After winning a bronze medal at the World Swimming Championships in 2011 and finishing 5th at the Summer Olympics in London in 2012, Canadian 200m breaststroke swimmer Martha McCabe took on a new challenge: to be a role model for young lesbian swimmers.
As previously announced, 2020 is a year that will be difficult for our transgender friends. This is the case in Idaho where two anti-trans laws were approved, one of which targets trans athletes in particular.
A lawsuit has been attempted to repeal this discriminatory and also particularly unfair measure.
This year has been tough for transgender students in Tennessee. The state passed a law that prevents them from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity, but various groups have sued to overturn it!