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Rugby considers barring transgender women
International Gay Rugby says a proposal to bar participation of transgender women from playing in women's rugby would harm the inclusivity of recreational clubs and called for an immediate rejection of the proposal.
Gay Games registration postponed a year
Registration for the 2022 Gay Games, which had been scheduled to open early this year, has been postponed to the spring of 2021 – just one and a half years before the scheduled start of the event in Hong Kong.
EuroGames calls off 2020 event
The 2020 EuroGames, which were scheduled to be held this August in Düsseldorf, Germany, have been called off because of continued government efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
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Jock Talk: SF FrontRunners pioneer dies
Bud Budlong, one of the early leaders and organizers of San Francisco FrontRunners, died Thursday, March 19, at the age of 82 after a lengthy illness.
Online: Jock Talk Extra: Trans advocates decry Idaho bill headed to governor
The Idaho state Legislature took time out this week from the battle against the global COVID-19 pandemic to send two anti-transgender bills to Governor Brad Little.
Jock Talk: Blair Hardiek sets example
During times of crisis such as the one we are all staggering through right now, when our daily routines are disrupted ... it is easy to get our values as confused and scrambled as those panic buyers raiding every shelf they can for rolls of toilet paper.
Jock Talk: Out broadcaster blazes a trail
Sports broadcaster Kate Scott told me that she doesn't consider herself a trailblazer.
Jock Talk: Diver Matthew Mitcham gets married
Last March, Australian Olympic gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham announced he was engaged to his partner, Luke Rutherford.
Jock Talk: Front Runners adds Singapore running club
A running club in Singapore has become the 100th organizational member of International Frontrunners.
Jock Talk: Wrist slap for Astros a blight on baseball
As Major League Baseball desperately tries to remember in what pawn shop it hawked its moral compass, let's talk about the Houston Astros and Pete Rose. Such conversation can draw out enough passion to make the presidential race look boring.
Jock Talk: Super Bowl lived up to the hype, despite 49ers' loss
The game itself featured some horrendous officiating and a dramatic comeback against a defense that went from withering to withered.
Super Bowl bummer
A 49ers' loss in last Sunday's Super Bowl LIV made for dispirited fans in the Castro.