As the memory of the Soichi Winter Olympics (and its accompanying LGBT rights protests) gets ever dimmer, it’s worth remembering that that was not the first time the Olympics have been used to draw attention to Russia’s seemingly entrenched homophobia. … Continue reading →
From the moment she entered professional tennis Billie Jean King started to build a reputation as an equal rights advocate. She was a key instigator of the first women’s tennis tournament; organised in response to the huge difference between men … Continue reading →
Was it a sports movie? A lesbian movie? Or soft porn for straight men? The critics (gay and straight) were divided in their response to this movie about the on and off-field relationship between two female athletes. On the one … Continue reading →
2012 is the year of the London Olympics. It’s also the 30th anniversary of the world’s first ‘Gay Olympic Games’ being struck down. In 1982 the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) sought an injunction against the United States Gay Olympic … Continue reading →