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LGBTQ 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 ...

LGBTQ People and Sports - GLAAD

For decades, prominent LGBTQ athletes have been competing and, alongside their allies, pushing sports to be a more inclusive space. Today, many coaches, ...

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+ inclusion in sports - sportanddev

LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports · Are less likely to participate in sports than hetersexual and cisgender peers · Drop out of sports more frequently than heterosexual ...

LGBTQ Youth Sports Participation - The Trevor Project

Nearly one in three LGBTQ young people reported participating in sports, a number of LGBTQ youth reported choosing not to participate in sports due to reasons ...

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 ...

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, ...

10 POLICIES FOR LGBTQI+ INCLUSION | Athlete Ally

We incubate athlete activism to advance LGBTQ equality in and through sport. Want to make your athletic department more LGBTQI+-inclusive? Here are the 10 ...

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 ...

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 ...

IMPROVING THE LIVES OF LGBTQ YOUTH IN SPORTS

Anti-transgender policies work to keep trans youth off the field. Even in jurisdictions with more inclusive policies, a lack of education, awareness and ...

"LGBTQ Athletes and Discrimination in Sport" by Rebecca Mattson

... inclusive policies that allow transgender children to play as the gender ... The professional sports arena has traditionally been hostile to LGBTQ athletes ...

Gender Affirming and Inclusive Athletics Participation - GLSEN

GLSEN's research has shown that on a 4.0 scale, LGBTQ+ student athletes have a GPA that is 0.2 points higher than students who did not participate in athletics.

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 -

How to create a safe and inclusive sports environment for LGBTQ+ athletes · Educate and raise awareness · Establish clear policies and procedures · Provide support ...

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

Critically, 56.8% of LGBTQIA+ athletes' relationships were classified as exclusionary, 16.5% as inert, 20.2% as inclusive and 20.2% as alternative. In other ...

Breaking barriers: the LGBTQIA+ community - EU Sport

The study reveals that 20% of LGBTQIA+ people refrain from participating in sport due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. What's ...

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

Many LGBTQ youth reported being the target of homophobia in sports; they feared rejection by their teammates and discrimination by coaches and officials [7].

Why Are LGBTQ Youth Avoiding Sports In School? Fear Of ... - Forbes

Fewer than one-third of LGBTQ youth—only 32%—reported that they had ever participated in sports for a school or community league or club; More ...


Awareness Workshop: LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Physical Education and Sports