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Amazin LêThi- #AsianPacificIslanderHeritageMonth — Compete Magazine

Amazin LêThị has built her career as an activist and advocate for the Asian LGBTQ+ athletic community. As a former bodybuilder and current competitive shooter, LêThị competed in bodybuilding as a young woman when society was much less friendly to female competitors. Seeing success in the sport, she has continued to build upon that platform to continue challenging society's notions of Asian LGBTQ+ people and continuing to push for equal representation, education and awareness of the issues today.

Amazin LêThi- #AsianPacificIslanderHeritageMonth — Compete Magazine By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Amazin LêThi is an activist and advocate for LGBTQ+ people in Asia, US, Australia and Pacific Islands. Her impressive resume includes playing the violin, competing in Natural Bodybuilding, working in the Entertainment industry, several organizational a...

It's good to see some progress happening out of the 2022 World Cup. These three women will be refereeing matches during the Men's World Cup!

FIFA has appointed three women referees for the 2022 Men's World Cup:

Yoshimi Yamash*ta 🇯🇵
Stephanie Frappart 🇫🇷
Salima Mukansanga 🇷🇼

Love the support Norwich City FC!

Showing our support for Jake Daniels 🏳️‍🌈

A lot has been happening the last few days in regard to Brittney Griner still being detained in Russia. It's time for the government to take action to secure her safe release and members of the Women's National Basketball Players Association is asking for your help to put the pressure on!

90 DAYS. It’s time to BRING BRITTNEY HOME! We encourage you to write your Representatives, sign the change.org petition (link below), post on social media, and use every opportunity to bring attention to BG’s case.


https://www.change.org/p/secure-brittney-griner-s-swift-and-safe-return-to-the-u-s

Taking Action on LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Sports #IDAHOBIT — Compete Magazine

Happy everybody! Remember today is an important day not just to recognize that LGBTQ+ discrimination exist, but to take action against it. Even with the positive news of professional athletes coming out, LGBTQ+ discrimination is still a big problem in sports. It's up to all of us to fight it!

https://competenetwork.com/taking-action-on-homophobia-in-sports-idahobit/

Taking Action on LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Sports #IDAHOBIT — Compete Magazine The issue in regard to the inclusivity and acceptance of gay and lesbian athletes in sports has been heating up lately as we are seeing more athletes in individual sports taking the steps to come out and compete as openly gay. Major professional sports teams in the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA and MLS have be...

Join us for the 2022 Compete Sports Diversity Summer Membership Conference in Richmond, VA during Pride Month. June 16-18.

Meet other sports leaders and help us further sport diversity!

Register here: evencreate.com/e/competerichmond

Dutee Chand- #AsianPacificIslanderHeritageMonth — Compete Magazine

Dutee Chand is India's most prominent LGBTQI athlete and one of the fastest women in the country. While she has been honored for her athletic accomplishments throughout Asia, she has also become a strong advocate for LGBTQI athletes that has helped challenge the traditionally conservative country in its advancement of LGBTQI rights.

https://competenetwork.com/dutee-chand-asianheritagemonth/

Dutee Chand- #AsianPacificIslanderHeritageMonth — Compete Magazine By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Dutee Chand (B. 02/03.1996) is a professional sprinter from Odisha, India. Born to Chakradhar Chand and Arkuhi Chand, Dutee Chand’s family lived below the poverty line in her village when she was growing up. Chand has always found inspiration from her...

Wow! Congratulations Jake Daniels for being the UK's first professional footballer to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu!

A message from Jake Daniels.

www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/16/a-message-from-jake-daniels/

A Sport Psychologist's Guide to Mindfulness — Compete Magazine

With all the stress and craziness in the world, sometimes you need a reminder to disconnect and re energize, and that it's okay to take a step back and do just that. Our managing editor, Dirk Smith, teamed up with his colleague to bring you this guide on using mindfulness techniques to disconnect and recenter yourself.

https://competenetwork.com/a-sport-psychologists-guide-to-mindfulness/

A Sport Psychologist's Guide to Mindfulness — Compete Magazine By Bryson Kelpe (He/Him) & David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Mindfulness is about attention and awareness, which are important in high performance situations and in maintaining good mental health. Mindfulness is often a topic of conversation and even the theme of many apps. ‘As long as y...

Quite insightful stories from two rugby players from Pride In Touch rugby.

🏉 Ahead of Saturday’s West London Queer Project taster session, we asked Nick and Tom from Pride In Touch about and growing up gay when you’re sporty… 🌈
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🗣 Tom: “Looking back now, I realise I had this internal struggle going on about not feeling settled in a team environment… eventually, I dropped out of team sport completely. There must have been something at play there about not being my authentic self”
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🗣 Nick: “I identified very strongly to , and the story of Jamie and Ste... I did a lot of acting at school and although it took me a while to come out, by the time I did at the age of 19, I was relatively happy”
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👀 You can read more from the guys in the article on our website 👉 https://sportsmedialgbt.com/touch-rugby-is-so-lgbtq-inclusive-we-wanted-to-give-back-nick-heath-and-tom-hall-on-pride-in-touch - and if you’re in or near on Saturday morning, the session they’re delivering with In 2 Touch Rugby starts 10am at King's House School Sports Ground and it’s designed to be fully inclusive, all ages, all abilities + 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ and allies. Sign up via WLQP registration 👉 https://www.westlondonqueerproject.com/event-details/touch-rugby-taster
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Tadd Fujikawa- #AsianPacificIslanderHeritageMonth — Compete Magazine

Tadd Fujikawa is an openly gay professional golf player who became the youngest player in history to qualify for a PGA TOUR tournament. He has since used his platform in golf to build awareness and representation for LGBTQ+ athletes in golf and across sports.

https://competenetwork.com/tadd-fujikawa-asianheritagemonth/

Tadd Fujikawa- #AsianPacificIslanderHeritageMonth — Compete Magazine By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) (B 01/08/1991) Tadd Fujikawa is a professional golfer and the first openly gay athlete to compete on the PGA Tour. He was born three months prematurely in Honolulu, Hawaii where he was given a 50/50 chance of survival. While his parents initially worrie...

Nice to meet you IGLFA - International Gay and Lesbian Football Association board of directors!

Meet your Board of Directors.

The board of directors will work towards Equality through Football, The Directors are from different countries around the world.

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We at Compete Sports Diversity want to wish all our moms a Happy Mother's Day! We couldn't do all of our sports without you! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎 www.competenetwork.com

Athlete Ally coming in with the facts and the pep talk! Louder for those in the back! 📣🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚧

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Jaiyah Saelua is a soccer player from American Samoa who identifies as Fa'afafine and is the first transgender/non-binary athlete to play in a FIFA World Cup qualifying event.

https://competenetwork.com/jaiyah-saelua-asianheritagemonth/

Compete Magazine — Compete. Sports. Diversity. Compete Magazine is dedicated to increasing the awareness and improving the position of the LGBT sportsmen and sportswomen worldwide.

Happy Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! API Heritage Month celebrates and honors the history, culture, influence and heritage of Asian and Pacific Islander people in western cultures.

Throughout May, we are going to recognize several LGBTQ+ athletes of Asian and Pacific Island descent who are making a difference in sports through visibility, representation and advocacy.

Molly Tommy is Creating a Unique Space For You — Compete Magazine

Are you on MollyTommy yet?! A growing and "totally unique social media platform for the LGBTQ+ community, allies, and supportive businesses." We caught up with Molly Tommy co founders, Steve Kaudy and Brandon Kaudy to learn more!

https://competenetwork.com/molly-tommy-is-creating-a-unique-spacefor-you/

Molly Tommy is Creating a Unique Space For You — Compete Magazine By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Molly Tommy is a “totally unique social media platform for the LGBTQ+ community, allies, and supportive businesses. The Molly Tommy platform gives the LGBTQ+ community the opportunity to unite with a sense of purpose and use their voices to engage and...

Inner West Roller Derby League coming in with an important message! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🛼

As a club with a long history of welcoming trans athletes, the Inner West Roller Derby community has responded to the recent controversy regarding trans athletes in womens’ sport.

Inner West Roller Derby President Rainbow Smash said today,
“Roller Derby has led the way with a longstanding inclusion of gender diversity. Roller derby also leads the way in standing up for and along side our gender diverse and trans players.”
“We are distressed to hear the assertion that trans athletes are a threat to women and girls. Trans athletes are our teammates. We train with them, we play with them, we welcome them”.
“What is a threat to women and girls is the policing of gender by people determined to drive a wedge between diverse and supportive communities of players.”

Australian roller derby clubs abide by the Sport Australia policy that:
- All Australians should have the opportunity to be involved in sport and physical activity, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ability, cultural background or ethnicity.

Australian Roller Derby has been guided by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (the international peak body) position that
- An individual who identifies as a trans woman, intersex woman, and/or gender expansive may skate with a WFTDA charter team if women’s flat track roller derby is the version and composition of roller derby with which they most closely identify.

“This irresponsible campaign of fear is putting people we love at risk. Sport is a wonderful aid to wellbeing for marginalised and vulnerable people. We will not let them take it away”.

“Women athletes differ in age, size, health status, strength and skill. Gender expansive inclusion recognises that the diversity of athletes comes in many forms and adds to the richness of our game.”

YOU lift us up, Pride Cheerleading Association - PCA!!

Compete Celebrates Lesbian Visibility Week — Compete Magazine

Happy ! We are recognizing some of the top LGBTQ+ women in sports who are building visibility and making a strong impact on the LGBTQ+ community. Phoenix Mercury OL Reign Team USA Brittney Griner Megan Rapinoe Ireen Wüst

https://competenetwork.com/compete-celebrates-lesbian-visibility-week/

Compete Celebrates Lesbian Visibility Week — Compete Magazine By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Lesbian Visibility Week is an annual celebration and elevation of LGBTQ+ women to build awareness, education, and visibility of accomplishments, identities, and topics of LGBT+ women. For Lesbian Visibility Week 2022, we would like to recognize several ...