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The Importance of Social Media When It Comes to LGBTQ Kids Feeling Seen

By Amber Leventry — 2019

For LGBTQ youth in particular, the Internet can be a refuge—a safe place to feel less alone. For queer youth to feel normal, they need to see, read and hear the voices of others who look like them and use the same identifying labels.

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Two Gay Athletes, Decades Apart: Divers Greg Louganis and Aaron Ach on Their Experiences | NowThis

Olympic legend Greg Louganis and young diver Aaron Ach reflect on their experiences as gay athletes, decades apart.

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Race and LGBT Identity in Athletics

LGBT people in sports talk about the intersection of race and LGBT identity. Speakers include: KC Cross, Jeremy Sonkin, Marquetta Dickens, Dr. Charley Sullivan, Dr. Kristen Hardaway.

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Athletes Fighting for LGBTQ Rights

The Tokyo Games have seen a historic number of publicly out athletes competing—putting a spotlight on LGBTQ+ rights in the sporting world. Professional boxer Makoto Kikuchi, who came out ahead of the Olympics, hopes to encourage more people to accept their identity.

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Asian and Asian-American LGBTQ Athletes Share Struggles and Triumphs

Outsports hosted a first-of-its-kind conversation with four Asian and Asian-American LGBTQ athletes to elevate understanding about the unique challenges they face.

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Ellen Chats with Inspiring College Football Player Jake Bain

Ellen sat down with Indiana State University football player Jake Bain, who gave an inspiring speech during a high school assembly, in which he came out to all of his peers.

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Transgender Track Stars Speak Out as Critics Allege Unfair Advantage

Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood have faced backlash in their Connecticut community for their track and field accomplishments.

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Gay Footballer Robbie Rogers on Locker Room Homophobia

Robbie Rogers is an American professional footballer who plays for LA Galaxy. In February 2013, shortly after leaving the British football club Leeds Utd, he announced his retirement at 25 and said he was gay.

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The Brittney Griner Effect Part 1: Homophobia Affects Athletic Performance of LGBT Athletes

We had the great pleasure to speak with Dr. Jenny Lind Withycombe about gender diversity among elite athletes. Dr. Jenny Lind Withycombe, has over 15 years’ experience within the field of athletics as an athlete, coach, consultant, sport psychologist, and diversity and inclusion educator.

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Fighting Sex Discrimination in Sports

Noriana Radwan lost her scholarship for “unsportsmanlike behavior” commonly accepted from male athletes. What happened? How do we make sure that all athletes, female athletes, trans athletes, LGBTQ+ athletes, belong in sports?

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LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality

In 2015, the world watched as soccer star Abby Wambach kissed her wife after the US women's World Cup victory. Milwaukee Brewers' minor league first baseman David Denson came out as gay. And Caitlyn (born Bruce) Jenner, an Olympic decathlete, came out as transgender. It hasn't always been this way.

Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Alex Jackson Nelson

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