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Commentary
Republicans are discovering that sports is a political game
Some of sports most memorable moments pushed a progressive social agenda and influenced the nation.
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News (USA)
Arkansas becomes third state to ban trans girls & women from sports
This is just one of three anti-LGBTQ bills that the state legislature sent to the governor.
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News (USA)
Lawmaker claims that America is in “rebellion against God” in anti-LGBTQ & anti-abortion rant
The legislator used Martina Navratilova and “transgenderism” to speak in favor of an anti-abortion bill. The bill passed, but it didn’t even go far enough for him.
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Life
Champion cyclist Rachel McKinnon opens up about challenges of being a transgender competitor
“Trans women are women. We are female. And we are not taking over,” the doctor/professor/athlete wrote in an op-ed.
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News (USA)
South Dakota kills bill that would have held back transgender athletes
South Dakota lawmakers killed their fourth anti-transgender bill this legislative season.
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Life
Martina Navratilova’s transphobic comments are starting to cost her
She wrote that trans women will “win everything in sight and perhaps earn a small fortune” before de-transitioning.
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News (USA)
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova attacks trans athletes on Twitter
She apologized, but also says that she regrets nothing.
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Life
Tennis great Martina Navratilova marries partner Julia Lemigova
The couple speaks to the BBC following their wedding ceremony in New York on Monday.
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Life
Martina Navratilova proposal broadcast on big screen at US Open
NEW YORK — Tennis great Martina Navratilova proposed to her girlfriend on the big screen of Arthur Ashe Stadium between the U.S. Open men’s semifinals. Navratilova popped the question to Julia Lemigova in the Tennis Channel suite Saturday, drawing a loud cheer from the crowd. “I was very nervous,” Navratilova said later. “It came off. She said yes. It was kind of an …
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Life
Sports stars speak out against homophobia at UN Human Rights day
UNITED NATIONS — Former professional basketball player Jason Collins and tennis great Martina Navratilova on Tuesday urged world sports bodies like the International Olympic Committee and FIFA to take gay rights into consideration when awarding major sporting events.