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Biden Administration Withdraws Support for Connecticut Anti-Trans Athlete Lawsuit and Reaffirms Trans Rights

by Dirk Smith | Mar 1, 2021 | Compete Network Feature Stories, In the Blog, politics, SPORTS BEAT BLOG, Sports News | 0 |

By Dirk Smith, MSc, SDL (He/Him) Last year a lawsuit was filed by several cisgender athletes from...

Sports Diversity Replay: February 2021

by Dirk Smith | Feb 27, 2021 | Compete Network Feature Stories, entertainment, In the Blog, politics, SPORTS BEAT BLOG, Sports News | 0 |

By Dirk Smith, MSc, SDL (He/Him) While February is only 28 days, a lot of have been happening and...

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Athletes of Color Who’ve Paved The Way for Equality

by Dirk Smith | Feb 24, 2021 | Compete Network Feature Stories, entertainment, In the Blog, politics, SPORTS BEAT BLOG | 0 |

By Dirk Smith, MSc, SDL (He/Him) Black History Month is the time for all of us to recognize, learn...

Racism in Sports: Not Just a Black and White Issue

by Dirk Smith | Feb 19, 2021 | Compete Network Feature Stories, In the Blog, politics, SPORTS BEAT BLOG, Sports News | 0 |

By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) The discussion of racism in sports in the US is typically...

Olympic Hopeful Michael Gunning is More Active Than Ever

by Dirk Smith | Feb 17, 2021 | Compete Network Feature Stories, Healthy Living, In the Blog, politics, SPORTS BEAT BLOG, Sports News | 0 |

By Dirk Smith, MSc, SDL (He/Him) Professional swimmer and gay heartthrob Michael Gunning has...

A Lockdown Didn’t Keep the Compete Sports Diversity Council Conference Down This Year

by Dirk Smith | Feb 10, 2021 | Compete Network Feature Stories, In the Blog, politics, SPORTS BEAT BLOG, Woman in Sports | 0 |

By Dirk Smith, MSc, SDL (He/Him) Despite the cancellation of the beloved Sin City Classic Sports...

USA Powerlifting Announces New Mx Gender Category for 2021 Season

by Dirk Smith | Dec 22, 2020 | Compete Network Feature Stories, In the Blog, politics, SPORTS BEAT BLOG, Sports News | 0 |

Following years of criticism and lawsuits of their deliberate exclusion against transgender athletes from participating in USA Powerlifting sanctioned events; USA Powerlifting announced that the 2021 competition season will include a new Mx competitive category meant for transgender, non-binary and intersex athletes.