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Rugby sevens Olympic gold medalist Ellia Green comes out as trans

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Former rugby sevens player Ellia Green has come out as a trans man. The Australian retired from the sport last year and has suffered with serious mental health issues since then. Green made the announcement in a pre-recorded video shown at a summit on ending homophobia and transphobia in sport. The 29-year-old said: “I promised myself that when my rugby career ended, I would continue to live the rest of my life in the identity and the body that I know I am meant to be in.” “I just knew…

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“I feel freer”: Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina on coming out as gay

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Russia’s highest-ranked female tennis player Daria Kasatkina has stated that she took “the right step” in deciding to come out as gay. The 25-year-old bravely came out in July and shared that she is dating Russian Olympic figure skater Natalia Zabiiako. “Living in the closet is impossible,” the star told blogger Vitya Kravchenko. “I believe it is important that influential people from sports, or any other sphere really, speak about it,” she continued. “It is important for young people who have a hard time with society and need support.” Kasatkina…

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Megan Rapinoe condemns the various anti-trans sports bans in the US

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US Football star Megan Rapinoe slammed conservative lawmakers over the numerous anti-trans bills sweeping the US. Throughout 2021 and 2022, numerous states across America have either enacted or introduced laws targeting trans people and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. From Alabama and Iowa to Arizona and Tennessee, the amount of hate and bigotry has steadily increased over a short period of time. Out of the array of harmful bills, many have attacked trans athlete’s right to participate in sports – which has seen significant pushback from LGBTQ+ advocates, including Rapinoe.…

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Utah’s Republican governor vetoes trans sport ban bill: “Please be kind to everyone”

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Utah Governor Spencer Cox cited suicide rates among transgender youth as one of his reasons for vetoing a Republican-backed sports ban bill. House Bill 11 would have seen trans girls banned from participating in school sports teams that align with their gender identity, something he called a flawed measure with an array of legal and financial risks. “Four kids and only one of them playing girls sports. That’s what all of this is about. Four kids who aren’t dominating or winning trophies or taking scholarships. Four kids who are just…

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Indiana lawmakers pass “regressive” sports bill targeting trans school girls

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An Indiana bill banning trans girls from participating in sports that align with their gender identity has been passed by the state Senate. Republican-backed HB1041 was passed on Tuesday (1 March) as State legislators voted 32-18 in favour of the bill. The controversial bill will now be sent to Republican Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb who has the power to sign the bill into law. Holcomb has not publicly expressed his decision on the bill. However, the Governor has said he “adamantly” agrees that “boys should be playing boys sports and…

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Trans football star Kumi Yokoyama discusses coming out journey: “I’m glad I did it”

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Trans football star Kumi Yokoyama has opened up about their coming out journey in a new interview. Earlier this year, the US-based footballer – who goes by they/them pronouns – made headlines after they came out as a trans man. “In the future, I want to quit soccer and live as a man,” the 27-year-old revealed on YouTube. Yokoyama’s monumental announcement was immediately embraced by the sports community and political figures like President Joe Biden. Taking to Twitter, the 46th president praised the young athlete and NFL player Carl Nassib…

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Anthony Bowens says he was “not phased” by homophobic slur from fan

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Out wrestler Anthony Bowens brushes off a homophobic fan who called him the f-slur. On Wednesday (8 December), Bowens was featured on the popular wrestling series AEW Dynamite as one of its headlining fighters. During his 4-on-4 tag-team match, a fan screamed “f**king f*g” – which was also caught on the televison broadcast. Shortly after the match, Bowens took to Twitter and shared the clip alongside a powerful message. “This is why I posted that photo the other day. Stuff like this unfortunately still exists. Not phased, I’ll just keep…

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WNBA athlete Candace Parker comes out in heartwarming social media post

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The WNBA star revealed she is married to Russian professional basketball player Anya Petrakova and they are expecting a child together. Candace Parker, 35, took to Instagram to announce that she has been married to fellow sports athlete Anya Petrakova for two years. The wedding news was a surprise for many with the announcement marking Parker and Petrakova’s second-year anniversary. Parker’s celebratory post also mentioned that the pair will be starting a family and are expecting a daughter: “We’ve always dreamed of growing our family….it’s surreal that we now have…

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