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A Florida mom risked her job so her trans daughter could play girls' sports. She won't abandon that fight

“The only child that was harmed in this entire investigation was my own child,” Jessica Norton said of her daughter's ban from playing girl's volleyball — a sport her daughter had played for years.

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Layshia Clarendon, the WNBA's 1st nonbinary player, announces retirement

"The time has come for my basketball career to end," they said in a social media post.

Billie Jean King to be awarded with Congressional Gold Medal: 'An honor and a privilege'

The tennis legend will be the first woman athlete to receive the award.

Court affirms ruling that blocks Arizona's anti-transgender student athlete law

The decision means the two girls can play sports this school year.

Imane Khelif calls out Elon Musk for all the transphobic hate he sent her way

Musk is one of several people named in Khelif's online harassment lawsuit.

Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.

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.

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif sues J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk for cyberbullying over gender

It had been reported that Khelif had filed the complaint, but now her lawyer has revealed that J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in it.

15 of the gayest Summer Olympic sports

All sports are homoerotic, honestly, but these 15 Olympic contests take the gold.

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.

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.

Kamala Harris addresses hundreds at White House event in first speech after Biden quits presidential race

It was the first time the vice president spoke publicly after news broke that President Biden would set aside his candidacy for reelection. She's announced that she will now run for president.

Donald Trump closes transphobic Republican National Convention with long, lie-filled speech

The Republican nominee repeated his usual falsehoods about the 2020 election having been stolen from him, while his son Eric spewed some transphobia.

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.

Idaho and West Virginia ask Supreme Court to review anti-transgender sports laws

Federal appeals courts have ruled against the laws, so the states are petitioning SCOTUS.

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.

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.

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.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell promises to support LGBTQ+ players: 'We will have their back'

"Diversity makes us better and LGBTQ people continue to contribute to the success of the NFL," Commissioner Roger Goodell recently said.