America’s first Black gay professional tennis player won't be erased
Lendale Johnson tells The Advocate about what it's like to come out more than once, and how she's making tennis more accessible.
January 31, 2025
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
tennis clinic
Billie Jean King
Tennis legend Billie Jean King is serving up two new projects: On April 20 in Beverly Hills the Women's Sports Foundation (founded by King in 1974) holds the first annual Billie awards program. And King has an endorsement with RainbowVision resort retirement communities for LGBT folks and friends. The Santa Fe, N.M., site opened last November; the Palm Springs, Calif., site, set to open in 2008, includes the Billie Jean King Fitness Center and Spa.
April 10, 2006
She's Got Game
Women's professional tennis has cleared the way for an intersex player to compete on the tour. But with all of the questions her case raises about gender and biology, is women's tennis ready for Sarah Gronert?
April 9, 2009
The Fastest Woman in the World Is Leaving Her Haters Behind
Despite the trauma she’s endured, it took her becoming the fastest woman in the world after winning the women’s 100 meter at the track and field world championships in Budapest in August to renew a skeptical public’s faith in her.
September 25, 2023
Anti-Trans Misinformation Spewed at Senate Hearing — But It Gets Countered
The hearing was on the realities of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S.
June 22, 2023
Nutritional Assessment
A nutritional assessment consists of the patient's height, weight, and blood chemistries. For most people, stepping on a scale is torture. However, for those who struggle with weight, it is important to know that monitoring trends is more valuable than any one particular measure.
October 13, 2008
Sally Ride, First (Gay) American Woman in Space, Dead at 61
The accomplished pioneer loses a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
July 23, 2012
People, Places, and Events That Shaped Us in 2012
The reasons 2012 will be memorable go outside of politics and include an NFL linebacker, a den mother and a new normal.
December 27, 2012