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The world I envision for trans and nonbinary athletes is one that is very different from the reality that cis gatekeepers create. Even the most inclusive policy cannot withstand the pressures of being created, implemented, and enforced by cis management. When that management has a
The National Women's Soccer League released its Policy on Transgender Athletes on March 31, 2021 -- on Trans Day of Visibility. This choice, and the policy itself, highlight both the problem with "visibility" for its own sake and trans inclusion policies as currently envisioned by
Sports journalist Kristen Anderson’s journey through motherhood has certainly been an interesting one thus far, from covering hockey games while nine months pregnant to postpartum depression, returning to work in a pandemic and more.
Following a controversial court filing in the highly publicized equal pay lawsuit between U.S. Soccer and their employees, the USWNT, the federation is in a state of panicked turnover. On March 9, both parties released their response in opposition to the other side's motion
News broke on Tuesday that Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews has been charged with disorderly conduct following a spring altercation with a woman in Arizona, and the response from many hockey fans and media members has been predictable. While corners of the hockey world
In recent years, the WNBA has become one of the more inclusive leagues in all of pro sports – in big part because of the players. From celebrating LGBTQ+ pride to speaking out on Black Lives Matter [https://thinkprogress.org/punished-by-the-league-for-black-lives-matter-activism-wnba-players-fight-back-11abb0006d33/] and other important topics, many