Trans athlete singled out by Trump wins gold anyway: 'I’m not scared of them'
Trump threatened to to withhold federal funding from California unless the state banned a 16-year-old trans girl from competing.
June 5, 2025
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Trump threatened to to withhold federal funding from California unless the state banned a 16-year-old trans girl from competing.
"I am ordering local authorities...to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals," Trump wrote. He doesn't have that power.
With public hearings starting next week, the president's instability is likely to increase tenfold.
Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham wowed the world with his win last August, but half a year later -- with no major endorsements yet -- he's ready to prove his gold medal is much more than a flash in the pan.
It's from a massage company with LGBTQ workers in its mission.
After facing threats from the president over a trans student’s inclusion in sports, the state quietly changed high school championship rules — but a transgender teen will still compete.
The out skater was overcome with emotion after his latest triumph.
Since its inception in the late 1800s, figure skating has been for "ladies" and "men," but the time for gender equality on the ice is now.
Howard Dean is catching the country's attention by being everything he says President Bush is not
The 10-time national champion wants other people in his situation to know they're not alone.
Rippon will be the first out figure skater to represent the United States at the Olympic Games.
Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg aren't gay, but their financial support for the effort to defeat California's Proposition 8 has made them two of the highest-profile donors in the fight to keep same-sex marriage legal in the Golden State. As No on 8 struggles to catch up to the "Yes" campaign in fund-raising, the publicity and awareness generated by the likes of Pitt and Spielberg may well be worth more than any sum of money.