Covering LGBTQ Athletes at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics: a Guide for Media
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics will bring excitement, hope, and inspiration to millions of sports f
athletes
August 8, 2021
LGBTQ Olympians deserve fair coverage. GLAAD's Olympic guide helps them get that.
GLAAD’s media-shaping work was in full swing during the Summer Olympic Games, held in Tokyo.
October 22, 2019
by GLAAD
NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, MLS and more pro athletes and teams go big for Spirit Day to support LGBTQ youth
Pro sports leagues, teams, stars, and college athletes go big for Spirit Day to support LGBTQ youth.
July 29, 2019
Honest storytelling: A conversation with GLAAD Award nominee Katie Barnes on trans inclusion in sports
By demonstrating how local policies affect these two high schoolers, “They are the Champions” investigates how different states and athletic associations restrict transgender students’ inclusion in sports.
September 14, 2018
Navigating college as an LGBTQ+ athlete
I want to reach out to other gay athletes so that they know it is okay and that people will accept them.
May 27, 2018
Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy prove there is a place in sports for queer kids like me
Watching the out athletes perform gave me a pride I’d never felt before—a level of enjoyment that you only really feel when you truly root for someone.
October 18, 2016
Amazin LeThi: The Power of Sharing Asian LGBTQ anti-bullying Stories
Amazin LeThi, the founder of the Amazin LeThi Foundation is the first Asian Athlete Ally Ambassador and a fearless fighter for anti-bullying in Asian LGBTQ community, LeThi has come a long way and realized how Asians stereotypes portrayed in media, the lack of exposure of Asians in media, and the short of support systems and a mirror image deepen the stigma for Asian LGBTQ communit.
June 16, 2014
Snapshots: World Cup PSA, Fathers' Day, Carnegie Hall, and more
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