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Lia Thomas loses legal challenge over World Aquatics trans ban
A panel of judges dismissed the case on eligibility grounds that trans athlete Lia Thomas brought against the world swimming governing body.
By Karleigh Webb | June 12, 2024A panel of judges dismissed the case on eligibility grounds that trans athlete Lia Thomas brought against the world swimming governing body.
By Karleigh Webb | June 12, 2024Dan Jervis will be competing at his second Summer Olympics, in Paris, but the first after coming out publicly as gay.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 11, 2024Bill May was hoping to be the first man, gay or straight, selected to the USA synchronized swimming team. Team USA said no.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 9, 2024A two time NCAA Champion in Men's Butterfly, Nick Albiero will be competing in his first Summer Olympics in Paris.
By Ken Schultz | June 4, 2024Brazil champion Ana Marcela Cunha found her form, a true love and her voice since Tokyo. She is favored for an Olympic medal in Paris.
By Karleigh Webb | June 1, 2024Nick Albiero of Brazil and Tyler Wright of Australia have qualified for the Paris Olympics as Team LGBTQ takes shape.
By Jim Buzinski | May 10, 2024Landon Driggers is an all-American swimmer at the University of Tennessee who is now training for the Team USA Olympic Trials.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 18, 2024The Welshman says his 1500m freestyle win at the British Swimming Championships was “the best moment” of his career to date.
By Jon Holmes | April 6, 2024Rhett Hopkins and Sean Gitchell are two college athletes who found each other during a winter break. They are now in love.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 22, 2024Organizers of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games have reportedly ordered 300,000 condoms for the gay, bi and straight athletes.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 19, 2024Sean Gunn came out later in life. Now for the first time he publicly shares his story as a gay Olympian who competed at the NCAA level.
By Cyd Zeigler | March 18, 2024Erica Sullivan is back at the NCAA National Swimming Championships. The Olympian has earned berths at the 2024 NCAAs for the 500 and 1650 freestyle races. She’s ranked No. 23 in the 500, with her qualifying time seven seconds behind the top seed. She’ll have to have her best race of the season to earn […]
By Cyd Zeigler | March 11, 2024The story of Diana Nyad is a powerful one. This reviewer simply wasn't as enamored as the Oscar voters.
By Shelby Weldon | March 9, 2024A decade after coming out, Thorpe opens up about his struggles and what it is to be a gay elite athlete.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 21, 2024Citing Lia Thomas as an inspiration, the Ramapo (N.J.) College senior flew on the water at the Cougar Splash invite.
By Karleigh Webb | November 22, 2023Gunning’s stunning cosplay tribute is one of the best we’ve seen this Halloween. He discusses LGBTQ advocacy, coming out and body image.
By Jon Holmes | October 31, 2023Olympic silver medalist Sullivan was proudly representing Team USA and Team LGBTQ in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle final at Santiago 2023.
By Jon Holmes | October 26, 2023Nyad says ‘all women are negatively affected by the ways transgender women are targeted by discrimination and abuse in sports and elsewhere.’
By Karleigh Webb | October 20, 2023Berlin meet this weekend was set to be the first staging of World Aquatics’ new third ‘open’ category but no entries were received.
By Jon Holmes | October 3, 2023After banning most trans women from the female category, World Aquatics is testing a new category.
By Cyd Zeigler | August 16, 2023