and homophobia still runs rampant in locker rooms and on playing fields across the United States and Europe. Gay athletes and anti-bullying activists like Ben Cohen, former pro English rugby player, are fighting to change the game and create more inclusive spaces for LGBT players everywhere. Foll...
led by activists including tennis legend Martina Navratilova and Olympic swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar. The group purports to want to find a “middle way” in addressing the issue, though trans rights advocates havepointed outthat the group’s rhetoric is trans-exclusionary...
But we had a coach from Jordan, Walaa, who could break through that. She was from Jordan, she knew the culture, and that helped women get out there on the pitch. And then people are playing, having fun, and some of that resistance drops, even from the older people watching. That mus...
Climate activists are encouraging athletes to speak out about their concerns about heat risk and climate change at large. "Something that I'm really keen for sport to do here is be an alarm bell in this space because of the implications of a two- or three-degree warmer world on millions ...
New York Timesopinion writer Lindsay Crouse asks what would happen if new activists invested in female athletes—demanding equal pay, resources, and media coverage—instead of using them as an excuse for transphobia. Lawmakers Can’t Cite Local Examples of Trans Girls in Sports.An Associate Press...
Misfits who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. Cause artists, cause athletes, spiritual activists, social entrepreneurs, and impact investors constantly look at the world around them and imagine possibilities — just like futurists do. You could cal...
s top tennis players, including former u.s. open champion daniil medvedev. he told russian newspaper sport-express this month that he planned to compete in paris. at least three russian cyclists and one trampolinist are also likely to be included. ukrainian ...
the student-athlete's’ own names, images, and likenesses,” Judge Wilken wrote. Scholarships granted to athletes are also not necessarily “full rides”. “The report by Ithaca College researchers and a national athletes' advocacy group shows that the average "full scholarship" Division I ...
But aside from the athlete's personal concern, there's also the issue of what the controversy might mean for life in Russia. Some LGBT activists have been hesitant about getting involved in the Olympics, concerned that it will ultimately not help Russians who may be members of the...
Trail Runnertalked with the athletes and activists behind the letter: “I wish folks could understand that non-binary individuals have always existed,” says Jake Fedorowski, runner and founder ofRun Beyond the Binary.“Non-binary runners just want to participate as their authentic selve...