October 2023
NBA Referee Che Flores on Becoming the First Out Trans and Nonbinary Ref in American Pro Sports — "This is just to let young kids know that we can exist, we can be successful in all different ways. For me, that is most important—to just be a face that somebody can be like, Oh, okay, that person exists. I think I can do that.” Read more.
Running in a Body That’s My Own — New York Times op-ed by two-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field, Caster Semenya, and the author of the book “The Race to Be Myself,” from which this essay is adapted. Read more.
Jake Caswell Wins the Nonbinary Division at the 2023 Chicago Marathon —"Caswell, who lives in New York City, has been one of the top nonbinary marathon runners in the United States. In 2022, they won the division at the New York City Marathon, and they own a PR of 2:35:17 from the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon. In February, the New York Road Runners honored Caswell as the nonbinary recipient of the Fred Lebow Runner of the Year award—they won 13 NYRR races in 2022." Read more.
Swimming World Cup's Plan for Transgender Athletes Backfires — "The Swimming World Cup's plan to allow transgender and nonbinary athletes to compete at the upcoming event has faltered, after its gender-inclusive, open-category races failed to attract any entries." Read more.
Sore loser accuses competitor who beat her of being transgender at 2023 Asian Games — "It's only when I won the bronze because of my sheer hard work and dedication that she came up with this transgender thing." Read more.