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Life
This week on LGBTQ Twitter: Inspiration for the fight to protect our kids
Times are tough, but these tweets are keeping us going this week.
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News (USA)
Florida Gov proclaims cis swimmer “rightful winner” after she lost to trans athlete Lia Thomas
Gov. Ron DeSantis decided to just declare a winner to the race that happened in another state.
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News (USA)
Trans athlete Lia Thomas is the first to win an NCAA Division I national championship
But she didn’t get the celebration most winners do.
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News (USA)
Teammates betray trans swimmer Lia Thomas & ask for her to be banned from competing
16 of Lia Thomas’s teammates sent an anonymous letter claiming that they, as “biological women,” can’t win against a trans woman who has met NCAA requirements for competing.
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News (USA)
USA Swimming announces stricter trans athlete policy in the wake of UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas
The new policy is more strict that even what the Olympics required of trans athletes for 17 years. College athletics could follow suit.
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Life
Trans woman athlete gets conservative backlash for setting Ivy League swimming records
Lia Thomas was a successful swimmer before coming out and has followed all NCAA guidelines for competing after transitioning. But anti-trans advocates still take issue with her inclusion.
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News (USA)
Four more states pass anti-LGBTQ school laws as onslaught of hate accelerates
Two states want to ban teachers from talking about LGBTQ people without parental permission, and two banned transgender girls from school sports.
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News (USA)
NCAA stands up for trans athletes as Republicans try to ban them from sports
“Inclusion and fairness can coexist for all student-athletes, including transgender athletes, at all levels of sport.”
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News (USA)
Montana Republicans target transgender youth in two new bills
“It would immediately jeopardize trans lives.”
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Commentary
Here are 12 stories from 2020 that prove LGBTQ people are the future of the sports world
From the Super Bowl to the NCAA to various television networks, LGBTQ people were major influences in sports throughout the entire year. Here are the top twelve highlights of that.