A third of all out LGBTQ athletes at the Paris Olympics won a medal
More than half of the Team LGBTQ members representing the USA won a medal at the Paris Olympics, including two who won multiple medals.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 12, 2024
Team LGBTQ finishes in 7th place in the Paris Olympics total medal count, with by far their most-ever medals
Team LGBTQ finished in 7th place at the Paris Olympics, with their most-ever medals. They were 6th in the traditional medal count.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 11, 2024
LGBTQ fencer Lauren Scruggs wins Olympic gold, silver and a hug from Snoop Dogg
Four days after becoming the first Black American to win an Olympic women’s fencing medal, Scruggs has another, boosting the Team LGBTQ tally too.
By Jon Holmes | August 1, 2024
In first-ever all-USA final, out athlete Lauren Scruggs wins improbable silver medal
Lauren Scruggs took home a silver medal in women's foil at the Grand Palais, as USA teammate Lee Kiefer won gold.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 28, 2024
Meet the out LGBTQ Team USA athletes competing in Paris
Team USA again leads all countries with the most out LGBTQ athletes at the Olympics, with athletes in at least 10 sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 18, 2024
Lauren Scruggs says her Paris Summer Olympics sport is like watching the ‘Princess Bride’
Lauren Scruggs has been fencing since she was 6. Now she is the first out Black lesbian taking her Princess-Bride-like event to the Olympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 7, 2024