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Donald Trump promises to “ban” trans athletes from sport if re-elected

February 1, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Donald Trump promised to implement a nationwide ban on trans athletes should he ever be re-elected as president. Trump, who in 2020 became the first incumbent president to lose re-election since George H.W. Bush in 1992, gave a speech in Conroe, Texas on 29 January. “We will ban men from participating in women’s sports,” he said during the rally. “So ridiculous.” He went on to comment on Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer on the women’s team at the University of Pennsylvania who previously spent three years competing on the men’s…

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Trans Olympic athlete Laurel Hubbard named “sportswoman of the year”

October 4, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

New Zealand’s Otago University has named trans Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard as “sportswoman of the year.” The history-making athlete was given the title at the Blues awards earlier this week. According to the Otago Daily Times, Hubbard has become for the first transgender woman to take home the title in the event’s 113-year history. In a short statement, the 44-year old weightlifter said that she was “grateful for all the support and kindness received from the teaching staff and students at Otago University.” She continued: “It is not possible for…

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“Fairness and safety cannot co-exist,” says new guidance on trans inclusion in sport

October 1, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

New guidance suggests creating “open” and “universal” categories could be the way to include transgender people in sport. The Sports Councils Equality Group (SCEG) says “for many sports, the inclusion of transgender people, fairness and safety cannot co-exist in a single competitive model”. As such, the wide-ranging review concluded that current policies will require a complete overhaul to become more inclusive. New formats should find “innovative and creative ways to ensure nobody is left out”. The guidance continues: “In order to survive and thrive in the future, sport must adapt…

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IOC’s transgender guidelines delayed again over “very conflicting opinions”

September 22, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has once again delayed its new transgender guidelines for sport. It is now expected that they will be published after next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics in February, meaning they would arrive three years after they were first planned to as a result of “very conflicting opinions”. Dr Richard Budgett, the IOC’s science and medical director, shared the updated timeline for the guidance, explaining that it will “prioritise inclusion” and “avoidance of harm”. Under current guidance, the IOC says that trans women can compete in the…

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Laurel Hubbard exits Olympics early after making history as first trans woman to compete

August 3, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

After making history as the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games on Monday, Laurel Hubbard made an early exit from the women’s +87kg final after failing to complete a lift. Hubbard, who was the oldest competitor in the weightlifting event in Tokyo at 43-years-old, was unable to complete any of her three lifts. Although she cleared the bar above her head in the second round, which she celebrated with clenched fists, the attempt was ultimately declared a no lift. According to the rules, athletes are automatically…

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IOC shows support for Laurel Hubbard competing in the Tokyo Olympics

July 18, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has shut down all of the transphobic haters by backing Olympics bound Laurel Hubbard. Hubbard made LGBTQ+ history when she joined the New Zealand Olympic team in the women’s super-heavyweight 87+kg category. Shortly after her groundbreaking qualification, spectators criticised the results. Thomas Bach, the president of IOC, released a statement to Reuters in support of the 43-year-old athlete. “The rules for qualification have been established by the International Weightlifting Federation before the qualifications started. These rules apply and you cannot change the rules during ongoing…

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