MAGA Candidate Who Called Special Olympics Athletes "F-ing Retarded" Drops Out

Ron Filipkowski

Meidas Touch

Port Clinton, OH

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ezs note:  Congratulations, J.R. Majewski!  You've just won the National Dumbassery Award of 2024!  Oh, believe me, you've earned it!

Idaho - Athletes, women's and civil rights groups support Idaho transgender athlete's lawsuit

John Riley

MetroWeekly

Boise, ID

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civil rights - Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tournament from Idaho over transgender law

Press
ESPN

Boise, ID

Idaho State Capitol

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Idaho - Idaho lawmaker proposes bill to change how transgender high school and college athletes compete

Brian Holmes
KTVB

Idaho Falls, ID

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ezs note:  If you live in Idaho, please call your state senator and state representative to get this stupid bill killed.  You may be a fantastic hoop shooter, Rep. Ehardt, but you're a lousy legislator.  Get some sense back into your head, and be kind to all children and young adults. 

lead story - Semenya ruling could have impact on transgender, intersex athletes

AP
NBC News

Caster Semenya

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civil rights - Transgender and Intersex athletes are focus of 2018 Ryan Bioethicist-in-Residence lecture

Pete Rosenbery
SIU - Carbondale News

Chris Mosier

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Transgender British athletes set to make history at Rio Olympics (UK)

Jeremy Armstrong
Daily Record

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Potential transgender policy for high school athletes in Nebraska

Staff
KTIV.com

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STORIES AND PORTRAITS OF SWIMMERS FEATURED IN FEARLESS: PORTRAITS OF LGBT ATHLETES

Lauren Neidigh
Swim Swam

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Former athletes speak to challenges, triumphs of LGBTQ inclusion (Canada)

Lauren Larose
TSN

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Athletes and Ambassadors in 2014

Richard J. Rosendall 
Huffington Post

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Va. Crafts Policy for Trans High School Athletes

Parker Marie Molloy
http://www.advocate.com


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NCAA adopts new policy on transgender athletes (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

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Including transgender athletes is thought provoking, but not unfair (Orlando Sentinal)

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