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A collage of six movies: Punch, Backspot, Cassandro, Signature Move, Personal Best, and Battle of the Sexes

Gay for Play: The Best Queer Sports Movies of All Time

This list has queer women testing their physical limits, queer men confronting their toxic masculinity, and even a few cute and sporty gay romances.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Nov 3, 2023

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link roundup

Sha'Carri Richardson with orange hair and long nails celebrates crossing the finish line during a race.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: The Olympics May Have Double Standards, but in THIS House We Stan Sha’Carri Richardson

An ode to the classic, enduring appeal of the Magic Wand, the one commodity the wealthy value above all else, and a “return to normal” has pushed schools to a…

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 15, 2022

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link roundup

A women's Canadian and American hockey player embrace on the ice as they go for a puck.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Dyke Ice Drama! Meet the Multiple Ex-Wives of the US and Canadian Olympic Hockey Teams

According to the CDC more gays and lesbians are vaccinated than straight people, there is no climate justice without trans rights, and WTF happened to glossier?

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 8, 2022

Lists/Top 10s

olympics

Photo 1: Makayla Gerken Schofield of Great Britain in action competes at Freestyle Skiing Moguls. Photo 2: Alex Carpenter of Team USA celebrates her hockey goal. Photo 3: Belgium's Kim Meylemans reacts as she finishes the fourth run of the women's skeleton competition of the IBSF Skeleton World Championship. Photo 4: Emily Clark #26 of Canada reacts after scoring a goal against the the United States.

sports

Meet the 23 Gay Women Competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics

Yes, an entire third of them are on Canada’s hockey team.

Heather Hogan —

Feb 4, 2022

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olympics

Four photo collage: Raven Saunders Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Image Chelsea Gray Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Yulimar Rojas Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Image Quinn Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images

sports

Celebrate The 52 LGBTQ Women and Non-Binary Athletes Who Medaled at the Tokyo Olympics

These were the most openly gay Olympics by far, and so they were also the Olympics where the most gay people medaled!

Heather Hogan —

Aug 10, 2021

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link roundup

Three images of Raven Saunders, the lesbian shot-putter for the United States Olympics team. In the first Raven is dancing and celebrating, in the second she is flexing her muscles, and in the third she is raising an X above her head with her arms during her flag ceremony.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: When You Defeat All the Other Masc Lesbians, Raven Saunders Is the Final Boss

Some new Kehlani dropped! Also: Lil Nas X in a feature interview about Black queerness that must be read, and a link about DaBaby losing DaBookings, because I couldn’t help…

Carmen Phillips —

Aug 3, 2021

LGBT history

olympics

Three photo collage: Karin Büttner-Janz, Stella Walsh, and Babe Didrickson compete in the balance beam, disc throw, and hurdles, respectively

sports

The History of LGBTQ Women in the Olympics

LGBTQ Olympics history is full of powerful women achieving arduous goals on and off the field/court/track — and it’s also full of infuriating injustices.

Sally —

Aug 3, 2021

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link roundup

Side by Sides of Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Today Is for Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka ONLY

Nonbinary Olympic skateboarder Alana Smith has a powerful message, three rules for middle-age happiness, the surprising innovations of pandemic-era sex and sending all our love today to Black girls who…

Carmen Phillips —

Jul 27, 2021

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olympics

sports

Meet The 13 Gay Women Basketball Players of the Tokyo Summer Olympics

Somehow, we are still doing this and so, of course, the gays are ready to show up and show out.

Natalie —

Jul 26, 2021

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olympics

sports

Meet The 42 Gay Women and Non-Binary Soccer Players of the Tokyo Summer Olympics

It’s no surprise that over 25% of the openly gay athletes in the Tokyo Olympics play women’s soccer.

Heather Hogan —

Jul 21, 2021

olympics

EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - JULY 05: Megan Rapinoe #15 of the United States is announced during the Send Off ceremony following the Send Off series match against Mexico at Rentschler Field on July 05, 2021 in East Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

sports

The Olympics Will Be Completely Gay By 2080, According to Science

If you are at all skeptical about this analysis, I think it’s worth heeding both the words and spirit of renowned statistician Megan Rapinoe: “You can’t win a championship without…

Sally —

Jul 20, 2021

no filter

olympics

A close up of Sha'Carri Richardson on the field.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: I Recognize One God, It Is Sha’Carri Richardson

Cara Delevingne and Ana Taylor-Joy are just two pals supporting each other, hmmm??? And a belated Happy Birthday to Jessica Betts, the iconic hersband herself!

Christina Tucker —

Jun 23, 2021