Category: Sport

Articles Dame Kelly Holmes LGBTQ+ News Life News Sport Trans

Dame Kelly Holmes says she was “ignorant” about trans inclusion in sport

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Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes has admitted to being “ignorant” about trans people’s inclusion in sport and shared her full support for the community. The comments were made in response to the Daily Mail quoting a 2019 tweet from Holmes in which she said sporting events could have “a trans category if need be but even better a trans games.” Taking to Instagram shortly after its publication on 16 January, she wrote: “As a former international athlete, a gay women and now openly a member of the LGBTQIA community, I…

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Articles Carl Nassib LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation Life News NFL Søren Dahl Sport

NFL player Carl Nassib confirms relationship with Olympian Søren Dahl

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NFL player Carl Nassib quietly confirmed that he is in a relationship with former Olympic swimmer Søren Dahl in a heartwarming Instagram post. “Kicking off 2023 with my man and a trip to the playoffs,” he wrote in a story on the platform, which was shared alongside an image of the two standing together outside what appears to be a stadium. Dahl can be seen wearing a Nassib jersey in the image. Although Nassib keeps his personal life incredibly private, this is not the first time the two being together…

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Articles LGBTQ+ News Life New Zealand News Sport Trans Transgender Transgender equality

New Zealand announces inclusive sport guidance for trans athletes

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Transgender athletes in New Zealand will be able to participate in community sport without having to prove or justify their gender identity, according to new guidance released by Sport New Zealand (SNZ). “An inclusive transgender policy allows individuals to take part as their self-determined gender and not as the sex they were assigned at birth,” SNZ said in a statement on 6 December. “It does not ask people to prove or otherwise justify their gender, sex or gender identity.” The sporting body also explained that the decision to make the…

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Articles Gay Times Honours GAY TIMES Honours 2022 GT Honours 2022 Honours LGBTQ+ News Life Magazine London News Olympics Originals Sport tom daley

Tom Daley wins Changemaker at GAY TIMES Honours 2022

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Olympic athlete Tom Daley has been named the recipient of this year’s GAY TIMES Honour for Changemaker presented by Meta Quest. GAY TIMES CEO Tag Warner announced the win alongside designer Daniel W. Fletcher in front of an audience full of LGBTQ+ community members and allies on 25 November at Magazine London in the heart of the capital. Daley being given the Honour for Changemaker will come as no surprise, as the Olympian has tirelessly used his platform to advocate for and represent LGBTQ+ people across the world. As 1.5…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles LGBTQ+ News Life News Qatar Qatar World Cup Sport World Cup World Cup 2022

LGBTQ+ people ‘arrested and abused’ in Qatar ahead of World Cup

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LGBTQ+ people were detained and subjected to “ill-treatment in detention” in Qatar as recently as last month, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW). There were at least six cases of “severe and repeated beatings” reported, as well as five incidences of “sexual harassment in police custody between 2019 and 2022.” Some faced arrest in public places solely because of their gender expression, with there even being claims that security forces unlawfully searched the phones of detainees. Transgender women were ordered to attend government-sponsored sessions of so-called…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ Sport Life News Research Sport Stonewall Study

British public overwhelmingly support LGBTQ+ people in sport, study finds

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Stonewall has launched its ninth Rainbow Laces campaign by urging people to “stand up and call out” anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination at the World Cup in Qatar. The tournament has been marred with controversy since it was announced that it would take place in the Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal and the LGBTQ+ community is subjected to discriminatory laws. “As we approach the 2022 Men’s World Cup, we must remember that Qatar is a country where LGBTQ+ people are persecuted simply for being themselves,” said Liz Ward, the Director of Programmes…

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Articles Brittney Griner LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ News Life News Russia Russia detainment Sport sports

WNBA players won’t compete in Russia following Brittney Griner charges

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A number of WNBA all-star players have decided not to return to Russia due to safety concerns following the imprisonment of Brittney Griner. Russia has been the preferred off-season location for WNBA players due to more generous salaries that can exceed $1,000,000 as well as better resources and amenities. However, since the highly-publicised legal issues Brittney Griner has faced, other players have concerns about playing there in the winter months. Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling with criminal intent, according to a Russian…

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Articles LGBTQ+ News Life London London Marathon News non-binary Sport UK

London Marathon adds non-binary category in “significant step” for equality

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Those signing up for the mass participation event at the upcoming London Marathon will be able to register as non-binary for the first time. The move does not affect elite races, which will continue to operate under male and female categories and have their prizes divided up as such. This is because it follows rules set by World Athletics, an international governing body for certain sports.  Despite this, director Hugh Brasher described it as a “significant step” towards equality. “Changes such as this demonstrate our commitment to making the London…

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anti-trans Articles LGBTQ+ News Life News Rugby Sport Trans Wales

Welsh Rugby Union bans trans women from competing in female category

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Trans women have been banned from competing in the category that aligns with their gender identity by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The new policy was enacted after a vote by the WRU board on 7 September – despite there being no openly trans players in professional Welsh women’s rugby. “Contact rugby for players in the female category is limited to those whose sex was recorded as female at birth,” the guidance states. A statement from the WRU acknowledged the change in its policy, which previously “allowed for participation in…

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Articles Australia Dylan Walker LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ News Life News Pride Rugby Sport

Australian rugby player defends teammates who refused to wear Pride jersey

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Australian rugby player Dylan Walker defended seven of his teammates who boycotted a match due to their jerseys having rainbows detailing. Walker plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, and said the team has been “rock solid” since the incident, he told News Corp. The players who boycotted have been identified as Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau’atu, Tolutau Koula, and Toafofoa Sipley. Despite having a gay brother and a trans sibling, Walker defended his teammates. “If you are going to stand for something you believe…

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