Gay Olympian and world champ pole vaulter Shawn Barber is dead at 29
Barber, who won medals in several international competitions, came out in 2017.
January 19, 2024
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States With Anti-Trans Laws Might Not Get to Host NCAA Championships
The NCAA issued a warning on the matter Monday.
April 12, 2021
NCAA Pulls Seven Championships Out of N.C. in Protest of Anti-LGBT Law
This comes a month after the NBA pulled the All-Star Game from Charlotte in protest of House Bill 2.
September 13, 2016
Caitlyn Jenner Says Florida Gov.'s Transphobia Is Just 'Common Sense'
Jenner posted on Twitter that the governor's proclamation about Lia Thomas's NCAA championship win wasn't "transphobic or anti-trans."
March 25, 2022
NCAA Allows Games in States With Anti-Trans Laws
The collegiate sports group has chosen these sites despite issuing a warning that states with such laws might not get to host championships.
May 17, 2021
NCAA to Reconsider Host Cities Based on 'Current Events'
The organization regulating nearly 1,300 college institutions across America tells its hometown newspaper it's now going to monitor 'current events' before committing to host cities.
November 23, 2015
Lia Thomas Makes History as First Trans NCAA Division I Champ
Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA women's national competition in Atlanta Thursday night.
March 18, 2022
Stanford Swimmer, NCAA Champion Abrahm DeVine Comes Out as Gay
Abrahm DeVine's announcement was met with love and support from his Stanford teammates.
September 18, 2018
ACC Pulls 10 Championships Out of N.C. in Protest of Anti-LGBT Law
This is yet another major blow to the state after similar decisions by the NBA and NCAA.
September 16, 2016
NCAA Will Not Host Final Four in Anti-LGBT States
The NCAA enacted new nondiscrimination requirements in response to the wave of anti-LGBT bills that have passed recently.
April 28, 2016
Anti-Lia Thomas Tweet With 100K+ Likes Likely Posted by Fake Account
The post was supposedly from one of Thomas's competitors.
March 21, 2022
NCAA Caves, Will 'Reluctantly' Consider N.C. for Games
The National Collegiate Athletic Association says the half-hearted repeal of House Bill 2 convinced them to reconsider North Carolina as the site for future championship games.
April 4, 2017
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace gets roasted for attacking her state’s NCAA champion Dawn Staley on transgender players
Ahead of her state’s prospect to win a national championship, the South Carolina Republican attacked the famed basketball coach for her inclusive stance.
April 9, 2024
Final Four Coaches, University Officials Weigh In on Indiana's RFRA
Officials with the schools competing in this weekend's NCAA finals are speaking out on Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
April 2, 2015
Florida's Anti-Trans Sports Bill Won't Pass
There probably isn't enough time to consider it, says its sponsor, Sen. Kelli Stargel. Meanwhile, Arizona's governor vetoes an anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
April 21, 2021
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas files lawsuit against World Aquatics
She’s challenging World Aquatics’ restrictive policies on transgender women’s participation in sports.
January 29, 2024
7 Immediate Examples of Backlash to Indiana
Major businesses and sports organizations are reconsidering their investments in Indiana after the governor signed a so-called license to discriminate bill into law.
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March 26, 2015
N.C. Gov. Signs HB 2 Compromise Despite Criticism From LGBT Groups
The Human Rights Campaign and the American Civil Liberties Union both opposed the compromise.
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March 30, 2017
Trump's DOE orders University of Pennsylvania to erase trans athletes' records
The Department of Education has given UPenn ten days to wipe out any records set by trans people, issue a formal apology, and agree to ban trans athletes going forward.
April 29, 2025
Lia Thomas isn't allowed to compete in Olympic events or elite women's races 'for the time being'
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has lost her discrimination lawsuit against World Aquatics.
June 13, 2024
Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, and more urge NCAA to stand up for trans inclusion
They and hundreds of others have signed on to a pro-inclusion letter.
April 24, 2024