Thank you to Athlete Ally Ambassador @beckysauerbrunn for speaking out for trans athletes in MO: “I can’t stay quiet as transgender youth in my home state are targeted simply because they love sports as much as I do.”
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Athlete Ally works to dismantle the systems of oppression in sport that isolate, exclude and endanger LGBTQI+ people.
- Wow, what a moment! @guskenworthy shares a kiss with his boyfriend at #Olympics2018. This visibility matters. This moment of affection gives hope and inspiration to LGBTQ people everywhere.
- Sending love to our Ambassador @alikrieger and fiance @Ashlyn_Harris. “For so long, we felt this burden because we couldn’t tell people. Now that it’s out there, we can be the best versions of ourselves for our teammates, our families and each other."
- Yesterday, Olympian @erica_sully swam against Lia Thomas at the NCAA Championships. Today in @Newsweek, she writes: "Women's sports are stronger when all women—including trans women—are protected from discrimination & free to be their true selves."
- "To Rapinoe, the benefits of allowing trans kids to play outweigh any supposed costs: 'We’re putting this all through the lens of competition and winning. But we’re talking about people’s lives. That’s where we have to start."TIME’s new cover: Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) won’t go quietly ti.me/3pJ0yjN
- We're thrilled to announce our final #ActionAwards 2019 honorees: @USWNT & @ORLPride players & @FIFAWWC champs @alikrieger and @Ashlyn_Harris! They've shown the world what it means to be athletes with purpose. Join us as we honor them on November 12.
- Member of #TeamLGBTQ & silver medalist Lauren Scruggs has officially made history in #Paris2024, becoming the first Black, out lesbian to win an individual fencing medal. Scruggs said it best: when we see ourselves reflected in sport, the sporting world changes for the better.
- We're proud to be honoring @alikrieger and @Ashlyn_Harris at our #ActionAwards, and here's part of the reason why: "We want to create change and you never [do] by staying in your lane. So constantly we're trying to break barriers and doors and be heard."
- "I'm a gay, female athlete, I can't ever be just one thing." Tune in today for the premiere of Seeing America, a new HBO special featuring Athlete Ally Ambassador @mPinoe in conversation with thought leaders including @AOC!
- Navratilova’s recent comments are transphobic, based on a false data, and perpetuate dangerous myths that lead to the ongoing targeting of trans people. She has been removed from our Advisory Board and as an Athlete Ally Ambassador, effective immediately.
- Love seeing so many Athlete Ally Ambassadors, Honorees and friends in this list, including @MichaelSam52, @mPinoe, @S10Bird, @Layshiac, @jasoncollins98, @BillieJeanKing, @RKRelentless & more! 🏳️🌈
- "You are like a beacon of light for all young queer LGBTQ women and men who just need someone to look up to.” - @kylekrieger #LoveisLove is Athlete Ally Ambassador @alikrieger and her fellow #ActionAwards Honoree (and now wife) @Ashlyn_Harris 🏳️🌈💕
- FINA’s new eligibility criteria for transgender athletes and athletes with intersex variations is discriminatory, harmful, unscientific and not in line with the 2021 IOC principles. If we truly want to protect women’s sports, we must include all women.
