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|  | Brittney Griner strikes deal with ESPN, Disney
2023-12-07
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner will partner exclusively with ESPN and Disney Entertainment Television to share her story through various projects on their platforms, according to a press release. A documentary ...
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| | Chicago author's new guide leads lesbian fiction authors toward inspiration and publication
2023-12-07
From a press release: Award-winning and bestselling lesbian fiction author Elizabeth Andre—the pen name for a Chicago-based interracial lesbian couple—has published her latest book, titled Self-Publishing Lesbian Fiction, Write Your ...
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| | Chicago Red Stars re-sign defender Taylor Malham
2023-12-05
--From a press release - CHICAGO (Dec. 5, 2023) — The Chicago Red Stars re-signed defender Taylor Malham, whose contract was set to expire at the end of 2023. Malham stays signed with the team through 2024, with a club option ...
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| | May December film blossoms on Netflix
2023-12-01
The Netflix feature film May December, directed by Todd Haynes, takes the craft of character study to a whole new level. The plot is inspired by the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau, an elementary school ...
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| | WORLD Queer teen dies, trans activist honored, HIV drugs, mpox, British lesbian
2023-12-01
In India, queer makeup artist Pranshu reportedly died by suicide—at age 16—after being subjected to relentless attacks online, PinkNews noted. On social media, LGBTQIA+-rights advocacy collective Yes, We Exist claimed ...
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| | Martina Navratilova continues anti-trans comments
2023-11-30
Lesbian tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been in the news lately for anti-trans comments, although she has been making them for quite some time. She recently sparked controversy with her remarks on a tribute by UK ...
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| | BOOKS Lucas Hilderbrand reflects on gay history in 'The Bars Are Ours'
2023-11-29
In The Bars Are Ours (via Duke University Press), Lucas Hilderbrand, a professor of film and media studies at the University of California-Irvine, takes readers on a historical journey of gay bars, showing how the venues ...
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| | Trans women banned from playing cricket
2023-11-24
Transgender women have been barred from playing in international women's matches under a new policy from the International Cricket Council (ICC), the BBC reported. Any player who has gone through male puberty will not be eligible ...
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| | Chicago Red Stars provide 2023 roster update
2023-11-20
--From a press release - CHICAGO (November 20, 2023) — In accordance with the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) end-of-season process, the Chicago Red Stars announce the following roster updates. The club exercised the option ...
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| | Photographer Irene Young launches book with stellar concerts
2023-11-20
"Something About the Women" was appropriately the closing song for two sold-out, stellar concerts at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage November 19, in celebration of the new book of the same name by Irene Young, the legendary ...
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| | Out sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson receives multiple honors
2023-11-17
Over the past few weeks, LGBTQ+ sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has received several honors. The city of Dallas honored LGBTQ+ sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson—twice, according to LGBTQ Nation. Her former high school named the track where she ran ...
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| | WORLD Latvia, nonbinary magistrate, Gay Games end, Israel soldiers
2023-11-17
Latvia's parliament voted to allow same-sex couples to establish civil unions, Reuters reported. Said couples now have legal recognition—but fewer rights than married couples. The new legislation, slated to take effect in the middle of next ...
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| | Karen Leetzow named Chicago Red Stars president
2023-11-15
--From a press release - CHICAGO (Nov. 15, 2023) — The Chicago Red Stars have appointed sports executive and attorney Karen Leetzow as the club's new president. Leetzow joins the Red Stars after serving as the chief legal officer of the ...
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| | Eye-opening LGBTQ+ women's survey shatters myths and spotlights challenges
2023-11-15
The realities, ambitions and hardships of queer women aren't often given deep analysis by researchers. Mainstream socio-political conversations, research data and legislative choices frequently center individuals whose lives are marked ...
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| | Megan Rapinoe ends career with injury
2023-11-12
Soccer icon Megan Rapinoe ended her legendary career on Nov. 11, as an injury caused her to leave her team's championship loss in the NWSL championship, ESPN reported. Rapinoe's team, the OL Reign, fell to NJ/NY ...
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