Billie Jean King Calls for Tennis to Come Together After Controversial Season-Finale
The finals were held on the coast of Mexico...during hurricane season.
November 26, 2023
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Billie Jean King Relives Her Historic Dollar Rebellion for Women
For International Women's Day, learn how this lesbian icon took a stand for fair pay over 50 years ago.
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Anti-LGBTQ Margaret Court: Anna Wintour's Critique Is 'Saddest Thing'
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Let's Celebrate, Not Hate, the BlackGirlMagic
There is so much to criticize -- why are our black women Olympians getting the shade?Â
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These vintage photos by Alice Austen depict queer life and breaking with gender of norms
Trailblazing photographer Alice Austen photographed women in sports and created self portraits with her female partner over their decades together.
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Part 5 Our Hall of Fame
Any celebration of the The Advocate's founding in 1967 must honor the heroes for LGBT rights that we've covered for 45 years. With one honoree named per year, this is the final installment before a celebration Thursday in Los Angeles.
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To celebrate The L Word’s 20th anniversary, we’ve pulled together some throwback pics from the legendary show’s premiere back in 2004.
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Respected News Magazine The Economist Publishes Anti-Trans Screed
The U.K. magazine published articles offering "both sides" to the debate over trans women in sports -- and one refers to trans women as "biological males."
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Ordered to Compete with Men, Trans Woman Sues CrossFit
The fitness giant ignores decades of research supporting the 34-year-old CrossFit athlete, relegating her to the men's division.
March 10, 2014
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.
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Trans Golfer Still Trying to Join Pro Tour Even While Claiming to Have Unfair Advantage
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January 1, 2014
The Olympic Spirit Includes LGBT People This Time
Out Olympians are already winning medals, shaping our culture, and setting unusual records.
August 9, 2016
Trans TV timeline
Decades back, when TV personalities like Milton Berle and Flip Wilson threw on dresses for laughs, they inadvertently carved first notches in the time line of transgender representation. By the '70s drag queens, transvestites, transsexuals, and even dual-gender space travelers (in 1977's sci-fi comedy Quark) were cropping up regularly in TV movies and popular sitcoms like The Jeffersons. Here are some highlights of characters who set the stage for Romjin's Alexis on Ugly Betty.
April 23, 2007
Girl, interrupted no more
Los Angeles Times sportswriter Christine Daniels (nee Mike Penner) announced in an April column that she is transitioning to life as a woman. Her story set a readership record--but it's only just beginning.
May 18, 2007
Martina Navratilova says trans people weren't involved in the early gay rights movement. She's wrong
Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and many other trans people were part of the modern queer rights movement that started with Stonewall.
January 28, 2025
Gay at the Games: Billie Jean King Makes Her Mark
Tennis legend Billie Jean King says it's time for the IOC to consider potential host countries' laws when selecting the next location of the games.
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Op-ed: Why We Need Sports
Participating in a team sport can instill responsibility and confidence in a young person. It can also save that person's life.
June 18, 2013
10 LGBTQ+ films to watch this Memorial Day weekend
We've seen some stellar queer films this year already. Here are 10 you should check out this weekend.
May 24, 2024
Dyke eye for the L Word girl
Do lesbians have to conform to stereotypes fitting gay males--fat-free bodies, designer clothes, aggressive sexuality--to win media visibility? Why are the women of The L Word and Queer Eye so Birkenstock-free?
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