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Here we are at the weekend, halfway through the first-ever Triumph Awards, one day closer to the Transgender Day of Visibility and smack in the heart of March Madness. So let’s get to this week’s winners and losers:
While Oral Roberts has become this year’s March Madness underdogs, the school’s treatment of LGBTQ students should make the university pariahs, not heroes.
Dozens of NCAA member schools maintain policies that ban gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes and coaches.
Outsports, in partnership with NCLR, introduces a new series of awards to pay tribute to transgender athletes, coaches and others working to give every trans competitor a chance to fulfill their dream.
Shelby Weldon
The Triumph Awards, in partnership with NCLR, honor UW-Oshkosh swimmer Quill Graham’s willingness to be a visible beacon of hope for inclusion.
Shelby Weldon
The Triumph Awards, in partnership with NCLR, honor pro volleyball pioneer Tifanny Abreu. The first transgender player in Brazil’s Superliga continues a quest for a season championship and a mission to boost her trans community in her homeland.
These new awards, in partnership with NCLR, honor transgender athletes as well as other trans people involved in sports, including this journalist.
When Collin Lillie decided to come out, ‘my teammates lifted me up, gave me space to figure it out and celebrated me above all.’
After shedding internal doubts, Josiah Davis says that “by coming out of the closet, I’ve allowed myself to have deeper friendships with my peers as well as shift my priorities.”
After struggling with being gay growing up, Kim Brady found her niche on Cal’s soccer team in college and never looked back.
Andrew Mortensen’s journey began in northwest Washington state. Six months later, he’s raised more than $7,500 for The Trevor Project, and is on his way to Patagonia.
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Sunday, March 28, will see Butch vs. Gore’s 7-person tournament for the Cassandro Cup and an IWTV Independent Wrestling title shot on IWTV.
Chip McKenney started the Gay Polo League in 2006, and 15 years later, the group boasts members in 14 countries.
These atrocities are being reported as a ‘trans ban’ when in fact what these Republican governors have done is violated the U.S. Constitution.
Kristi Noem defends her ‘style and form’ veto while touting a new initiative to ‘Defend Title IX Now.’
Trans women are women, trans women athletes are women athletes, writes Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association Executive Director Erica Vanstone.
During her senior year at UMass Amherst, lacrosse star Sarah Crowley came out, and five teammates followed suit.
‘Proud To Play’ shares the stories of LGBTQ athletes and coaches building inclusion.
The cancel crowd has tried to influence sport’s response to homophobia. Sports have instead chosen redemption.
That’s all for this week! I’ll bring you another list of winners and losers next Saturday. Got a name I missed, or want to challenge my choices? Comment here or on Facebook or Instagram, tweet at us, message me via any social media, or just plain email me at [email protected] Thanks!
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