Thank you to Athlete Ally Ambassador for speaking out for trans athletes in MO: “I can’t stay quiet as transgender youth in my home state are targeted simply because they love sports as much as I do.”
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Athlete Ally works to dismantle the systems of oppression in sport that isolate, exclude and endanger LGBTQI+ people.
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Wow, what a moment! shares a kiss with his boyfriend at #Olympics2018. This visibility matters. This moment of affection gives hope and inspiration to LGBTQ people everywhere.
Sending love to our Ambassador and fiance . “For so long, we felt this burden because we couldn’t tell people. Now that it’s out there, we can be the best versions of ourselves for our teammates, our families and each other."
Yesterday, Olympian swam against Lia Thomas at the NCAA Championships. Today in , she writes: "Women's sports are stronger when all women—including trans women—are protected from discrimination & free to be their true selves."
"To Rapinoe, the benefits of allowing trans kids to play outweigh any supposed costs: 'We’re putting this all through the lens of competition and winning. But we’re talking about people’s lives. That’s where we have to start."
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TIME’s new cover: Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) won’t go quietly ti.me/3pJ0yjN
We're thrilled to announce our final #ActionAwards 2019 honorees: & players & champs and ! They've shown the world what it means to be athletes with purpose. Join us as we honor them on November 12.
Member of #TeamLGBTQ & silver medalist Lauren Scruggs has officially made history in #Paris2024, becoming the first Black, out lesbian to win an individual fencing medal. Scruggs said it best: when we see ourselves reflected in sport, the sporting world changes for the better.
We're proud to be honoring and at our #ActionAwards, and here's part of the reason why: "We want to create change and you never [do] by staying in your lane. So constantly we're trying to break barriers and doors and be heard."
"I'm a gay, female athlete, I can't ever be just one thing."
Tune in today for the premiere of Seeing America, a new HBO special featuring Athlete Ally Ambassador @mPinoe in conversation with thought leaders including !
Navratilova’s recent comments are transphobic, based on a false data, and perpetuate dangerous myths that lead to the ongoing targeting of trans people. She has been removed from our Advisory Board and as an Athlete Ally Ambassador, effective immediately.
Love seeing so many Athlete Ally Ambassadors, Honorees and friends in this list, including , @mPinoe, , , , , & more! 
"You are like a beacon of light for all young queer LGBTQ women and men who just need someone to look up to.”
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#LoveisLove is Athlete Ally Ambassador and her fellow #ActionAwards Honoree (and now wife) 
FINA’s new eligibility criteria for transgender athletes and athletes with intersex variations is discriminatory, harmful, unscientific and not in line with the 2021 IOC principles. If we truly want to protect women’s sports, we must include all women.
The , including several of our Athlete Ally Ambassadors and Playing for Pride supporters, is demanding that US Soccer end a policy that penalizes players for taking a stand against racial injustice: “We are committed to rising up.”
Our hearts are filled with joy today as Collin Martin publicly comes out as a gay man. Collin’s announcement makes him the only active male athlete in the 5 pro leagues in the US to be out as gay. Your courage is inspirational, Collin.
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Tonight my team, @MNUFC , is having their Pride night. It's an important night for me — I'll be announcing that I am an openly gay player in Major League Soccer. #soccerforall
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Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris welcomed their new daughter, Sloane Phillips 
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"You can decide if you are going to let someone’s decision define you, or if you are going to take control of your life." - Athlete Ally Ambassador and player on overcoming challenges and never losing sight of her dreams. ow.ly/XWRX50v3puq
Thank you .
Thank you Black athlete activists.
Thank you Black organizers and leaders.
Thank you Black voters.
"I feel a responsibility to use my voice to speak out against discrimination and encourage everyone in the sporting community to be themselves, regardless of who they love.” Join us in welcoming 's to the #AthleteAlly Pro Ambassador family! #NoFinishLine
Visibility matters. Thank you #Olympian, @OLReign player & Athlete Ally Ambassador for encouraging trans youth athletes to follow their dreams, and calling on cis allies to build inclusive spaces. #TransAwarenessWeek 
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So proud to be an @AthleteAlly Ambassador!
"No one ever created change by staying in their lane. So, let's disrupt, let's conquer, let's continue to fight. Let's make a difference, because we deserve that."
- Honoree with fellow honoree at the Athlete Ally #ActionAwards
"It’s a championship for Black girls and women across this country [...] We see you. We hear you. We acknowledge you and your life matters." - 's on her team's championship victory
