Trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard fails to lift at Arafura Games
She has returned to international competition.
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Tom Daley says he will fight for gay rights in Russia when he travels there next month
The diver is calling for homosexuality to be legalised around the world.
‘I was afraid to be queer in my twenties’: Courtney Act
“I was in the [Big Brother] bathroom one night getting into drag, with my face and padding on, and I had these straight guys listening and asking me questions, eager to understand and learn. It was a real insight”
Dustin Lance Black accused of shoplifting at a Gold Coast supermarket
“Thanks for the warm welcome to Australia, Woolworths”
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard injured at Commonwealth Games
Earlier this year the head of the Australian Weightlifting Federation called for her to be banned from the women’s division.
Many Commonwealth Games athletes are closeted: Matthew Mitcham
Most of the countries competing criminalise homosexuality.
Australia’s first ever Pride House will open for the Commonwealth Games
Modelled after a traditional Olympic hospitality house, the Pride House is a space welcoming LGBTI athletes, fans, and their friends.
Trans weightlifter cleared to compete in Commonwealth Games
Officials have thrown out calls to have her banned.
Weightlifting boss tries to block trans athlete from competing in Commonwealth Games
Laurel Hubbard is set to make history in the Commonwealth Games.
Courtney Act to headline pride event at Commonwealth Games
The games will also feature a special pride venue for the LGBTI community.