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News (USA)America’s last out Olympian to compete won a medal for speed skating
As America went crazy for figure skater Adam Rippon and skier Gus Kenworthy, Brittany Bowe was concentrating on her performance.
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News (USA)When a track star came out & was confronted by football players something great happened
Jace Anderson, track athlete at the University of Nebraska, admits that he was nervous when the three “gigantic human beings” approached him at a party.
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News (World)Amar’e Stoudemire makes an offensive ‘joke’ when asked about a gay teammate
This is not the first time his homophobia has gotten him into trouble.
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News (USA)National Soccer Coaches Association of America launches LGBT diversity course
“We want to help encourage the most respectful, inclusive environments possible across all of soccer.”
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News (USA)China’s first-ever Gay Games team could be the largest delegation ever
“People in China don’t know about the games, and this is the first time there has been a direct link between the games and China.”
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News (World)Straight Daily Beast journalist starts outing gay Olympians
He’s outing athletes from countries where homosexuality is punishable by death.
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News (USA)Texas schools to use birth certificate to determine athlete’s gender
School superintendents in Texas have overwhelmingly approved a change that requires public school officials to use a birth certificate to determine a student-athlete’s gender.
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News (World)Int’l Olympic Committee relaxes guidelines on transgender athletes
Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the Olympics and other international events without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, according to new guidelines adopted by the IOC.
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News (World)Celebrated British athlete Tom Bosworth comes out
The race walker is considered one of Great Britain’s great hopes for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
