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Rainbow Medals

7 Olympic Medals (4 Gold!) Earned by Queer Parents at Tokyo Olympics

Being a world-class athlete is hard. Being a parent at the same time is even harder. Yet of the 11 queer parents I know of who were competing in the Tokyo Olympics, six medaled (one twice!) and four came away with gold. That’s better than average odds, which I’d like to think means that being an LGBTQ parent increases your chances of getting an Olympic medal. (Well, maybe not—but read on for some fun if dubious statistics and a lot of appreciation for these athletes.)

Queer Parent Athletes (and Athletes with Queer Parents) to Watch in the Olympics

It’s time for the Tokyo Olympics! As a fan and athlete, I will watch any event at any time—but I’ll be keeping a special eye on the queer parent athletes (and athletes with queer parents). Balancing parenting and high-level training, not to mention possible queerphobias—it’s a lot to handle, and they deserve our respect and admiration.

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Teamwork Counts: Why I Support Trans Girls in Girls’ Sports

Those who have met me, even briefly, know one thing about me: I’m small. I stand 5’0″ in my socks and I’m not too hefty. I’ve been an athlete all my life, though, and have almost always competed against opponents who are taller and heavier. That’s only one of the reasons why I don’t understand those who want to limit transgender girls’ participation in girls’ sports.

Soccer ball - Photo by Tevarak Phanduang on Unsplash

Celebrating Queer Moms in the Women’s World Cup

Soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe recently opined, “You can’t win a championship without gays on your team!” I don’t doubt that—and I’m also happy to see that many of the queer players this year in the Women’s World Cup are also moms!

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Soccer Star and Lesbian Mom Abby Wambach Gives Us Some Advice

Abby Wambach, two-time Olympic soccer gold medalist and FIFA World Player of the Year (2012), who is also lesbian and (since her 2017 marriage to author Glennon Doyle Melton) a mom, gave the commencement speech at Barnard College earlier this month. It’s well worth watching for her advice and inspiration on life, career, community, and leadership.

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Meet Olympic Snowboarder and Lesbian Mom Cheryl Maas

The Winter Olympics start this Thursday, and—proving once again that queer parents can do anything—there’s a queer parent competing: Dutch snowboarder and three-time Olympian Cheryl Maas. Read on to learn more about her.

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