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The first Olympic Games in which an athlete now known to be LGBT+ competed was the 1900 Summer Olympics, also the first LGBT+ Olympic medalist and first contemporaneously out Olympian. [b] LGBT+ Olympians have contested events across over 60 sports, as well as several artistic events. The majority of LGBT+ Olympians are female.
Δ Was known to be widely out prior to their most recent Summer Olympic competition; contemporaneously out while competing † Came out after competing Tables are default sorted by first Games appearance chronologically, then current surname or common nickname alphabetically, then first name alphabetically.
As of 2018, there were estimated to be between 4.2 and 5 million LGBTQ people living in Thailand. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Thailand has long had a reputation of tolerance when it comes to LGBTQ people. However, the Bangkok Post noted in 2013 that "while Thailand is viewed as a tourist haven for same-sex couples, the reality for locals is that the law, and ...
Trans activist Blossom Brown speaks in front of counter protesters while attending a rally in support of the Netflix transgender employee walkout "Stand Up in Solidarity" to protest the streaming ...
Khelif and Lin have competed for years in women’s events, including at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and there is no indication that they identify as transgender or intersex, the latter referring ...
TOKYO — International Olympic Committee officials admitted here at a roundtable with reporters that the guidelines governing the participation of transgender women in Olympic sports are outdated.
The BBC noted that as a trans male athlete, their presence "created less of a stir" than trans female athletes. [67] Lauren Rowles Δ Great Britain: Rowing: 2016, 2020, 2024: Widely out prior to the 2020 Games, at which point she was in a relationship with wheelchair basketball player Judith Hamer. [39] [68] [69] Josie Aslakson Δ United States
Canadian Women and Sport, a group advocating for the advancement of women and girls in sport, does not believe the inclusion of transgender women and girls threatens the advancement of women in sport. [105] Public opinion polling indicates most Canadians believe it is unfair for transgender women to compete in women's sports. [106]