Category: politics
The NHL’s Perception-Action Pride Night Problem Continues to Grow but One Western Hockey League Team Steps Up to Put the Pride in Pride Night
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Following up with our original article on the NHL’s...
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Megan Rapinoe Named One of TIME’s Women of the Year, Dedicates Award to Trans Community
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Megan Rapinoe is one of our generations greatest athlete’s,...
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Following World Rugby’s Ban on Trans Athletes, National Governing Bodies Fall in Line while LGBTQ+ Organizations Challenge Through Participation
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Back in 2020, World Rugby, the governing body of international...
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The NHL’s Growing Perception/Action Pride Night Problem
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) The LGBTQ+ community has not been happy with the...
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New York Rangers Seemingly Abandon Their Own Pride Night and LGBTQ+ Fans
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) The New York Rangers planned for an epic pride night...
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Brittney Griner is Free and Back Home in USA
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) After 10 months of imprisonment in Russia after she was...
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Helping Your Athletes and Sports Teams to Understand and Heal from Collective Trauma
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) This is an article I never wish I had to write, but...
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Proud Maroons, World Cup Fan Club for Qatar National Team Brings Visibility of LGBTQ+ People in Qatar
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) The 2022 World Cup is well documented to be one of the...
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As the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar Approaches, Human Rights Activists Call Foul
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) It is no secret that the 2022 FIFA World Cup was awarded to...
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Leap Sports Scotland 2022 LGBTQ+ Sport and Physical Activity Conference Brings Forth Important Issues Facing LGBTQ+ Sports and Athletes
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Following the Sports Media LGBT+ #AuthenticMe event in which two...
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Gay Bowl XXII in Hawaii: A Dream Come True On Many Levels!
By Connie Wardman, M.A., SDLT she|her|hers A Dream to Play Gay Bowl in Beautiful Hawaii –...
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#AuthenticMe Elevates Grassroots LGBTQ+ Sports Inclusion and Pioneering Research on Transgender Athletes
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Following the first panel which discussed how authenticity in...
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