Dwyane Wade passionately supports transgender daughter after ugly attacks from Twitter trolls
Wade continues to publicly support his daughter, Zaya, who came out as transgender at 12 years old.
By Alex Reimer | July 30, 2020
For trans college equestrian rider, barn was his safe space
‘Horses don’t understand concepts such as sexual orientation, or gender identity,’ says college equestrian rider Jay Robinson. ‘The only thing that a horse really cares about is how the person in the tack makes them feel.’
By Jay K. Robinson | July 22, 2020This week’s winners in LGBT Sports are ‘Good Trouble’ in honor of Rep. John Lewis
As the nation mourns civil rights hero John Lewis, my weekly list of winners and losers is a tribute to his legacy.
By Dawn Ennis | July 18, 2020Valentina Sampaio breaks new ground as the first openly trans model in Swimsuit Issue history
In a career filled with firsts, Valentina Sampaio helps Sports Illustrated embrace the trans community.
By Ken Schultz | July 14, 2020Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo chases a Tokyo dream
Inspired by a national hero, transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo targets the 2021 Paralympics.
By Karleigh Webb | July 10, 2020‘A world of its own:’ 2 Team Trans hockey players share their experiences on and off the ice
Team Trans was set to play the Madison Gay Hockey Association before the pandemic canceled the series.
By Outsports | June 29, 202030 Moments of Pride: Fallon Fox becomes first trans MMA fighter
Fox became the first out trans MMA fighter ever when she stepped in the octagon and submitted Allanna Jones at CFA 11 in 2013.
By Brian C. Bell | June 27, 2020Trans Pride Talk with Chris Mosier on Outsports Instagram
Groundbreaking transgender athlete Chris Mosier talked about trans inclusion, activism, and answered your questions on Instagram Live Tuesday night.
By Dawn Ennis | June 26, 2020Title IX is 48 years old: Here’s what it says
On the anniversary of this crucial Education Amendment of 1972 and following a landmark Supreme Court ruling, it’s especially relevant to know what this document says about discrimination in schools.
By Dawn Ennis | June 23, 2020WATCH: Trans athlete takes his shot on ‘The Titan Games’
Mitch Harrison debuted on the NBC competition show to make a statement for transgender people in sport.
By Karleigh Webb | June 22, 202030 Moments of Pride: Pat Manuel becomes first trans man to win pro boxing match
Pat Manuel completed a six-year transformative journey in 2018 by defeating super featherweight Hugo Aguilar.
By Brian C. Bell | June 21, 2020This Yankees Stonewall Scholarship winner wants to study counseling so he can help trans kids like himself
Tamia “Tee” Barnard of the Bronx is one of five recipients of this year’s Yankees-Stonewall Scholarship.
By Alex Reimer | June 16, 2020How a video game introduced me to an LGBTQ sports legend
In many ways, Microsoft Decathlon was laughably primitive. But in one key aspect, it was ahead of its time.
By Ken Schultz | June 16, 2020Is CT’s gov. willing to throw trans athletes under the bus to avoid losing federal funds?
Gov. Ned Lamont told reporters Thursday: “I don’t want to lose any federal funds, that’s for sure!”
By Dawn Ennis | June 12, 2020Gritty Kate Weatherly blazes trails on the bike and off
An aggressive, direct, transgender mountain biker from New Zealand is turning heads and changing minds with grit on the bike and grace off of it.
By Karleigh Webb | June 12, 2020Athletes and advocates call for NCAA to pull March Madness out of Boise in 2021
Athletes, students, and civil rights groups draft letter calling for NCAA to move Final Four in protest of Idaho’s ban on transgender student athletes.
By Karleigh Webb | June 11, 2020New York Liberty’s Layshia Clarendon shares their coming out story
The WNBA player reflects on coming out to their parents and identifying as gender non-conforming in a new podcast interview.
By Shelby Weldon | June 8, 202030 Moments of Pride: Chris Mosier makes Team USA
The transgender All-American duathlete, Hall of Fame triathlete and Olympic trials race walker earned a spot in the men’s 35-39 sprint duathlon world championship in 2015 and competed with Team USA.
By Dawn Ennis | June 7, 2020This transgender Latina softball player has a message for White trans people
In her latest video, YouTube personality and athlete Melody Maia Monet says White privilege has become ever more visible since the protests following the murder of George Floyd.
By Dawn Ennis | June 6, 2020My favorite video games are ‘Old School’
Give me Pong, Space Invaders, Asteroids, PacMan and Ms. Pac-Man any day over NBA 2K20, Madden, Call of Duty or Mortal Kombat.
By Dawn Ennis | June 1, 2020