Athlete Ally
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Athlete Ally works to dismantle the systems of oppression in sport that isolate, exclude and endanger LGBTQI+ people.
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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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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.
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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."
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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."
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"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."
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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.
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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."
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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.
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Love seeing so many Athlete Ally Ambassadors, Honorees and friends in this list, including
@MichaelSam52
,
@mPinoe
,
@S10Bird
,
@Layshiac
,
@jasoncollins98
,
@BillieJeanKing
,
@RKRelentless
& more! 🏳️🌈
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"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
🏳️🌈💕
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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.
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The
@USWNT
, including several of our Athlete Ally Ambassadors and Playing for Pride supporters, is demanding that US Soccer end a policy that penalizes players for taking a stand against racial injustice: “We are committed to rising up.”
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Our hearts are filled with joy today as Collin Martin publicly comes out as a gay man. Collin’s announcement makes him the only active male athlete in the 5 pro leagues in the US to be out as gay. Your courage is inspirational, Collin.
Tonight my team,
@MNUFC
, is having their Pride night. It's an important night for me — I'll be announcing that I am an openly gay player in Major League Soccer.
#soccerforall
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Congrats
@alikrieger
&
@Ashlyn_Harris
! 💗💗
Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris welcomed their new daughter, Sloane Phillips 🥰
(via
@alikrieger
,
@Ashlyn_Harris
)
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"You can decide if you are going to let someone’s decision define you, or if you are going to take control of your life." - Athlete Ally Ambassador and
@USWNT
player
@alikrieger
on overcoming challenges and never losing sight of her dreams.
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Thank you
@WNBA
.
Thank you Black athlete activists.
Thank you Black organizers and leaders.
Thank you Black voters.
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"I feel a responsibility to use my voice to speak out against discrimination and encourage everyone in the sporting community to be themselves, regardless of who they love.” Join us in welcoming
@TheNCCourage
's
@sammymewy
to the
#AthleteAlly
Pro Ambassador family!
#NoFinishLine
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Visibility matters. Thank you
@CanadaSoccerEN
#Olympian
,
@OLReign
player & Athlete Ally Ambassador
@TheQuinny5
for encouraging trans youth athletes to follow their dreams, and calling on cis allies to build inclusive spaces.
#TransAwarenessWeek
⚽️
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"No one ever created change by staying in their lane. So, let's disrupt, let's conquer, let's continue to fight. Let's make a difference, because we deserve that."
- Honoree
@Ashlyn_Harris
with fellow honoree
@alikrieger
at the Athlete Ally
#ActionAwards
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We’re beyond thrilled to have the incredible
@jemelehill
here with us as an
#ActionAwards
honoree!
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"It’s a championship for Black girls and women across this country [...] We see you. We hear you. We acknowledge you and your life matters." -
@seattlestorm
's
@Alysha_Clark
on her team's
@WNBA
championship victory
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BREAKING:
@IOCmedia
announces new framework centering inclusion & non-discrimination for elite-level athletes, including transgender athletes and athletes w/ sex variations, and underscoring that these athletes have NO inherent advantage. (1/3)
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RT if you support
@Caitlyn_Jenner
!
http://t.co/wOFqqWVik4
#ESPYS
#LGBT
#CaitlynJenner
http://t.co/qqWROQn2aL
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Congrats to Athlete Ally Ambassador
@alikrieger
& her fellow
@NWSL
athlete—and now fiancé —
@Ashlyn_Harris
!
#LoveisLove
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Today, we launch our new Athletic Equality Index ranking all NCAA D1 athletic departments on LGBTQ+ inclusion. We found that <3% of LGBTQ+ student-athletes are in fully inclusive environments, & yet our high-scoring schools show that progress is possible.
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There are so many real, documented threats to girl's and women's sports, including unequal pay, sexual abuse, a lack of women coaches. Transgender kids wanting to play sports with their friends are not and never will be a threat to girl's and women's sports.
#LetKidsPlay
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"Rulings like this, particularly when they fall on the bodies of women, queer women, queer women of color, must be called out immediately for what they are: misogynist, racist, and homophobic. Caster Semenya is a gift to her sport."
- Casey Legler
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Once a Champion. Always a Champion. Congratulations
@BruceJenner
on being your true self!
#BruceJennerABC
http://t.co/wxRuaPRrEk
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Must-read by Athlete Ally Ambassador
@mPinoe
: "We can celebrate all girls and women in sports while ensuring trans people aren’t discriminated against. That is why all women must stand up and demand that exclusion is not done in our name."
#LetKidsPlay
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ICYMI, Athlete Ally Ambassador and former
@USWNT
player
@LoriLindsey6
wrote a powerful op-ed to
#SupportTransAthletes
and speak against Idaho's
#HB500
: "Our laws should protect transgender youth, not discriminate against them.”
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"Homophobia, racism — it has no place in our sport."
-
@SanDiegoLoyal
's Landon Donovan, refusing to accept that bigotry is a "part of soccer".
The San Diego Loyal walked off the field in protest Wednesday night, saying a Phoenix Rising player used an anti-gay slur directed at openly-gay midfielder Collin Martin.
Manager Landon Donovan discussed the incident with the referee and Phoenix head coach Rick Schantz.
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Have we mentioned how excited we are to be honoring
@jemelehill
at the Fifth Annual Athlete Ally
#ActionAwards
? ICYMI, she'll be narrating
@KingJames
's upcoming series on the changing role of athletes in our current political and cultural climate.
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Thinking of the NWSL players who have come forward about systemic abuse, and also those who have not yet been able to speak it aloud. Trauma affects each of us differently. Wherever you are in processing it, we send you love & support. You deserve a system that will protect you.
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Happy birthday to Athlete Ally Ambassador
@alikrieger
, who continues to inspire by being proudly who she is and speaking out for what she believes in! 💜⚽️🌈
“I can’t support an administration that attacks the LGBTQ community and immigrant community.” - Ali Krieger on supporting
@mPinoe
’s refusal to go to the White House.
@alikrieger
and
@Ashlyn_Harris
here for their award from
@AthleteAlly
.
#USWNT
#NWSL
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Athlete Ally Ambassador and
@WNBA
@nyliberty
player
@Layshiac
is a powerful voice on racial justice and
#LGBTQI
+ inclusion in sports. Their advocacy, and their visibility as the WNBA's first openly transgender, non-binary player, are both historic and life-saving.
#BHM
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Love and congrats to our amazing 2019 Athlete Ally Action Award Honorees
@alikrieger
and
@Ashlyn_Harris
on your wedding! 🌈❤️
#LoveisLove
It’s time baby... I’ve been waiting 10 years for this moment.
@alikrieger
#HomeHasAlwaysBeenWithYou
@luvroxphotog
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"In sports, you deal with disappointment often, but it’s how you handle it and come back from it that shapes you. All these lessons are transferable to life and have really helped me with the adversities I’ve had to deal with." -
@WWE
's
@SonyaDevilleWWE
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Such an amazing moment for LGBTQ visibility in sports! 🌈💜
One year ago today
@adaripp
and I became the first two openly gay American men to walk into the Opening Ceremonies at a Winter Olympics!
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Thank you
@S10Bird
,
@MzBerryThrows
,
@mPinoe
@beckysauerbrunn
& all the Pro, Olympic and Paralympic athletes who signed the open letter sent to House Reps today against HR734 and in support of trans & intersex youth:
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#ActionAwards
Honorees
@alikrieger
&
@Ashlyn_Harris
inspire, including from the
@Allure_magazine
cover, by being proudly who they are:
"They refuse to have anybody tell them how they're going to live, who they are or what they can be." 🏳️🌈 ⚽️
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She made an incredible
@NWSL
#ChallengeCup
debut, and now
@UtahRoyalsFC
's
@tziarra
is joining us as an Athlete Ally Ambassador! Check out her powerful words on allyship, and join us in welcoming Tziarra!
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Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird become the first same-sex couple featured in
@espn
’s Body Issue. A fantastic moment for LGBTQ inclusion and visibility in sports.
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SO proud to call
@alikrieger
an Athlete Ally Ambassador, and of our work with Ali to make sports as inclusive as they should be for the LGBTQ community. Here she talks about her personal journey in the game, the growth of women's football, and more.
"I feel that I can dedicate everything I have to this sport, and to this team, and to this club." -Ali Krieger
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So excited to welcome Athlete Ally Ambassador
@alikrieger
and
@Ashlyn_Harris
to the neighborhood! 🌆🌈
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Our third & final honoree at this year’s
#ActionAwards
will be sports journalist
@JemeleHill
, who has boldly spoken out in the face of injustice and discrimination and refused to “stick to sports.” She inspires us all to use our voices to call for change.
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"Once we started speaking our truth, living our truth and being advocates for our community, that was a real turning point." - Athlete Ally
#ActionAwards
Honoree
@Ashlyn_Harris
w/ her wife, Athlete Ally Ambassador
@alikrieger
🏳️🌈❤️⚽️
Super proud of tonight’s
@SoccerCooligans
episode with
@alikrieger
and
@Ashlyn_Harris
of the
@uswnt
and
@ORLPride
. Would really love if you could check it out. Watch for free at 8pm at . Thank you, fam. 🙏🏽
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🇺🇸 A two-time world champion turns 35 today 🥇🥇
🎂 Happy birthday,
@Ashlyn_Harris
🥳
#HBD
|
@USWNT
|
#FIFAWWC
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LGBTQI+ athletes have been here all along, and the new
@LeagueOnPrime
series shines a light on their persistence, their athleticism, and their friendship.
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“It definitely was a moment of reckoning for me. This is a time to step forward and really push for acceptance and understanding. We had to create a safe place in our stadium for fans and supporters to feel that.”
-
@Ashlyn_Harris
reflecting on
#Pulse
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A powerful message of allyship from
@svenskfotboll
& U.C.
@sampdoria_en
athlete
@EkdalAlbin
: “It is mine, yours and everyone else’s task to make sure you don’t need to be brave to come out. It should be simple and fun to tell people that you’re in love."
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"Allowing transgender girls and women to share in the sport I love doesn’t pose a threat to anyone."
Thank you to Athlete Ally Ambassador and former
@USWNT
player
@LoriLindsey6
for using your voice to
#SupportTransAthletes
& oppose
#HB500
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Thinking of Ahmaud Arbery and his loved ones today. Today’s verdict is an important step forward for justice and may bring some peace, but can’t erase the immense grief of those who love and miss him.
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“We can’t talk about sports without also talking about homophobia, transphobia, racism and sexism. Thank you for standing with us. Together, I know we can conquer anything.”
“If you have a platform, stand for something.”
#ActionAwards
honorees
@alikrieger
&
@Ashlyn_Harris
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We love this photo of
@AbbyWambach
&
@Caitlyn_Jenner
! Read more from Caitlyn:
http://t.co/DtzpB1FwAJ
#espys
http://t.co/K8FAynh2Y1
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Trans athletes at all levels – including U Penn swimmer Lia Thomas – deserve equal access to and participation in the sport they love, without discrimination or abuse.
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BREAKING: Athlete Ally Campus Chapter leaders Aliya Schneck & Alana Bojar spearheaded a letter from 550 student athletes to the NCAA, calling for the institution to pull championships from states w/ anti-trans legislation.
#AthleteActivism
#LetKidsPlay
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Thinking of the countless times
@brittneygriner
has spoken out for LGBTQ+ equality. We all must speak out for her now and call for her to be safely released back home to her family.
.
@PhoenixMercury
star
@brittneygriner
stands up for LGBT equality in
#TX
with
@WinningTX
http://t.co/40hJEJVVmq
@WNBA
http://t.co/2dp5UyroP3
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We are deeply saddened by the introduction of a federal ban on trans athletes, which would force trans women & girls out of sport. We are tired of politicians using trans kids as pawns.
Stay tuned for how you can help stop HR 734.
Read our full statement:
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Heartbreaking. Our trans youth in Texas - and everywhere - deserve to be loved and cherished, and to play the sports that bring them joy. We will never stop fighting to
#LetKidsPlay
.
#TxLege
@brad_stuver
@ADunkin23
@AnneLiebs
Greg Abbott just signed a bill in Texas this evening that bans trans children and student-athletes from competing on sports teams that align with their authentic gender identity. Overruling medical experts and iconic women athletes like Megan Rapinoe and Billie Jean King.
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Athlete Ally is devastated that the IRL has banned trans women in international rugby, despite trans women being included at the highest level of sport for decades. Women rugby players at the highest level of sport welcome trans teammates with open arms.
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Happy
#NationalGirlsAndWomenInSportsDay
! A reminder that trans girls are girls, and that teams are at their best when LGBTQI+ athletes are safe, welcome and included in all areas of life, especially and including sports.
#NGWSD
🏳️⚧️🌈
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A must-read piece by
@britnidlc
on trans athletes in men's sports: “The success story is not [winning]. The success story is stepping into the pool, it’s stepping onto the field, and recognizing that you’re supposed to be there just like anybody else.”
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Including your pronouns when you introduce yourself, and respecting the pronouns others use are important parts of respecting the diversity of identities and expressions.
#PronounsDay
🗣️Happy
#PronounsDay
! Remember:
➡️ Singular "they" is grammatically correct.
➡️ Refusal to use someone's correct pronouns is refusing to respect their identity & experience. 👎
➡️ Cis people can help normalize pronoun use by offering their own without being asked!
❤️💛💛💚💙💜
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We love to see it! Congrats to Athlete Ally Ambassador
@cmoscato4
on making history as the first woman to coach Mexico's most successful women's soccer club,
@TigresFemenil
!
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Congratulations,
@IamTomBeattie
-- sending you love and support!
" I'm a brother, son, friend, former professional footballer, entrepreneur and annoyingly competitive lad. I'm a lot of things, and one of them is gay." 🏳️🌈⚽ ️
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.
@AbbyWambach
"I hope
@Caitlyn_Jenner
's story makes our country a better place to live."
#ESPYS
http://t.co/F4w3lyfhRH
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Transgender kids play sports for the same reason any other kid does -- for the love of the game, the joy it brings, and the ability to be a part of a team with their friends. Join us in fighting to
#LetKidsPlay
. 📹:
@creativesforga
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If, how and when you come out should be entirely up to you. And it's up to coaches, teammates and leadership to make sure their team and sport is a safe, welcoming and inclusive place for athletes who do come out. Happy
#NationalComingOutDay
🌈💜💙
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Sending so much love to
@WashSpirit
& Japan national team's
@yoko10_official
, who just became one of Japan's most high-profile out transgender athletes: “Japan may be a small country, but if all of us speak up together then we can help raise awareness.” 🏳️⚧️
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“During a time when hate crimes & discriminatory legislation against the LGBTQI+ community & particularly against Black trans women is at an all-time high, to have a pro athlete like
@Imdorsey96
use her platform to champion equality is lifesaving," says
@alikrieger
#ActionAwards
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We just launched our Athlete Ally merch shop, featuring a special
@playingforpride
tee designed by
@megreyes_
! Show your
#Pride
and support inclusion in sport!
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Congrats to Athlete Ally Ambassador &
@dallasmavs
'
@ReggieBullock35
on being named the 2022
@kaj33
#SocialJusticeChampion
for his work to champion LGBTQI+ equality! Reggie has consistently been a powerful voice in support of trans youth.
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We're proud partners of the
@womensmarch
and look forward to mobilizing athletes to speak out and support equality!
#EqualityIsATeamSport
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Our third and final
#ActionAwards
honorees are the incredible
@alikrieger
and
@Ashlyn_Harris
, calling on all of us to use our platforms to speak out on what matters to us.
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Trans youth, you are loved and cherished. We will never stop fighting for your right to be fully who you are, in all areas of life.
Please RT/share your own message of support. Let's make our messages of love louder than their messages of hate.
#ProtectTransKids
🏳️⚧️💜
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"We can’t be making these laws where trans youth can’t be a part of things. I’m disappointed in the state we live in, Florida, for continuing to come up with these laws to just separate this community." -
@Ashlyn_Harris
#LetKidsPlay
@equalityfl
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Thank you to
@JenShahade
and
@cmclymer
for allowing us to amplify these powerful words. For chess players and fans worldwide, World Chess' new policy is heartbreaking, discriminatory and does absolutely nothing to ensure equality and inclusion.
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No, you're harming children who just want to play sports with their friends. If you really care about women's sports, why not promote equal pay and an end to sexual abuse in sports instead of attacking transgender kids?
#LetKidsPlay
In South Dakota, we're celebrating
#InternationalWomensDay
by defending women's sports! I'm excited to sign this bill very soon.
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There is no health without mental health. Athletes choosing to focus on their mental health demonstrate their commitment to holistic self-care, which is the best any athlete can model for their teammates and fans.
Simone Biles continues to be a hero and role model. 🏅
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“We are absolutely concerned there aren’t more voices of support for Lia,” Athlete Ally's Hoffman told
@thedailybeast
's
@lifeafterdawn
. “She is a talented, hardworking athlete who met all the policy requirements & is now targeted by violent rhetoric."
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Forcing trans athletes into an "open category" promotes further othering and alienation of athletes who already face tremendous stigma and abuse. This does nothing to protect women athletes from what we know to be actual threats: sexual harassment and abuse, pay inequity, etc.
Swimming will set up an “open category” that will include transgender competitors, the president of the governing body of the sport says.
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"It's important for me to always fight for equality." We're incredibly honored to announce
@LPGA
golfer
@melreidgolf
as an Athlete Ally Pro Ambassador, and share her brave, inspiring coming out story.
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"We are finding ourselves divided over a question that should have a simple answer: Should the transgender community be included and treated equally in all areas of life, including sports? Yes." - Olympian
@erica_sully
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9 professional soccer players stand up for
#LGBT
rights, join
@AthleteAlly
in advance of the
#WWC2015
.
http://t.co/yIXzqBFJrX
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Happy birthday to Athlete Ally Ambassador
@S10Bird
! 🎂🌈🏀
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.
@KatieSowers
, you've shown
#LGBTQ
athletes, coaches and fans what’s possible for us in sport, and you've also shown the sport world as a whole that LGBTQ people are a valuable part of this community. Thank you for inspiring us. 🏳️🌈🏈
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