Category: Compete Network Feature Stories
2021 Gay Softball World Series in Columbus Comes Back Swinging
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) After a two-year break, the Gay Softball World Series made its...
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All Female Football Referee Crew Paves the Way
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) In Oregon high school football, an otherwise normal game between...
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Catching Up with Rob of “Rob and Sam”; A Pillar of the Community
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Our managing editor, Dirk Smith, caught up with Rob Tanis-Evons...
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Gravel Biking Event Builds Inclusion for Non-Binary and Para-Athletes
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Rebecca’s Private Idaho (RPI) is built upon making cycling...
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2022 Gay Games in Hong Kong is Postponed to 2023
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) In an answer to a question a lot of people were having, the...
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First Openly Transgender Woman to Play Professional Hockey Announces Retirement
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) One of the first openly transgender hockey players to play in a...
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09/11 and the Legacy of Mark Bingham
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Mark Bingham was a rugby player and public relations executive...
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09/11 and a Brush with Fate for Ian Thorpe
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Ian Thorpe, better known as the “Thorpedo” is arguably one of...
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Team LGBTQIA+ Finishes 15th in Tokyo Paralympics Medal Count
With 36 openly LGBTQIA+ athletes taking part in the Tokyo Paralympics, if Team LGBTQIA+ were it’s...
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Sports are Trying to Legislate Women’s Bodies and Define What a “Woman” is.
As the USA and people all throughout the world react to the new Texas law that legislates control...
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Team LGBTQIA+ Paralympians are a Force to be Reckoned With
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Currently standing at 14th in the medal count, the 34 out...
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Post-Pandemic LGBTQIA+ Sports, Returning to Play
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) More and more people are getting vaccinated and while the Delta...
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