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Below you will find a list of various athletic organizations and services. Although this list is updated frequently, it is important to note that this list is not exhaustive.
The National Center for Lesbian Rights Sports Project
The National Center for Lesbian Rights' Sports Project aims to level the playing field for LGBT players and coaches. NCLR launched the Sports Project in 2001 to eliminate homophobia and gender identity discrimination in sports through litigation, advocacy, and outreach.
It Takes a Team!
The Women’s Sports Foundation is committed to creating an athletic climate that is respectful and safe for all people and eliminating barriers to all girls being active and healthy. It Takes A Team! Educational Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Sport is an education project focused on eliminating homophobia as a barrier to all women and men participating in sport. Our primary goals are to develop and disseminate practical educational information and resources to athletic administrators, coaches, parents, and athletes at the high school and college levels to make sport safe and welcoming for all.
Outsports
Outsports' mission is to build the broadest, deepest, most informative and most entertaining gay sports community. This encompasses sports fans, teams and leagues. A mixture of breaking news, commentary, features, member profiles, photo galleries, and discussion boards, Outsports is the place to go for sports fans and athletes. Nothing like Outsports exists either on- or off-line.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Search "sexual orientation" once on the site.
GLAA – Gay and Lesbian Athletes Association
The Gay & Lesbian Athletes Association is a registered charitable organization in Canada and the United States dedicated to change in sport.
Our goal is to create an atmosphere where athletes can compete without concerns about sexual orientation. Action guides for athletes, coaches, athletic administrators, and parents can be found here.
The Gay Games
Built upon the principles of Participation, Inclusion and Personal Best™, for more than 20 years the Gay Games have empowered tens of thousands of LGBT athletes through fellowship and friendly competition.
Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation
The Gay & Lesbian Athletics Foundation promotes acceptance and visibility of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered (GLBT) athletics community by providing education, mentoring, and training on issues of sexual orientation and sport; fostering support networks for athletes and athletic organizations; promoting positive role models and healthy lifestyles through athletics; and advocating inclusion, recognition, understanding, and respect among all members of the athletics community
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