Few athletes win back-to-back golds. This out judo athlete just did it.
Out judoka Alana Maldonado took her second straight Paralympic championship just one year removed from tearing her ACL.
By Brian C. Bell | September 7, 2024
Out Paralympic gold medalist Alana Maldonado wants to add to her collection in Paris
Defending Judo gold medalist Alana Maldonado wants more Paralympic gold, equity and inclusion.
By Brian C. Bell | August 26, 2024
Gold, bronze medals for gay judo athletes in epic Olympic mixed team finals
France wins gold, Brazil wins bronze and Team LGBTQ wins both in an Olympic mixed team judo medal round for the ages.
By Brian C. Bell | August 3, 2024
Team LGBTQ adds another Olympic judo medal with Raz Hershko’s silver
Raz Hershko secured her second Olympic medal, falling to Brazil's Beatriz Souza in the women's judo +78kg final.
By Brian C. Bell | August 2, 2024
Gay Olympic judo athlete wins gold and celebrates by kissing her girlfriend
Team LGBTQ's Alice Bellandi brought Italy its first Olympic gold medal in judo since 2008 in scintillating fashion.
By Brian C. Bell | August 1, 2024
Timo Cavelius, first out gay man in Olympic judo, left stunned in Paris
Germany's Timo Cavelius made Team LGBTQ history in Paris. His challenge didn't go to plan but he'll have another medal shot at these Games.
By Jon Holmes | July 30, 2024
First out gay Olympian to win medal in Paris cries in her moment of triumph
Amandine Buchard defeated Hungary's Reka Pupp in a marathon match to win -52kg judo Olympic bronze in front of a hometown crowd.
By Brian C. Bell | July 28, 2024
Timo Cavelius will be first out gay man to compete in Olympic judo
Timo Cavelius has been out as gay since he was 15 in a fighting sport and he is set to make history in judo at the Paris Olympics.
By Jim Buzinski | July 1, 2024
Sanne van Dijke has sights set on Paris judo gold after winning bronze in Tokyo
Sanne van Dijke, an out lesbian, is ranked fifth in the world in her weight class and eyes another Olympics medal in Paris.
By Jim Buzinski | June 25, 2024
Italian judoka Alice Bellandi rolls into the Paris Olympics with renewed strength
After ending 2023 as a world number one in her weight class, Alice Bellandi of Italy is ready for more at the Paris Olympics.
By Brian C. Bell | June 21, 2024
Amandine Buchard seeks a gold of her own at hometown Olympics
The coming out of Amandine Buchard spurred a silver medal in Tokyo. A different awakening may be the key to gold at the Paris Olympics.
By Karleigh Webb | June 8, 2024