Category: Tokyo Olympics

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Italian archer Lucilla Boari comes out after historic Olympic win

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Italian Olympic archer Lucilla Boari publicly came out during an emotional press conference.  This past Friday (30 July) proved to be monumental for Boari as she became the first Italian woman to win an Olympic medal in archery.  Shortly after her massive achievement, the 24-year-old athlete participated in a video press conference to discuss her historic win.  However, the press conference was cut short when a special Facebook message from Dutch archer Saane De Laat was transmitted through.  “Congratulations! It’s super, super, super amazing and I’m so proud of you,”…

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Nathan Chen apologises for saying figure skating is a “homosexual-dominated sport”

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Olympic figure skater Nathan Chen has released an apology for saying the sport is “homosexual dominated.  Chen received backlash after he gave an insensitive answer regarding femininity and masculinity in figure skating. While appearing on a podcast Chen was asked if he was ever told to play hockey because it was more “masculine.”  “Yes certainly. Especially as a male athlete… as a straight male athlete in a fairly homosexual-dominated sport, or LGBTQ+ dominated sport,” Chen replied. “I think that there is that connotation and there is that ‘Well we don’t…

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Tennis player Fabio Fognini apologises for using anti-LGBTQ+ slur at the Tokyo Olympics

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Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini releases an apology for saying an anti-LGBTQ+ slur at the Tokyo Olympics. During the third round against Russian player Daniil Medvedev, Fognini was heard using an offensive Italian slur. He also slammed his racket on the court during multiple points of the match. Shortly after the tournament, Fognini took to his Instagram stories and apologize for using the homophobic slur. “In today’s match I used a really stupid expression towards myself,” he said. “Obviously I didn’t want to offend anyone’s sensibilities. I love the LGBT…

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Team LGBTQ: Every openly queer athlete competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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The number of out LGBTQ+ athletes has more than doubled since the 2016 Summer Olympics games, and we’re here to celebrate that change. The Olympic Games have long stood as a cultural cornerstone for countries to showcase some of the greatest talent around the globe. As LGBTQ+ rights, recognition and advocacy continue to grow, we’re witnessing a cultural shift as more athletes are openly existing as themselves in and out of their teams. To date, the number of LGBTQ+ athletes participating in the Tokyo Summer Olympics is greater than the…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles International Olympic Committee Laurel Hubbard LGBTQ+ News Life News Tokyo Olympics

IOC shows support for Laurel Hubbard competing in the Tokyo Olympics

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has shut down all of the transphobic haters by backing Olympics bound Laurel Hubbard.  Hubbard made LGBTQ+ history when she joined the New Zealand Olympic team in the women’s super-heavyweight 87+kg category. Shortly after her groundbreaking qualification, spectators criticised the results.  Thomas Bach, the president of IOC, released a statement to Reuters in support of the 43-year-old athlete.  “The rules for qualification have been established by the International Weightlifting Federation before the qualifications started. These rules apply and you cannot change the rules during ongoing…

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