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|  | Toronto baseball player claims anti-LGBTQIA+ post wasn't hateful 2023-06-09 - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass said on June 8 he doesn't believe an anti-LGBTQIA+ social-media post he shared last month was hateful, ESPN reported. "I do not [believe it was hateful]," Bass said. "That's why ...
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|  | Chicago Red Stars holding Pride Night on June 10 2023-06-07 - The Chicago Red Stars will celebrate Pride Nighton Saturday, June 10, when the team will take on the North Carolina Courage at 7 p.m. at SeatGeek Stadium. The first 1,000 fans will receive a Chicago Red ...
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|  | Human-rights groups criticize PGA/LIV merger 2023-06-07 - On June 6, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sat with Yasir Al-Rumayyan—the governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is financing LIV Golf—on CNBC to announce that their golf circuits would unite to form ...
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|  | Chicago Fire FC VP Evan Whitfield talks Pride Night, out athletes and the Olympics 2023-06-06 - Chicago Fire FC has marked Pride Month in at least a couple significant ways. The MLS team recently announced the launch of the Play Proud League as a new addition to the Chicago Fire Rec Soccer ...
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|  | Cubs' Pride Night on June 13 2023-06-06 - The Chicago Cubs will celebrate Pride Night on Tuesday, June 13. According to a release, there will be "a party at the ballpark, special entertainment, festive fan activities and other Pride recognitions." There will also be ...
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|  | Chicago Red Stars defeat Angel City 2-1 2023-06-06 - On June 5, the Chicago Red Stars edged Angel City 2-1 in Los Angeles behind two goals from Ava Cook. Cook's two goals earned the second-year forward the first brace of her young career. She joins ...
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|  | Alabama bans trans women, girls from sports at public colleges 2023-06-01 - Alabama has prohibited transgender women and girls from female sports teams in public colleges and universities, The Advocate reported. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 261 into law on May 30. The state has had ...
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|  | Chicago Red Stars fall to Racing Louisville FC 2023-06-01 - On May 31, the Chicago Red Stars lost to Racing Louisville FC 2-0 in the team's second UKG Challenge Cup match of the season. The team is now 0-2-0 in Challenge Cup play with four games remaining in the group stage ...
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|  | Chicago Fire FC launches Play Proud League; Fire's Pride Night on June 10 2023-05-27 - Chicago Fire FC announced the launch of the Play Proud League as a new addition to the Chicago Fire Rec Soccer (CFRS) programming. The league is being launched in conjunction with Common Goal's Play Proud initiative, ...
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|  | British Cycling to ban trans competitors from female category 2023-05-26 - After a nine-month investigation and review, British Cycling will ban transgender women from the female category in a change that will be implemented by the end of the year, the BBC reported. Under a new policy ...
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|  | Dodgers re-invite LGBTQ+ group 2023-05-23 - The Los Angeles Dodgers apologized to the L.A. order of the LGBTQ+ drag group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence about a week after announcing the group was uninvited to the team's annual Pride Night on June 16and ...
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|  | Chicago Sky beat Griner-led Mercury 2023-05-23 - On May 21, the visiting Chicago Sky (2-0) defeated the Brittney Griner-led Phoenix Mercury (0-2) 75-69 in WNBA action. The Sky employed a balanced attack to win, with Kahleah Copper scoring 15 points while Dana Evans ...
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|  | Red Stars lose; Fire FC ties; Chicago Nations Cup match on July 26 2023-05-22 - On May 21, the visiting Chicago Red Stars fell 4-0 to Portland Thorns FC. The match was seemingly over at halftime, when the Thorns led 3-0. Chicago heads back home to face off against the Orlando ...
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|  | Dodgers rescind Pride Night invitation to legendary drag group 2023-05-18 - On May 17 (the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia), the Los Angeles Dodgers rescinded their Pride Night invitation toThe Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence—a famous LGBTQ+ group that ...
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|  | NCLR, GLAD, Trevor Project, coalition of groups support Biden administration's proposed Title IX Athletics Rule 2023-05-17 --From a press release - WASHINGTON, DC — The National Center for Lesbian Rights, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and The Trevor Project — along with the National Education Association and more than a dozen other organizations — have submitted ...
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