Trans Marathoner Places 6,159th in Women's Category, Right-Wing Media Throws a Fit
Glenique Frank is being blasted for her participation in the London Marathon, even though she didn't come close to winning.
April 27, 2023
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World Athletics Seeks Stricter Rules for Transgender Women
The sports organization may require lower testosterone levels than current rules allow.
January 31, 2023
Caster Semenya Wins Measured Victory at European Court of Human Rights
The court says Semenya suffered discrimination because of her high natural testosterone level, but it did not strike down the regulations World Athletics imposes on women athletes.
July 12, 2023
Transgender Women Athletes Banned from World Athletics Track Events
LGBTQ+ rights groups have slammed the decision as discriminatory.
March 26, 2023
Out transgender woman athlete will make history as she competes in Paralympic Games
Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo describes her selection as “an important symbol of inclusion.”
August 14, 2024
NY court strikes down Nassau County order banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams
Civil rights groups lauded the court decision, saying it struck down a harmful policy.
May 12, 2024
Cricket’s Governing Body Restricts Transgender Women From Play
Mainstream science does not support the claim of athletic advantage in trans women over cisgender women.
November 24, 2023
Sport Clubs Bring LGBTQ+ People Together After Lockdown
As the pandemic winds down, athletic groups are helping queer people reconnect.
June 8, 2023
Queer runner Caster Semenya wins again in court against athletic body that sidelined her
The cisgender Olympian with naturally high testosterone has fought for years against a World Athletics decision that kicked her to the sidelines.
July 10, 2025
Weight Lifter Laurel Hubbard Likely to Be First Out Trans Olympian
The New Zealander has qualified for this year's Tokyo Olympics.
May 6, 2021
CeCé Telfer on Being a Transgender Woman Athlete
In an exclusive clip of Like a Girl, Telfer talks about the discrimination she's faced.
April 12, 2023
Indian Sprinter Dutee Chand Is First Major Athlete to Come Out There
A champion in the 100-meter sprint, Chand said she felt free to speak about her female partner since India decriminalized sex between same-sex couples just last year.
May 20, 2019
Imane Khelif must undergo 'mandatory sex testing' to compete in Olympics
World Boxing's new policy mandates that all participants in women's events — but not men's — must undergo a chromosome test.
June 2, 2025
U.S. Olympic Committee bars trans women from competing, caving to Trump
The committee had previously allowed each sport's governing body to set policy for trans athletes.
July 22, 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
U.S. Runner Dedicates Medal to Gay Friends in Moscow
Nick Symmonds respects Russia but disagrees with the country's antigay laws.
August 14, 2013
Martina Navratilova: Trans Athletes Competing Is 'Insane & 'Cheating'
The lesbian trailblazer and multiple Grand Slam winner wrote a column in the Sunday Times of London that leans into transphobic rhetoric.
February 17, 2019
Georgia judge tosses out most of failed college swimmer Riley Gaines’s NCAA lawsuit over trans athletes
The judge allowed part of the case to proceed.
September 26, 2025
Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting's ban on trans women is discrimination
JayCee Cooper, a trans woman banned from women's powerlifting contests, has won her case at the Minnesota Supreme Court.
October 23, 2025
Calif. Athletic Commission Considers Licensing Trans Athletes
The proposed rule change would mirror similar policies adopted by the International Olympic Committee and NCAA.
December 18, 2013