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LGBT Inclusion in Sports


HRC | LGBTQ+ People and Sports - Human Rights Campaign

For millions of Americans, sport embodies our ideals of equality, fairness, perseverance, discipline and integrity. On the field, court or track, in the ...

LGBT Inclusion in Sports - Center for American Progress

Study results suggest that professional teams that express support for LGBT athletes and fans and those that endorse laws that protect LGBT ...

LGBTQ People and Sports - GLAAD

On the foundation set by LGBTQ sports pioneers such as Billie Jean King, Jason Collins, Greg Louganis, Esera Tuaolo, Billy Bean, Wade Davis, Gus Kenworthy, and ...

LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports - sportanddev

Learn the preferred names and pronouns of the athlete. · Use gender neutral language such as “hello everyone” instead of “hello boys and girls” or “hey guys” ...

LGBTQ+ Athletes: How athletes are using their platforms to advance ...

The number of queer sports clubs has been growing steadily since then. They want to create a safe space where LGBTQ+ athletes can pursue their ...

LGBTQ Youth Sports Participation - The Trevor Project

Looking Ahead. Our data show nearly one in three LGBTQ youth surveyed participate in sports. This rate is lower than that of the broader ...

Five ways to have an LGBTQ-inclusive athletics department

This resource serves as a guide to ensure athletics departments are providing an environment that is inclusive of all student-athletes, ...

lgbtq students and school sports participation research brief - GLSEN

student inclusion in sports, were associated with LGBTQ student sports involvement. As shown in Figure 4, avoiding athletic facilities, P.E. class, and ...

LGBTQ Inclusion in Sport: Why (and when) intention counts

It can be a big ask for the LGBTQ community to expect major sporting codes to support inclusion and use their (significant) social reach to enact progressive ...

Making sport more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community | sportanddev

LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport has been contentious, but LGBTQ+ rights are human rights, and for sport to be an inclusive space, it is imperative ...

LGBTQ+ in Sport: How to create an inclusive environment -

It is also important to provide education and training on diversity and inclusion, including issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity, to ensure ...

Athlete Ally: Home

Stand with Trans Powerlifters · Call on the NFL to Protect LGBTQ Fans · Demand NYC YMCA Stand With and Support Trans Members · Join Global Sports Community in ...

"LGBTQ Athletes and Discrimination in Sport" by Rebecca Mattson

In the professional world of sports, few athletes are openly homosexual; most remain closeted until retirement. The professional sports arena has traditionally ...

Gender Affirming and Inclusive Athletics Participation - GLSEN

The OSAA Handbook policy states that students may participate in athletics that align with their gender identity, regardless of the gender marker listed on ...

LGBTQ+ Archives - Women's Sports Foundation

LGBTQ+ athletes face stigmas and discrimination that inhibit their access to competition. In order for all girls and women to participate in and gain the ...

Homosexuality in modern sports - Wikipedia

There have been several notable outspoken homosexual athletes, including John Curry, Billie Jean King, boxer Orlando Cruz and Jason Collins. In the 1980s, Tom ...

Full article: LGBTQIA+ topics in sport, human movement and education

By secluding those who are too queer, sporting institutions can develop positive attitudes towards the queer bodies that align better to their culture – giving ...

IMPROVING THE LIVES OF LGBTQ YOUTH IN SPORTS

Inclusion doesn't just benefit individual athletes — it teaches all team members how to build camaraderie, foster community, emphasize diversity and teach.

Experiences of LGBTQ student-athletes in college sports: A meta ...

Although transgender participation is allowed in college sports in some countries, gender expectations and rules restrict transgender athletes from ...

Statistics - Homophobia and Transphobia in Sports

LGB AND TRANS PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES IN SPORT. RESEARCHERS NEED TO REPORT DATA ON SEXUALITY AND GENDER IDENTITY SEPARATELY. · 73% of gay bisexual and ...


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