech and demonstrations.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 6, 2021Quinn is first trans Olympic medalist, helping Canada go from worst to first in just 10 years.
By Shelby Weldon | August 6, 2021The first-ever trans and non-binary gold medalist in Olympic history made an impact by example and performance.
By Karleigh Webb | August 6, 2021The dearth of out LGBTQ men competing in Tokyo shows how far male sports still have to go.
By Alex Reimer | August 6, 2021Great Britain defeated India for the bronze medal, giving Sarah Jones and Leah Wilkinson a lifelong memory.
By Alex Reimer | August 6, 2021Tom Daley, Jordan Windle and Timo Barthel all hold particular interest for LGBTQ fans.
By Ken Schultz | August 5, 2021