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Sports
The Advocate brings readers the latest news from the world of gay sports. Follow the most recent developments about the people, policies, and players who are shaping national and international dialogue about athletes and the LGBT community. Read about Michael Sam, Jason Collins, Brittney Griner, Darren Young, Johnny Weir, Fallon Fox, and more luminaries of the gay sports arena who are trailblazers in basketball, football, soccer, baseball, hockey, tennis, swimming, track, and golf. Find out about upcoming and past Olympic Games, and how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender athletes are helping to advance the marathon of equality on an international scale.
This Orlando team is headed to the Gay Softball World Series — and they need your help (exclusive)
Dan Lanini, shortstop on the Orlando Onslaught, tells The Advocate about his team's first-ever appearance in the Gay Softball World Series.
August 14 2024 12:56 PM
Out transgender woman athlete will make history as she competes in Paralympic Games
Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo describes her selection as “an important symbol of inclusion.”
August 14 2024 12:19 PM
Boston Red Sox All Star Jarren Duran suspended two games for homophobic slur
Live TV microphones captured Duran using the slur in response to a heckler who disparaged his ability to hit the ball.
August 13 2024 3:31 PM
Imane Khelif files legal complaint for harassment over gender controversy
The Algerian boxer and gold medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympics is moving forward with an official harassment complaint following the outcry over her gender.
August 10 2024 7:12 PM
Out boxer Cindy Ngamba wins historic Olympic medal for refugee team
Congratulations to Cindy Ngamba!
August 09 2024 12:39 PM
15 of the gayest Summer Olympic sports
All sports are homoerotic, honestly, but these 15 Olympic contests take the gold.
August 09 2024 10:43 AM
Ohio's 'medically baseless and genuinely dangerous' gender-affirming care ban upheld by judge
Judge Michael J. Holbrook wrote in his ruling that those “dissatisfied" with the legislation must settle their grievances "through their vote as opposed to the judicial system.”
August 07 2024 11:41 AM
JD Vance falsely accuses Algerian Olympic boxer of being transgender & weirdly blames Kamala Harris
It’s the latest eyebrow-raising comment the Republican vice presidential candidate has made.
August 05 2024 7:21 PM
Brittney Griner, former Russian captive and current Olympian, celebrates historic prisoner swap
The WNBA star in Paris for the Olympics issued a joyful statement after news of the exchange spread.
August 02 2024 1:44 PM
Women's sports bars are on a winning streak and 'slaying the trolls'
When Jenny Nguyen opened The Sports Bra in 2022, she started a movement: Bars that only show women’s sports. Now, fandom and pay are rapidly growing — and it’s time for the Olympics.
July 26 2024 12:24 PM
Tom Daley goes down on all fours to test new Olympic beds
Gay fans instantly awarded the Olympic diver a gold medal for his experiment.
July 25 2024 2:58 PM
Joe Biden sends queer lawmakers & LGBTQ+ allies to Paris Olympics
President Joe Biden is showing LGBTQ+ allyship as elite athletes compete from France on the world’s stage.
July 24 2024 12:08 PM
WNBA legend Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle, welcome their first child together
The couple welcomed a baby boy earlier this month.
July 19 2024 6:48 PM
Megan Rapinoe shuts down period stigma, Republicans, and homophobic soccer players (exclusive)
Megan Rapinoe tells The Advocate about her campaign with Knix to end period stigma, and the state of LGBTQ+ acceptance in women's soccer.
July 18 2024 8:00 AM
Paris Olympics will give out 300,000 condoms to athletes, continuing long-held tradition
300,000 condoms will be available in the Paris Olympic Village, returning to tradition after the IOC issued an intimacy ban and social distancing orders for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
July 15 2024 5:03 PM
This out women's soccer player is celebrating Pride without labels: 'You're good just where you are'
Washington Spirit defender Anna Heilferty tells the Advocate about growing LGBTQ+ representation in women's soccer.
July 15 2024 9:50 AM
U.S. hurdles star Trey Cunningham comes out as gay: 'I had to take my time'
Cunningham did not qualify for the upcoming Paris Olympics but is ranked 11th in the world in the men's 110-meter hurdle race.
July 10 2024 12:40 PM
Westminster Kennel Club's Don Sturz on why dogs are a gay's best friend
The prestigious organization's first out gay president discusses his love of dogs, the truth behind Best in Show, and the cruelty of Kristi Noem.
July 02 2024 12:08 PM
Trans nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz dedicates record-breaking Olympic qualifier to 'all the LGBTQ folks'
Hiltz was in fourth place with 300 meters left before they suddenly accelerated past their competition, breaking the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials record.
July 01 2024 3:40 PM
Meet the triathlete who just happens to be transgender and deaf
Kamden Romano recently completed the Escape From Alcatraz triathlon, which he says is a metaphor for his life.
June 28 2024 7:55 AM