It's summer, and I'm excited to share these author updates: 1) You can still join more than 150 other backers in the BRAVE Kickstarter to empower hundreds of LGBTQIA2+ and Allied teens with their own copy of my gay teen action adventure romance, A DIFFERENT KIND OF...
LGBTQ Sports
STRONG – A Stereotype-Breaking Picture Book I Wish Had Been Read to Me When I was a Little Kid
Strong by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood, Illustrated by Nidhi Chanani Rob dreams of becoming a champion strongman. He wants to flip huge tires, lug boulders, and haul trucks -- and someday be the strongest man in the world! But he feels like he can't fit in with his...
Nonbinary Categories in Running Races Are One Answer To Increasing Equity in Sports
Images from the April 30, 2022 New York Times, "Nonbinary Runners Have Been Here the Whole Time: In the past year, road races have debuted a nonbinary category, typically with around two dozen or fewer such competitors at each event." Amid all the controversy over...
Andie Taylor Shares Her Perspective as a Trans Woman Runner in this NY Times Opinion Video
Sports week here on the blog, part three: Andie Taylor's video guest essay I’m a Trans Runner, Struggling to Compete Fairly. Trans athletes are trapped in a culture war. I’m not a cheater but I may have an unfair advantage. is under six minutes, and well-worth...
The Sexist “Bikini Rule” for Women’s Handball (and Sexists Outfit Rules for Gymnastics, and Other Sports, Too)
Sports week, part two: The ridiculous double standard of special outfit rules for women's sports that objectify women and have nothing to do with their being able to participate is finally getting some attention - in part due to the courage of Norway’s women’s beach...
Outsports Rounds Up “Team LGBTQ” at the Olympics – We Did Great!
It's sports week on the blog! First up, In Jim Buzinski's Outsports article, Top 7 LGBTQ moments of the Tokyo Olympics, we get some great statistics, and moments, including: "A record 182 out LGBTQ athletes in Tokyo" - and the list growing 50% once the original...