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Sucker punch: Lauren Boebert refunds $67k after boxer rejects transphobia

The right-wing representative launched a campaign following Angela Carini's loss to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who conservatives were falsely claiming is a transgender woman.

Female Boxers Drop Gloves to Make Art for Charity

My friends and I were drinking the other night. We decided that when it all boils down to it, there are only two kinds of lesbians. The ones that have a hard exterior, but inside they’re just soft as marshmallows; and the ones that have a soft exterior, but inside they’re tough as nails. Fifteen women boxers from Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y. have dropped their gloves and picked up art in the name of charity. 

Marlen Esparza Named First U.S. Female Olympic Boxer

Women's competitive boxing is set to make its debut at this year’s Summer Olympic games in London, and Texas native, Marlen Esparza, 22, was the first female added to the precedent setting list.

WNBA star Breanna Stewart's new sneaker collab has LGBTQ+ fans feeling CONFUSED

Working with a transphobe is not a good look!

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif becomes a target of transphobic hate—even though she isn't even trans

Various celebrities and politicians are issuing hateful, transphobic remarks about the Algerian boxer competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Boxer Imane Khelif is suing JK Rowling & Elon Musk — the internet is ROASTING them and it's GLORIOUS

The internet is CACKLING over the possibility that the Olympic gold medal winner could take down Musk and Rowling!

Op-ed: Another Tackle In The World of Homophobic Sports

Another former professional athlete has came out last month—6’, 7” Jamaican-born NFL offensive tackle Kwame Harris.

Boxer Christy Martin's Husband to Face Judge for Allegedly Attempting to Kill Her

The husband of boxing star Christy Martin will face a judge Wednesday afternoon on charges of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for allegedly attacking his wife after she told him she was leaving him for because she was having a lesbian relationship.  Assistant state attorney Ryan Vescio is fighting James Martin's request to be released on bond because "the defendant not [only] used multiple deadly weapons in an ambush-style attack [on] the victim, which left her for dead, but admitted to stalking the victim to Daytona Beach the day before, and then after the attack eluded law enforcement for a week."

Why J.K. Rowling can NEVER be the 'People's Princess'

The infamous author has used the British Royal Family to draw inspiration for her characters. But Rowling's crown continues to slip as she spews hate.

Transgender Boxer Makes History, Wins Professional Debut

He won by unanimous decision after 12 minutes of boxing.

US Middleweight Claressa Shields Advances to Gold Medal Bout

US Middleweight Claressa Shields defeated Kazakhstan’s Marina Volnova in the semis to advance to the gold medal bout against Russia’s Nadezda Torlopova in the Olympics first-ever female boxing competition.

Boxer Christy Martin's Husband Allegedly Tried to Kill Her Over a Lesbian Affair

Female boxing champ Christy Martin told police that her husband James Martin shot and stabbed her last week when she told him she was leaving him for another woman. Christy had been staying at a hotel for several days before she went home to inform her husband James that she was in a relationship with a woman named Sherry, and that she intended to leave the marriage.

Claressa Shields Becomes First US Female Middleweight to Win Gold

On paper it sounds like the next Rocky movie. A 17-year-old American Olympian coming from humble beginnings in Flint, Michigan battles her way to a gold medal, past a Russian fighter nearly twice her age. But what may feel like a Hollywood fairy tale for young Claressa Shields is a proud moment for USA boxing, as she becomes the first U.S. athlete to win the women’s middleweight gold medal.

10 Reasons Women Rocked Election Night

Girls rule, boys drool. Seriously, that was in the exit polling.

ESPN to Launch espnW - ESPN Channel for Women

I’ve often dreamed about having more womens’ sports highlighted on television and now that it looks like something appearing to be that animal has appeared in my sights, I seem to have very mixed emotions. V.P. Gentile is overseeing a retreat this week at a Southern California resort — which includes athletes such as Shannon Miller (gymnast), Jennie Finch (softball), Laila Ali (boxer), Julie Foudy (soccer) and Marion Jones (track and field), as well as lots of sports marketers — to toss around ideas for espnW.

5 Reasons to Root for Bisexual British Boxer Nicola Adams at the Olympics

No matter what country you’re from, we can all agree Nicola Adams is amazing.

Meet all 193 queer Olympians for the Paris 2024 games (updated)

The second consecutive Summer Games with over 100 queer participants has officially become the queerest Olympics ever.

Women Make History in Midterm Elections

It was a good night, especially for Republican women.

Just for Fun: Bad Girls Behind Bars

From vintage Pam Grier in a female 'Blacksploitation' style chain gang film to her small-screen television sis, Jennifer Beals’ Bette Porter, pleasuring herself against a prison wall, women behind bars is a winner. Hollywood's hottest women in prison, including the original Angels, Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett; Rachel Shelley; Mandana Jones, Simone Lahbib; Anne Heche, Ione Skye, Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale.