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Ugly words from the past are surfacing everywhere this week.

Determined to cancel transgender athletes, Republicans in Florida pushed forward new restrictions on school sports.

Wearing a blue swim cap, Lia Thomas dived into the pool for the final home competition of her collegiate career, and nothing could slow down this University of Pennsylvania swimmer.  

NEW YORK (AP) -- Brittney Griner had a busy WNBA offseason. She played in China, vacationed in Miami and watched from courtside while favorite player LeBron James beat her hometown Houston Rockets.

Despite a record number of LGBT athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, it is the broadcasting network's choice of whether to specifically talk about these athletes being a member of the LGBT community. 

As attacks continue against transgender athletes, Broward County schools have taken a stance: let them play.

A week after announcing her run for California’s next governor, Caitlyn Jenner said that transgender girls shouldn’t be allowed to compete in girls’ sports.

Canadian Olympic pole vaulter Shawn Barber took to Facebook on Monday to come out as "gay and proud!"

(WM) Longtime Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman has been suspended indefinitely after using an anti-gay slur live on air Aug. 19.

(SS) Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial ban on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports on Tuesday, putting his signature on a contentious issue that has riled his conservative base.

Public restrooms and restrooms accessible to the public — like those in a Starbucks or McDonald’s — are not the same.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made no effort to hide his anti-LGBT views when he signed a proclamation declaring a ciswoman the “rightful winner” after she lost to a trans swimmer in a championship event.

Officials from the New York Police Department are currently investigating the death of Michael Wright, a former player for the New York Knicks, saying he was possibly was killed by someone he met on the gay dating app Grindr, the New York Daily News reports.

(WM) The Fed Cup is changing its name to honor tennis great Billie Jean King, the woman whose lifelong battle for equality and social justice laid the foundation for generations that followed.

(WM) The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold some federal funding from Connecticut school districts if they follow a state policy that allows transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports.

Stefanie Dolson, a basketball player, has become the first LGBT United States athlete to win a gold medal during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

(SS) The Florida House voted Wednesday to block transgender children from playing on sports teams that align with their gender.

He may not have come out during his time in the professional realm, but now he wants to tell the world.

Instead of facing ten years in prison, Marshall University running back Steward Butler may only get up to two years following his recent alleged attack on a gay couple.

This week read about Jahmal Howlett-Mundle coming out as bisexual, President Joe Biden appointing a lesbian rabbi to lead the Religious Freedom Commission, and Jamie Lee Curtis talking about her transgender child.

This week read about Australian football player John Cavella coming out as gay, and Scottish attorneys dropping an anti-LGBT case.

This week read about Trey McBride talking about being raised by lesbian moms, Uber blocking transgender drivers, and an actress "vaguely clarifying" her sexuality.

This week read about Courtney Stodden being inspired by two celebrities to come out, a trans teen talking about her dreams of playing girls' sports, and Kellogg's releasing rainbow Pride cereal.

This week read about Robyn Lambird winning a medal at the Paralympics, Yungblud coming out as pansexual, and an Olympic rower coming out after winning a silver medal.

Read about Devin Ibañez coming out as gay, Kurtis Gabriel showing off his Pride skates, and Twitter users blasting Elon Musk over a comment he made about gender pronouns.

This week read about supermodel Lily Cole coming out as queer, Quinn winning an Olympic gold medal, and Eminem's child coming out as nonbinary.

This week read about MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin receiving backlash after winning a fight, Emily Hampshire crediting a show for helping her discover her sexual identity,andRaven-Symoné turning down an offer to play as a lesbian character in a Disney spin-off.

This week read about the Biden administration ending the support of a lawsuit to ban trans athletes participating in girls' sports in Connecticut, Jodie Foster kissing her wife when she won a Golden Globe award, and Hasbro rebranding Mr. Potato Head to Potato Head to be more gender-neutral.