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Soccer team rallies around “brave” out player after he is called anti-gay slur during game

An American soccer team rallied around a gay player after he was subjected to homophobic abuse during a game. Couper Gunn, who is a defender and team captain on the Colby-Sawyer College men’s soccer team, the Chargers, was competing in a match against the Rivier University Raiders when the incident took place. Right before halftime during the 22 September game, one of the opposing team’s players approached Gunn, who was wearing a rainbow-coloured armband. “Get that f****t armband off of you,” Gunn says he was told. In the immediate aftermath…

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Articles IOC Laurel Hubbard LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation Life News Olympics Sport Tokyo Olympics Trans Representation

IOC’s transgender guidelines delayed again over “very conflicting opinions”

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has once again delayed its new transgender guidelines for sport. It is now expected that they will be published after next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics in February, meaning they would arrive three years after they were first planned to as a result of “very conflicting opinions”. Dr Richard Budgett, the IOC’s science and medical director, shared the updated timeline for the guidance, explaining that it will “prioritise inclusion” and “avoidance of harm”. Under current guidance, the IOC says that trans women can compete in the…

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America Articles Data Education LGBTQ+ News Life News Research Sport The Trevor Project

Fear of discrimination is stopping LGBTQ+ youth playing sport, study finds

A new study has revealed that fear of discrimination is prohibiting LGBTQ+ youth from participating in sport. According to research released on 15 September by the Trevor Project, one in three LGBTQ+ young people said they participate in sports. This is a stark difference from the more than 50% of America’s general population who said they do take part in sport. Part of this is attributed to almost one in five (18%) LGBTQ+ youth who do get involved sharing that they have heard negative comments from athletic officials at their…

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Articles Baseball Bryan Ruby coming out LGBTQ+ News Life News Sport

Bryan Ruby makes history as first openly gay pro baseball player

Bryan Ruby has made history by becoming the only active pro baseballer to come out as gay. Ruby, who plays for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in the Mavericks Independent Baseball League, came out as gay on 2 September in an interview with USA Today. Ruby shared that thinking of his younger self encouraged him to come out publicly, though he has reportedly been out to his friends, family and teammates for some time. “I kept thinking about the little 14-year-old me, who was scared because I’m a baseball player who loved…

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Articles Lee Pearson LGBTQ+ News Life News Paralympics Sport Tokyo 2020

Sir Lee Pearson sends moving message to LGBTQ+ community after gold medal win

Sir Lee Pearson used his gold medal win at the Tokyo Paralympics to send a heartfelt message to the LGBTQ+ community. On 26 August, Pearson took home his 12th gold medal since his Paralympic debut in 2000 when he and his horse, Breezer, won the Grade II individual test in dressage. Following the win, the 47-year-old gay athlete was asked to give a message to the LGBTQ+ community by a reporter. “Love has to prevail, really,” Pearson said. “Whatever shape or form, I think love has to prevail. If you’re…

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