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UN says forcing intersex athletes into medical interventions violates human rights
Some sports organizations require cisgender, intersex athletes to take hormone-altering drugs to compete.
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Outrage after white Mississippi teens put noose on black boy and ‘yanked’
The NAACP called for a federal investigation into the alleged hate crime at Stone County High School.
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Another day, another sportsball group pulls out of North Carolina over HB2
The Atlantic Coast Conference is moving championship games out of North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB2 law, following the NCAA and NBA.
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Montana high school association to vote on policy for transgender student athletes
The proposed policy would enable transgender teens to compete in high school athletics based on their gender identity.
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Detroit Tigers’ Torii Hunter: A gay teammate would be ‘uncomfortable’
Detroit Tigers’ right fielder Torii Hunter is making headlines for telling the Los Angeles Times he believes an openly gay teammate would make him “uncomfortable.”
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: U.S. women advance to semifinals in basketball
Spoiler alert: LGBT Watch at the Olympics is a regular feature tracking the nearly two dozen LGBT athletes at the London 2012 Olympics. In the U.S., NBC is tape-delaying much of the games on its local stations, yet live-streaming on the Internet. Some of the results listed below may not have yet been broadcast in […]
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: U.S. women’s soccer team to play for gold
A gritty United States women’s soccer team would not take “no” for an answer, rallying from behind all match long to defeat a determined Canada team at the 2012 Olympics. The U.S. won 4-3 with just seconds left in extra time, thus avoiding a penalty-kick shootout.
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NHL, Burke family unveil ‘You Can Play’ campaign to end homophobia in sports
The National Hockey League has joined the growing effort by professional sports and players campaigning to end homophobia with a series of new public service announcements to encourage gay athletes to participate in sports.
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Straight athletes work to combat bullying, homophobia in sports
In case you missed it, The New York Times on Friday ran an excellent profile of two straight athletes who have have gained notoriety for their efforts in combating anti-gay attitudes in the world of sports.
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Gay teen athletes reach out to change the world …and meet Ellen
Three kids. Three timezones. One mission. This is the banner that welcomes you to the new blog, Walk the Road. What draws Brad, Robert and Ben together is the fact that they all love sports, and they’re all gay…