B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competing. (Elsa/Getty Images) Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, better known as Raygun, has responded to what she has called the “devastating” hate she’s faced since competing at Paris 2024. Raygun was subjected to taunts after failing to earn a single point for her performance in the round-robin stage of the
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AOC president Anna Meares has defended Rachael Gunn’s Olympic Breakdancing 2024 performance. (Getty) Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president Anna Meares has defended breakdancer Rachael Gunn’s performance at the Olympic Breakdancing 2024 event, dubbing it “courageous”. The country’s first Olympic breakdancer, known as “Raygun”, went viral online after debuting her unconventional dance moves at the inaugural
Jarren Duran has apologised for using the slur. (Getty) Baseball star Jarren Duran has apologised after directing a “horrific” homophobic slur at a fan during a game in Boston. The Boston Red Sox outfielder was caught shouting the homophobic slur “f****t” during a match against the Houston Astros on Sunday (11 August). After the Fenway
Australian break-dancer Rachael Gunn refuses to listen to trolls. (Getty) “Raygun”, Australia’s Olympic breakdancer has returned with new dance moves after being the subject of non-stop online memes. The country’s first Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn went viral online after debuting her unconventional moves at the inaugural Olympic breaking competition on 9 August. The event saw
Anne Hidalgo did not hold back criticising the right-wing backlash to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. (Getty) The mayor of Paris did not hold back in condemning anti-LGBTQ+ pundits for their demonisation of the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. Anne Hidalgo made her feelings about the backlash to the opening-day extravaganza clear, saying: “F**k the reactionaries,
Cindy Ngamba is guaranteed a medal at the Paris Olympics. (Getty) Cameroonian refugee Cindy Ngamba has issued a heart-warming message after making history as the first Refugee Olympic Team member to secure a medal. Ngamba, who is based in the UK, beat France’s Davina Michel to reach the 75kg semi-finals on Sunday (4 August), guaranteeing
Colin Jackson is a gay, former Olympic athlete. (Karwai Tang/Getty) Colin Jackson, the gay Welsh former Olympic athlete, is one of the commentators at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The BBC presenter will be covering track and field events alongside Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Steve Backley, Paula Radcliffe and Jazmin Sawyers. Jackson won a
Bulk Bronson has come out in a heartwarming social media post. (Screenshot/Twitter) All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Bulk “Dirty Bulk” Bronson is celebrating Pride month by coming out publicly as bisexual. The squared-circle performer, who is one-third of the wrestling tag-team the Iron Savages, came out via a social media post on X/Twitter on Monday
The second Grand Slam event on the 2024 tennis calendar, the French Open – also known as Roland-Garros – gets underway this weekend in Paris, and there are likely to be several gay tennis players offering some vital rainbow LGBTQ+ representation. Since the days of trailblazing gay Grand Slam champions Billie Jean King and Martina
NFL player Isaac Rochell has hit back at Harrison Butker’s controversial comments. (Luke Hales/Getty Images/TikTok/Isaac Rochelle) Isaac Rochell has roasted fellow NFL star Harrison Butker for comments the Kansas City Chief’s kicker made about many women being most happy as homemakers. Butker made headlines recently after comments he made in a commencement speech at Benedictine
WNBA has a sponsorship with a birth control brand. (Getty) During a time when the US continues to repeal reproductive rights across various states, the Women’s National Basketball Association is standing up for bodily autonomy by partnering with birth control brand Opill. On 9 April, the WNBA announced its multi-year partnership with the Perrigo Company
Rayan Dutra on day two of the 37th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships at Utilita Arena in 2023 2023 in Birmingham, England. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images) Bisexual trampoline gymnast Rayan Dutra has described confirmation that he will be heading to the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer as the “the best birthday present”. Dutra, who took up
Kayla Harrison prepares to face Aspen Ladd during the 2023 PFL Championships at The Anthem in Washington, DC. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Online conspiracy theorists have falsely “accused” Kayla Harrison of being trans after she easily beat fellow American professional mixed martial artist Holly Holm at UFC 300. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an
Michelle Lesco during Nathan’s Famous 2021 July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest. (Getty) A hot dog eating content is the latest sport that could potentially have been undermined by trans inclusion, according to a ‘gender-critical’ group – even though the winner is a cisgender woman. The self-described “data analysis” group, She Won, listed the sausage-swallowing
The AFL player has accepted a ban. (Getty) Australian Football League (AFL) player Jeremy Finlayson has accepted a three-match ban for using a homophobic slur which he admitted was “hurtful and totally unacceptable”. Umpire microphones recorded the “unprompted and highly offensive” homophobic language Finlayson uttered towards an Essendon opponent at Adelaide Oval during a match
Welsh professional boxer Lauren Price (right) is set to take on undisputed world champion Jessica McCaskill. (left) Almost three years on from winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Welsh professional boxer Lauren Price has set her sights on undisputed world champion Jessica McCaskill, for the WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine welterweight titles. Taking
The Women’s European Qualifiers for Euro 2025 begin on Friday (5 April), and defending champions England, who won in 2022 and who have man LGBTQ+ players, will face off against Sweden at Wembley Stadium. It follows an impressive 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup run for the Lionesses. The 2023 Women’s World Cup saw a record 32 teams compete for
Sam Kerr has pleaded not guilty in court(Matt King/Getty Images for Football Australia) Australia captain and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has pleaded not guilty to racially aggravated harassment of a police officer in London, with a trial set for early next year. The footballer – part of the Matildas squad at the 2023 Women’s World
The Aussie football star has come out as non-binary. (Getty) Grace Wilson has come out as non-binary, becoming the first A-League footballer in Australia to do so. The Adelaide United goalkeeper has said “a huge weight has lifted” after coming out to the public and becoming their most authentic self. In a huge step for
The sporting star is showing up in support of the singer. (Getty) Tayvis is back, people! Travis Kelce has landed in Australia, ready to support Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour stint in Sydney. Swift has just finished performing three sell-out shows at Melbourne Cricket Ground, in a performance which has cemented her triple-threat status.
The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. (Getty) The Kansas City Chiefs have won the Super Bowl 2024 against the San Francisco 49ers, to the delight of Taylor Swift. The game between the two teams went into overtime before the Chiefs secured their win 25-22. Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce previously had a heated interaction
Gender critics have said Parkrun is guilty of ‘sex discrimination’. (Getty) Grassroots organisation Parkrun has apparently stopped showing times for its fastest finishers after they were faced with complaints that trans women were allowed to compete in the female category. In May 2023, a row erupted when The Daily Mail reported on Siân Longthorpe, who
A Utah official has sparked uproar after falsely suggesting teen athlete was trans. (AFP/Getty Images) An official on Utah’s State Board of Education has sparked uproar and calls for resignation after falsely suggesting that a teen athlete was trans in an accusatory Facebook post. Elected official Natalie Cline was embroiled in controversy this week after
Glenn is the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to win. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Amber Glenn has won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to win. Glenn — who identifies as bisexual and pansexual — has competed in the championship eight times prior, and won the silver medal in 2021 and the
hile he terminated his contract with Al-Ettifaq after only six months, Henderson explained that the move was ‘nothing other than a football decision’. (Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images) Footballer Jordan Henderson has offered a lukewarm apology to the LGBTQ+ community after facing backlash over his controversial move to Saudi Arabia. The 33-year-old former England midfielder was criticised
Gay hockey veteran Brock McGillis has commented on the NHL Pride Tape and Pride Jerseys controversy. (Getty Images) Gay hockey veteran Brock McGillis has said that he’s not interested in making players “pretend they’re inclusive” in the wake of the NHL Pride tape scandal. McGillis, who rocked the hockey world when he came out as
Jordan Henderson is looking to return to the Premier League (Francois Nel/Getty Images) LGBTQ+ fans aren’t impressed by the rumours that Jordan Henderson wants to return to the Premier League – just six months after his controversial move to Saudi Arabia. Former Liverpool captain and England international Henderson made the move from Anfield to Saudi
Lauren Boebert has criticised USA Boxing’s trans guidelines (Canva/(Getty Images) Controversial Republican Lauren Boebert has hit out at USA Boxing’s trans participation policy, despite the fact it makes it incredibly difficult for transgender people to take part in the sport at all. The national governing body for Olympic-style boxing‘s new policy sets out strict requirements
Some football fans blamed Republican senator Ted Cruz’s alleged “curse” after he showed support for the Texas Longhorns at the football team’s recent game. (Getty) Republican Ted Cruz has been blamed for the Texas Longhorn New Year’s Day football game loss due to his infamous “curse”. The Texas Longhorns’ season came to an end after
Gay footballer Josh Cavallo sends message to homophobes who send him death threats (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) Gay footballer Josh Cavallo has issued a passionate message to homophobes who sent him death threats, and told social media platforms to “do better”. The 24-year-old Australian defender, who came out in 2021 and has since campaigned for better
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