LGBTQ+ in Sports

[NearPup 3,480]

7 hours ago, NaBUru38 said:

According to Your Scrumhalf Connection, 40% of players at 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup were openly queer.

 

https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2025/09/02/try-for-love-the-beautifully-queer-heart-of-the-2025-rugby-world-cup/

I mean, it's rugby. Hard to imagine a gayer sport (meant as a compliment xD )

[konig 1,553]

This make me remember when i said "good job of our lesbians" when our female rugby seven team won and some user start to attack me......it was just a descriptive commentary 

Edited November 8 by konig

[NearPup 3,480]

On 11/7/2025 at 6:29 PM, konig said:

This make me remember when i said "good job of our lesbians" when our female rugby seven team won and some user start to attack me......it was just a descriptive commentary 

Ya, that's also the kind of thing gay people say (I should know :P )

 

The most enby (but still kinda gay somehow) person I know was a fairly high level rugby player and they've commented on how queer friendly the sport is (at least in the United States)

Edited November 10 by NearPup

[Grassmarket 4,026]

Looks like the IOC is finally about to the right thing in protecting Womens' Sports.

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-15276409/Olympics-set-ban-transgender-athletes-Imane-Khelif-DSD.html

[Orangehair43 285]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

Looks like the IOC is finally about to the right thing in protecting Womens' Sports.

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-15276409/Olympics-set-ban-transgender-athletes-Imane-Khelif-DSD.html

Lots of LA based liberal people on social media think there is a chance of major backlash in LA from liberal activists there that might affect 2028. Particualy if LA gets a mayor next year like what New York has just got. 

Edited November 10 by Orangehair43

[heywoodu 15,997]

14 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

Lots of LA based liberal people on social media think there is a chance of major backlash in LA from liberal activists there that might affect 2028. Particualy if LA gets a mayor next year like what New York has just got. 

Were you the one who thinks every Olympics will be cancelled all the time, or am I confused with someone else?  

[intoronto 6,387]

15 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

Lots of LA based liberal people on social media think there is a chance of major backlash in LA from liberal activists there that might affect 2028. Particualy if LA gets a mayor next year like what New York has just got. 

I heard the mayor is on the phone right now trying to get it cancelled.

[ChandlerMne 1,202]

I was afraid a bit but IOC and Kristy Coventry made only possible decision.

Women must be protected by all means. 

[Orangehair43 285]

The England and Wales Cricket board is facing legal action over its ban. With the way the media writing about it they seem to think they might lose on at least some points. 

 

Many domestic British bans have only been covering transgender people and not DSD athletes. 
 

Wonder if once they 100% sure that they won’t be any CAS/Swiss upper tribunal/other legal battles might try retroactive measures? Or a stricter doping ban. Both would be harder to get past CAS (We all know how lenient CAS can sometimes be on doping at times)  

Edited November 11 by Orangehair43

[Grassmarket 4,026]

14 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

The England and Wales Cricket board is facing legal action over its ban. With the way the media writing about it they seem to think they might lose on at least some points. 

 

Many domestic British bans have only been covering transgender people and not DSD athletes. 
 

Wonder if once they 100% sure that they won’t be any CAS/Swiss upper tribunal/other legal battles might try retroactive measures? Or a stricter doping ban. Both would be harder to get past CAS (We all know how lenient CAS can sometimes be on doping at times)  

And this is why the IOC ban is so important. Without it, the well-financed TG lobby will simply launch global lawfare and destroy governing bodies one by one.