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How a Women’s College Volleyball Team Became the Center of the Transgender Athlete Debate

by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW

On the court, they seem like any other college women’s volleyball team. At a recent game, the players moved around the court in staccato rhythm, setting and spiking the ball, springing into the air like pogo sticks to block attacking shots, all in their blue and gold...

USWNT Star Megan Rapinoe Discusses Transgender Inclusion in Sports

by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe noted her support for transgender inclusion in sports in an interview with TIME released on Monday.   “I’m 100% supportive of trans inclusion,” Rapinoe told TIME. Read More

The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women’s events

by admin | Jun 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

FINA, the world governing body for swimming, has voted to effectively ban transgender women from participating in women’s swimming competitions. The vote — with 71.5% approval at the FINA Extraordinary General Congress 2022 in Budapest — was the latest salvo in...

Amid protests, Penn swimmer Lia Thomas becomes first known transgender athlete to win Division I national championship

by admin | Mar 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Lia Thomas is a national champion. Thomas, who is a transgender woman, touched the wall in 4 minutes, 33.24 seconds in the 500-yard freestyle on Thursday night to become the first known transgender athlete to win a Division I national championship in any sport. Read...

‘I Am Lia’: The Trans Swimmer Dividing America Tells Her Story

by admin | Mar 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Fresh off her final practice of the week, the most controversial athlete in America sat in the corner of a nearly empty Philadelphia coffeehouse with her back to the wall. Lia Thomas had done some of her best work this season while feeling cornered. On this January...

Ivy League and Penn back transgender swimmer Lia Thomas

by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The Ivy League and the University of Pennsylvania issued statements in support of Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer whose recent record-breaking wins put her at the center of the debate over trans inclusion in competitive sports. The statements were released on...

Conservative Commentator Matt Walsh Doubles Down on Criticizing Female Sportscasters

by admin | Sep 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Conservative commentator Matt Walsh said Tuesday he’s not a fan of female sports broadcasters or analysts. When that led to serious backlash, he doubled down in tweets Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. “Yes, I said that I don’t like female analysts and reporters in...

Layshia Clarendon on Periods in Sports, Stigma, and Activism

by admin | Aug 31, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Today, more than 800 million people will have a period. And of those people, many know the anxiety that can come with playing sports during that time of the month. What if there’s leakage? How do I play through the pain? Layshia Clarendon gets it. “I have had a period...

A transgender weightlifter’s Olympic dream has sparked an existential debate about what it means to be female

by admin | Jul 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW

When New Zealand’s Olympic weightlifting team gathered last month for a celebratory photo shoot, one person was noticeably absent: Laurel Hubbard.The publicity-shy weightlifter is set to be the first openly transgender athlete ever to compete at the Olympics,...

May 31 – June 6, Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Jun 6, 2021 | Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

? This week our highlight goes to Naomi Osaka, who stood up for the mental health of all athletes at the French Open. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to a number of American States, who are banning trans girls from participating in...
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