Category: politics
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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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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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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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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Eurogames 2021 Gender Inclusive Sport Policy Makes Sport Accessible and Welcome for Non-Binary, Trans and Intersex Athletes
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) One of the things that tends to set LGBTQIA+ sports events apart...
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Amazin LêThị and Compete Sports Diversity Managing Editor, Dirk Smith, Discuss Intersectionality of LGBTQIA+ Discrimination and Racism at Copenhagen 2021 Sports Leader Conference
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) As part of the 2021 Eurogames and the greater World Pride event...
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Tokyo Olympics Recap
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) The summer Olympics this year were remarkable and historical for...
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Transgender Olympians, Quinn and Laurel Hubbard, Defy Bigotry and Make History
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) For the months leading up to these Olympics, one of the biggest...
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Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympics: A Major and Long Overdue Discussion About Mental Health and Sports
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) When the news dropped just hours ago, that the seemingly...
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Within First Few Days of the Olympics, Team LGBTQIA+ Shows What Its Capable Of
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) As the Olympics kicked off on Friday, the 160+ out LGBTQIA+...
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International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach, Rejects Calls to Disqualify Trans Athlete, Laurel Hubbard
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Weeks ago, weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made history by becoming...
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