High school students staged a walk-out in support of trans student-athletes. (Getty) The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has fined a high school $16,500 (£13,160) just for letting a transgender teenager play volleyball. The move is believed to be the first time a school has been punished in relation to the 2021 Fairness in Women’s
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) gloriously called out Republican anti-trans legislation. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) effortlessly slammed Republican efforts to target trans women in sports. The Democratic rep for New York ripped into right-wing lawmakers during a congressional hearing on Tuesday (5 December) that discussed legislative proposals to restrict trans athletes from participating in
NRL player Adam Doueihi has been questioned by his team over a now-deleted social media post. (Getty Images) Australian NRL player Adam Doueihi has been issued a “please-explain” by his team after calling a pro-LGBTQ+ social media post “embarrassing.” Doueihi, a five-eighth for Wests Tigers rugby team based in Sydney, Australia, came under fire when
Stonewall has marked 10 years of its Rainbow Laces campaign (Stonewall) The attitudes of sports fans towards the LGBTQ+ community has changed dramatically, new research by Stonewall shows as it marks ten years of its Rainbow Laces campaign. To celebrate and commemorate 10 years of the campaign Stonewall has released a special Glitter edition of
Australian footballer Josh Cavallo said the support he received since coming out has helped encourage others to “open their wings in becoming themselves”. (Getty) Josh Cavallo celebrated his coming out anniversary in a moving post on social media and how the support he received helped others “open their wings in becoming themselves”. The Adelaide United
England captain Harry Kane will wear an armband for the OneLove campaign during matches at the Qatar World Cup. (Getty) England captain Harry Kane will wear a rainbow anti-discrimination armband at World Cup matches in Qatar, where LGBTQ+ identities are criminalised. Kane and captains from several other countries that qualified for the World Cup –
Anthony Edwards has since apologised for the comments, but his statement has left fans divided. (Justin Ford/Getty) NBA star Anthony Edwards has been reprimanded by his team after posting a homophobic story on Instagram. Edwards shocked fans on Sunday (11 September) after referring to a group of men in a social media post as “queer-ass
Joe Rogan attends the UFC 277 ceremonial weigh-in at American Airlines Center. (Carmen Mandato/Getty) Professional devil’s advocate Joe Rogan has said that even he thinks Andrew Tate went too far with his comments on women. The UFC colour commentator and podcast host said that he thought former kickboxer Tate “f**ked up with the misogyny stuff”
Margaret Court walks onto court during the Centre Court Centenary Ceremony at Wimbledone 2022. (Ryan Pierse/Getty) Former tennis player Margaret Court claimed she was the victim of LGBT bullying in a post-Wimbledon interview. The Australian tennis player turned Christian minister discussed her time at the Women’s US Open at Wimbledon to The Telegraph and how she
A Utah judge has granted a preliminary injunction meaning that trans girls will be able to play on girls’ school sports teams. Despite Utah governor Spencer Cox initially vetoing House Bill 11 (HB 11), a ban on trans students participating in girls’ K-12 sports, Republican lawmakers in the state managed to gain enough votes to overrule Cox
Tom Daley has warned that “something monumental will happen” if the so-called “debate” over trans athletes in elite sport escalates further. The diver, who won his fourth (and first gold) Olympic medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has previously spoken out against bans that prohibit trans athletes to compete in elite sports. FINA (the administrative
Jill Scott of England celebrates with the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Trophy during the England Women’s Team Celebration at Trafalgar Square on August 01, 2022 in London, England. (Leon Neal/Getty) England hero Jill Scott interviewed the Women’s Euro 2022 trophy in a hilarious clip. The England team descended on London’s Trafalgar Square on Monday (1
Jaelene Daniels of North Carolina Courage. (Bryan Byerly/ISI Photos/Getty Images). North Carolina Courage defender Jaelene Daniels missed her team’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) game because her team celebrated LGBTQ+ Pride. On Friday (29 July), Daniels declined to play a match between Courage and Washington Spirit as she was required to wear a rainbow jersey.
Toby Rudolf. (Matt King/Getty Images) Australian rugby player Toby Rudolf opened up about his sexuality during an interview on the recent controversy around a Pride NRL jersey. In an article from Sydney Morning Herald on Friday (29 July), Rudolf said that he identified as heterosexual but “love is love, and I love to share it
Joe Biden is seeking to free Viktor Bout (L) to ensure Brittney Griner’s freedom. (Getty Images) The Joe Biden administration has offered to exchange convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout as part of a deal to release detained basketball star, Brittney Griner. Queer WNBA star Griner is on trial for drug charges that could land
The sport has been praised for its diversity. (Credit: LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images) Quidditch (yes, it’s a real sport) has officially changed its name to quadball, in an effort to distance itself from JK Rowling. The sport was inspired by the wizarding game of the same name in Rowling’s Harry Potter books. But in
Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas has become a target for transphobes. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Trans swimmer Lia Thomas has been nominated for a Woman of the Year award after smashing several sporting records in the face of cruel transphobia. Thomas has been nominated for the award at the National
A flag bearer waves a Chelsea FC flag with the LGBT+ Progress flag design. (Clive Rose/Getty Images) Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said the “Chelsea rent boy” chant is a homophobic hate crime and not “harmless banter”. For decades, fans of teams playing against football titan Chelsea FC have lobbed the cruel chant from
Adelaide United’s Josh Cavallo follows the play during the Australian A-League football match between Perth Glory and Adelaide United in Perth on November 20, 2021. (Photo by TREVOR COLLENS/AFP via Getty Images) Josh Cavallo’s team, Adelaide United, has asked police to investigate death threats made against the footballer. Since coming out as gay last October,
Josh Cavallo of Adelaide United. (Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty Images) Josh Cavallo, the pathbreaking gay professional top-flight men’s footballer, has been subjected to homophobic abuse during a match. The Adelaide United player, 22, was roped into Saturday’s (8 January) Adelaide United’s draw against Melbourne Victory in Australia’s A-League. Cavallo, who came out in October, said there were
Kumi Yokoyama #17 of the Washington Spirit warms up during a game against the Houston Dash on 31 October 2021 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Brad Smith/ISI Photos) Trans footballer Kumi Yokoyama has called out Japan for “lagging behind the rest of the world” on awareness of LGBT+ issues and rights. Yokoyama came out publicly as a
As it emerges that swimmers on the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s team are considering a boycott against their trans teammate, Lia Thomas, it’s worth remembering the long history of sports boycotts. From sporting boycotts against South Africa during the apartheid era to Venus and Serena Williams boycotting a prestigious California tournament after crowds shouted racist
Sean Strickland punches Uriah Hall of Jamaica in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event, 2021. (Zuffa LLC via Getty/ Chris Unger) Controversial UFC fighter Sean Strickland has declared that if he had a gay son, he would think he had “failed as a man”. The US mixed martial artist, who competes in the
Nyla Rose competes in the AEW Women’s World Championship at the Capitol One Arena on 2 October 2019. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post via Getty) A fan was booted from an All Elite Wrestling Dynamite event for holding up a transphobic sign towards trans wrestling star Nyla Rose. Rose went down in history when
Bruce Smith taking part in a Hall of Fame panel (Photo by: Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images) Legendary NFL player Bruce Smith has said that there was a gay player on the Buffalo Bills in the 90s. The sporting star emphasised his respect for Carl Nassib following his coming out. However, he also told TMZ Sports that a
Tom Daley. (Channel 4) Tom Daley used his Alternative Christmas Message to throw down the gauntlet on trans inclusion. The Olympic diver pre-recorded a speech for Channel 4 as an alternative to the Queen’s annual address. Both air Christmas Day (25 December). The theme of his message was inclusion. Daley, one of sports most prominent
Sonya Deville, the first openly gay female superstar in the WWE, says it would be “natural” for the WWE to introduce more LGBT+ storylines. (YouTube/WWE) Openly gay wrestling superstar Sonya Deville thinks the WWE should start incorporating LGBT+ characters “naturally” into its programmes. Deville came out publicly in 2015 when she revealed that she is
The Lowell Spinners held a pre-game Quidditch game between students from Emerson College and Boston University on 3 July 2013. (Yoon S Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty) Real-life quidditch organisations are working to change the name of the sport to distance themselves from JK Rowling’s “anti-trans positions”. The real-life game is inspired by the fictional
Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to come out publicly, has designed a pair of American Football cleats to raise money for LGBT+ organisation, The Trevor Project. The defensive end and Cleveland Browns’ fullback Johnny Stanton have designed footwear featuring LGBT+ colours for the NFL’s annual My Cause, My Cleats initiative.
Stephen Laybutt plays in a football match between the Olyroos and Nigeria during the Four Nation Soccer Tournament played in Adelaide, Australia in January 2000. (Matt Turner/ALLSPORT) A retired Australian footballer has opened up about his remarkable experience donating a vital organ to a relative stranger. Stephen Laybutt played for the Socceroos, the Australian men’s