Olympics
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.
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.
March 7, 2018
Dear Adam Rippon
As kids, Adam Rippon taught GLAAD Campus Ambassador, Aisling McDermott how to skate. Now, Aisling thanks Adam for teaching LGBTQ kids everywhere how to live proudly as queer.
November 2, 2017
LGBTQ acceptance front and center in new P&G ‘Love Over Bias’ Olympics video
Video features six vignettes reflecting athletes’ struggles with bias as seen through their moms’ eyes.
December 23, 2014
GLAAD Global Voices stories from 2014
More than ever, LGBT advocacy took on an international flavor in 2014. Take a look at some of the biggest LGBT stories from 2014.
December 19, 2014
Get sporty! 2014 was a big year for LGBT inclusion in sports.
2014 has witnessed some of the biggest advances in LGBT inclusion in sports. Athletes have been coming out in high school, college, and professional sports around the world.
December 4, 2014
Olympic figure skater Eric Radford speaks to OutSports about being gay and an athlete
Eric Radford, a 2014 Olympic figure skater, has come out publicly as gay in what is often stereotyped as "the 'gayest' sport of all," according to OutSports.
November 18, 2014
IOC president recommends adding 'sexual orientation' to Olympic non-discrimination policy
This morning, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach announced 40 recommendations that "lay out the strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement." Among the recommendations is the addition of "sexual orientation" to the IOC's non-discrimination statement.
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