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2d ago

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran issues apology after anti-gay slur

The homophobic remark was directed at a heckling fan during the team's loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran walks back to the dugout
Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran walks back to the dugout

Elle King talks 'toxic' relationship with father Rob Schneider, says he's 'just not nice'

The “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer says she has no plans to mend the relationship with Schneider, the former "Saturday Night Live" star, and “doesn’t want to be associated” with him.
Elle King and Rob Schneider speak onstage
Elle King and Rob Schneider speak onstage

World beaters: Women athletes ruled the Olympics

The Paris Games were the first to have an equal number of men and women competing. If American women were their own nation, they would have won the third most medals, behind only the U.S. and China.
Simone Biles on the balance beams
Simone Biles on the balance beams

Olympic champion Imane Khelif files petition with Paris police over online harassment

The complaint was filed Friday with a special unit in the Paris prosecutor’s office for combating online hate speech.
Imane Khelif
Imane Khelif

Lin Yu-ting claims gold in boxing amid gender controversy

Lin, of Chinese Taipei, defeated Poland’s Julia Szeremeta’s via unanimous decision.
 Lin Yu Ting.
 Lin Yu Ting.
4d ago

Short doc 'It's Okay' explores Drag Story Hour through the eyes of kids

Oscar-nominated director David France said the voices of children have been left out of the nationwide debate over drag reading events.
Scenes from "It's Okay."
Scenes from "It's Okay."

Algerian Imane Khelif wins boxing gold medal after her gender was wrongly questioned

Khelif and another boxer, featherweight Lin Yu-Ting of Chinese Taipei, have been fighting under a cloud in France after the Algerian’s opening victory over Angela Carini, who quit after 46 seconds.
Imane Khelif of Team Algeria competes against Liu Yang of  of China during the Boxing Women's 66kg Final match at the Paris  Olympic Games on Aug.  9, 2024.
Imane Khelif of Team Algeria competes against Liu Yang of  of China during the Boxing Women's 66kg Final match at the Paris  Olympic Games on Aug.  9, 2024.

Tim Walz's Gay-Straight Alliance students remember him as accepting and goofy

While working as a teacher in rural Minnesota in the late ‘90s, Walz helped launch the high school’s first club for LGBTQ students.
A photo from the Mankato West High School yearbook featuring Tim Walz.
A photo from the Mankato West High School yearbook featuring Tim Walz.
5d ago

Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ ‘propaganda’ in schools

Waving the rainbow flag, the protesters chanted slogans including “Bulgaria is no Russia” and “Silence means death” as police officers guarded the rally.
Pro-LGBTQ protesters.
Pro-LGBTQ protesters.

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they work.

When sex eligibility has come into question, it often has been a difficult process for sports bodies that has risked exposing athletes to humiliation and abuse.
Imane Khelif
Imane Khelif

Second boxer embroiled in Olympic gender controversy advances to gold medal final

Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei faced intense scrutiny about her gender after reports surfaced that a Russian-led sports association disqualified her from an event last year.
Lin Yu-ting
Lin Yu-ting

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