Gay paddler dedicates Paris Paralympics medals to her wife in emotional anniversary message
Emma Wiggs added paracanoe gold and silver onto Team LGBTQ’s Games count, as she was cheered on by “love of my life” Gem.
By Jon Holmes | September 12, 2024Medals
Tied for 17th place
Emma Wiggs added paracanoe gold and silver onto Team LGBTQ’s Games count, as she was cheered on by “love of my life” Gem.
By Jon Holmes | September 12, 2024Valentina Petrillo did not win a medal in Paris, but the reception she received as an out trans athlete was uplifting.
By Jim Buzinski | September 10, 2024With a record number of out gay and bi men at the Paris Paralympics, Team LGBTQ took a huge leap in that department in 2024.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 10, 2024Tatyana McFadden has won 22 Paralympic medals in her extraordinary career. Her moms, Deborah and Bridget, have been celebrating.
By Jon Holmes | September 10, 2024If Team LGBTQ were a country, the out athletes would collectively beat most other nations in the 2024 Paralympics medal count.
By Outsports | September 9, 2024Captained by Monique Matthews, Team USA defeated their arch rivals to win a third-straight gold medal in Paralympic sitting volleyball.
By Brian C. Bell | September 8, 2024Out judoka Alana Maldonado took her second straight Paralympic championship just one year removed from tearing her ACL.
By Brian C. Bell | September 7, 2024At her first Paralympics, USA's Christie Raleigh Crossley won two gold medals, two silvers and a bronze. Some critics say she shouldn’t compete.
By Jon Holmes | September 7, 2024Dimitri Pavade chose to come out publicly as gay in the midst of his home country hosting the Paris Paralympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 7, 2024Team USA has advanced to the gold medal match against Netherlands, with several out athletes and revenge on their minds.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 7, 2024Italian trans sprinter Valentina Petrillo fell short of finals in both Paralympics events, despite claims she has an 'unfair' advantage.
By Karleigh Webb | September 6, 2024World number one Diede de Groot leaves Paris with two silver medals after being upset in Friday's Women's Singles gold medal match.
By Brian C. Bell | September 6, 2024Mar Gunnarsson had a record-breaking race, and then got quite emotional talking about it, at the Paris Paralympics.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 6, 2024Diede de Groot's first medal match at the Paris Paralympic Games resulted in a silver medal and a historic win for Team Japan.
By Brian C. Bell | September 5, 2024Ireland’s Katie-George Dunlevy completes time trial three-peat in Paris alongside pilot Linda Kelly, also bagging another gold for Team LGBTQ.
By Jon Holmes | September 4, 2024After finishing her Paralympics race, Brenda Osnaya made a marriage proposal to her coach and added to the streak of engagements at Paris 2024.
By Karleigh Webb | September 4, 2024Danz was a silver medalist at the Rio and Tokyo Paralympics but took an impressive victory in Paris.
By Karleigh Webb | September 2, 2024Marie Patouillet, a sporting icon to France’s LGBTQ community, had to be propped up by her fellow medalists after victory at the Paris velodrome.
By Jon Holmes | September 1, 2024Team USA opened the Paris Paralympics women's wheelchair basketball tournament with a win but fell short against the defending champions.
By Karleigh Webb | September 1, 2024Team LGBTQ rowers enjoy super Sunday, with Lauren Rowles, Moran Samuel and Nikki Ayers all crowned Paralympic champions in Paris.
By Jon Holmes | September 1, 2024