by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Elena Delle Donne is living her best life with her loving partner Amanda. Over five years after coming out publicly in August 2016, the WNBA star, 32, tells PEOPLE that she’s “honored” to joyfully share her love for her wife with the world. Delle...
by admin | Oct 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The words “coming out” represent a nearly universal experience, and often a defining moment, for members of the LGBTQ+ community. For Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, ESPN spoke to 17 out athletes from around the world about their journeys. Athletes from...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
WNBA star Brittney Griner [she/her], 30, was the number 1 overall pick at the 2013 WNBA Draft, and publicly discussed being gay soon afterwards. She plays for the Phoenix Mercury, who picked her at the Draft after a stellar career at Baylor, and is a seven-time WNBA...
by admin | Sep 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“Go gays. You can’t win a championship without gays on your team!” That was Megan Rapinoe’s triumphant logline to the press at the World Cup in 2019, right after she dropped two goals on France in the quarterfinal and hit her now-signature magisterial pose. But that...
by admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The first time Seimone Augustus realized what she was capable of wasn’t when, as a 14-year-old, she landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Women next to the question, “Is She the Next Michael Jordan?” When Augustus, a W.N.B.A. legend who retired this year after...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Last summer, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the nation, the players of the Atlanta Dream stood united against an off-the-court opponent: Kelly Loeffler, then a U.S. senator from Georgia and a co-owner of the team. Loeffler, a Republican, had...
by admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
There’s nothing like a round number anniversary to inspire a sports league to put together a “Top [Insert Same Round Number] Players of All Time” list. And with the WNBA turning 25 this year, they have unveiled just such a ranking to celebrate the 25 best players in...
by admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On Monday, three Republican state senators in North Carolina introduced the Youth Health Protection Act, a perverse title for a bill that imperils youth health. The measure would prohibit all gender-affirming health care for children and adults under the age of 21. It...
by admin | Mar 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
March is Women’s History Month, and every day this month, Outsports is celebrating the vital role of women in LGBTQ sports by highlighting the individual and team achievements of women and girls. Our definition includes every aspect of female identification and...
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