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With the 2024 Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony kicking off today, many sports aficionados will be watching the coverage. On the BBC, viewers will be pleased to see the familiar face of seasoned presenter Clare Balding. Balding, who is a lesbian, has covered plenty of sports events in the past, including past Olympic Games, the Commonwealth The post Clare Balding’s wife explains why she might not wear her wedding ring during Olympics coverage appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Australian pro surfer Tyler Wright is a two-time world champion – but now she’s going for gold at the Olympics… although she won’t be anywhere near Paris. This will be Wright’s first Games – amid what she calls a “sausage-fest” in the sport. “As a young girl becoming a woman in surfing, 12 years ago, The post Queer Aussie surfer going for gold at Olympics after overcoming chronic illness appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The US women’s football team (USWNT) are ready for the Paris Olympics, which begins on 26 July, with at two out LGBTQ+ stars in their ranks. The squad was announced in June, featuring the likes of Crystal Dunn, Rose Lavelle, Korbin Albert and Tierna Davidson. Defender Davidson, who identifies as a lesbian, played while at The post Paris 2024: Who are the LGBTQ+ players in the US women’s football team? appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Kate Butch’s jukebox Kate Butch musical ‘Wuthering Shites’ is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe this year – so she tells PinkNews all about the show being billed as ‘If Mamma Mia! had a breakdown’. “I’m a little bit addicted to Reddit,” Kate Butch tells PinkNews. “I just search in my name and am like, ‘Which The post Drag Race UK’s Kate Butch explains how ‘spite’ inspired her hilarious new show Wuthering Sh*tes appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

As the fate of Ghana’s draconian anti-LGBTQ+ bill hangs in the balance pending a court ruling, an activist is helping “scared” queer people confront a terrible choice: face persecution at home or try to find safety elsewhere. In February, Ghana’s parliament passed the bill to increase existing criminal penalties for queer people living in the country. Although The post Ghana: ‘Scared’ LGBTQ+ people forced to choose between staying or fleeing, activist says appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.