LGBTQ Sports History Timeline

LGBTQ Sports History Timeline - Campus Pride

LGBTQ Sports History Timeline posted on October 24, 2012 by Pat Griffin, Helen Carroll, Cyd Ziegler. CW: homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia.

LGBTQ Sports in the United States Timeline Introduction

LGBTQ history so as to encourage further engagement and exploration. Check out other LGBTQ timeline selections that specifically explore visual art, theater ...

Sport Response Timeline · Out On The Fields

NFL player David Kopay was the first professional athlete, male or female, to come out. His decision has been named the #1 event in LGBT sport history. About: ...

The brief history of gay athletes - ESPN

Five years later, Waddell forms San Francisco Arts and Athletics to plan the first "Gay Olympic Games." 1975. David Kopay, an NFL running back who played for ...

LGBT history in sport | sportanddev

LGBT history in sport · Dora Ratjen's arrest in 1938 · IOC's decision to mandate sex testing in 1968 · David Kopay comes out in 1975 · Renee ...

Research on homophobia in sport - Timeline - Out On The Fields

NFL player David Kopay was the first professional athlete, male or female, to come out. His decision has been named the #1 event in LGBT sport history. About: ...

LGBTI history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games - Wikipedia

Alongside the Olympics, international multi-sport events have also been organized specifically for LGBT+ athletes, including the EuroGames, Gay Games and World ...

Time-Out: A Timeline of LGBTQ History in Sports

1976. Dr. Renee Richards started out as an ameatur tennis player before coming out as trans (Herman, 1976). Years later, after transitioning, ...

Transgender inclusion in female sport | Timeline

Transgender inclusion in female sport... a timeline from the IOC rules in 2003 to now. How did we get here?

Transgender people in sports - Wikipedia

In the United States, an anti-LGBT movement emerging in the early 2020s has led to some U.S. states passing legislation restricting the participation of ...

The evolution of pro sports' acceptance of gays: A timeline | The Week

"I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport," NBA player Jason Collins wrote in Sports Illustrated on Monday ...

History of transgender inclusion in sports timeline | Timetoast

The 2010 guidelines require female trans athletes to undergo one calendar year of hormonal replacement therapy before competing on women's sports teams.

Sports and Recreation - LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resource Guide

Gay athletes. Lesbian athletes. Transgender athletes. Gays and sports. Homophobia in sports. Masculinity in sports.

LGBTQ People and Sports - GLAAD

More than 80% of LGBTQ youth athletes are not out to their coaches and many report experiencing anti-LGBTQ attitudes participating in youth sports, according to ...

2024 LGBT History Project: The History of Lesbians and Sports

The significant number of out lesbians in professional and amateur soccer, basketball, volleyball as well as golf and tennis has played a significant role in ...

The Increased Inclusion of Transgender Athletes From 2003 ...

In her book Gender Verification and The Making of The Female Body In Sport: A History of The Present, Sonja Erikainen argues that this was ...

Pride in sport: Recognising the achievements of LGBTQ+ Olympians ...

While queer historians have reported on plenty of closeted gay athletes to compete at an Olympics, not one was on record as being out until ...

Get the Facts about Transgender & Non-Binary Athletes

More than 55 directly target transgender girls and women in sports and would prevent them from playing on the team that aligns with their gender identity. When ...

The Long, Hidden History of Queer Women in Sport | The Tyee

At the same time, sporting access for gay women was structured by racism, class hierarchies and homophobia. Terry Donahue's professional league ...

Timeline of UK LGBT Sport

In many ways 2011 was a watershed for LGBT sports in the UK. LGBT History Month 2011 and 2012 were focused on sports in recognition of the ...