“Come as you are, play as you are.” Who wouldn’t love to hear or see that motto when entering a team sport? Ideally, queer folk want to come into a space that creates a culture where there is inclusion and acceptance for one’s identity. The Lexington Black Widows, a rugby team within the Ohio Rugby …
I’ve always found something beautiful in watching climbers scale massive rocks; the way their powdered fingertips would grip onto tiny ledges of earth. The way they gracefully scale a massive surface. Imagining their fingertips pressing into the rock, making a small impression of their fingers, a little memory that they made their mark there on their …
In a blur of rainbow colors, thunderous noise, and a lot of shouting – there’s extreme significance in the sport that is known around the world as roller derby. It’s a room full of people who are 100% unapologetically themselves in every aspect of the way. It’s blood, sweat, mascara, and tears as they’re knocking …
Vette City Roller Derby integrates gender identity inclusion as top priority Read More »
Registration is now open for the third annual Pride Run Lexington! The race takes place on October 8, 2022 along the scenic trails of Coldstream Park. Participants are encouraged to run, walk, skip, or stroll across the chip timed finish line. The race features three gender categories including Male, Female, and Non-Binary. There are also 13 …
submitted by Sammy Taborspecial to Queer Kentucky You probably didn’t know the National Gay Basketball Association even existed. Well… it does. We’re here, we’re queer, and we run like deer! Founded in 2003, the NGBA has grown to over one thousand members and upwards of one hundred teams. It’s mission is to provide the LGBTQ …
By Maekin McClark Historically the topic of trans youth playing sports is something that I have been acutely interested in. Presently I can’t bring myself to read the current events. I just don’t have the spoons to deal with the facts. Each piece of legislation causes me to relive the trauma of being a queer …
