Category: Women in Sports
#FacesOfSports: Valina Eckley, Cheering with Spirit for Trans People in Sport
First/ Last Name/ Pronouns: Valina Eckley (She/Her) Age: Many laps around the sun Hometown: Green...
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Pickleball Is Getting Ready to Rally for its Sin City Classic Debut!
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) This year, Pickleball is making its debut at the Sin...
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It’s ALWAYS a Good Time to Play Baseball (and to Come Out)
By Connie Wardman, M.A., SDLT (she/her) When is the appropriate age for one to come out, to...
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Queer Racing Duo to Launch THE QUEER COLLECTIVE, an LGBTQ+ Run Club in Jersey City
Meet Team Say Maybe. Recently featured in Compete Sports Diversity, the racing duo, Say Maybe, was...
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Jaiyah Saelua- #AsianPacificIslanderHeritageMonth
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Jaiyah Saelua (B. 07/19/1988) is a soccer player from...
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Compete Celebrates Lesbian Visibility Week
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Lesbian Visibility Week is an annual celebration and...
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and LGBTQ+ Irish Athletes
St. Patrick’s Day celebrated all throughout the world is Ireland’s most well-known national...
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Meet Team Say Maybe: Two Out Athletes Taking A Year To Build Community & Bring LGBTQ+ Visibility To Endurance Racing
By Jules Bursee & Kristina Nungaray Follow Team Say Maybe on Instagram and TikTok! It is only...
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Bisexual Speedskater, Ireen Wüst Becomes First Person to Win Gold at Five Consecutive Olympics
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) The Dutch Speedskating Phenomenon was already...
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Las Vegas and a Bus Full of Cheerleaders, My Adventure with Pride Cheerleading Association at the Sin City Classic
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) I (Dirk) recently attended an event called the...
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#RainbowLaces, Gay Games and Asian LGBTQ Athletes with Amazin LêThị
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) It’s been a busy few months in the world of LGBTQ+ Sport, with...
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San Francisco Giant’s and MLB’s First Female Coach Reaches World Series Playoffs
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) 2020 was an important year for the MLB when the San Francisco...
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