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Please join us in reminiscing about the year in out women! And don't forget to VOTE!

The military was out of line with its new restrictions on hair, and this history of oppression goes way back.

Diana Nyad, Edie Windsor, Brittney Griner, and Mary Lambert are just a few of the outstanding women of 2013. Vote for who you think is Woman of the Year!

In all, it's been a pretty good year for marriage equality and lesbian representation, especially on TV!

Why are we scared of female athletes who question the narrow views of what it means to be female?

Kenan Thompson really should have kept his mouth shut on this.

Pat Summitt, the most successful coach in college basketball, is stepping down nearly a year after being diagnosed with early onset dementia. Summitt, who has won 1,098 games and eight NCAA titles as the coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, announced Wednesday that she will not retire, but become head coach emeritus. Assistant coach Holly Warlick will move up as head coach. Warlick and Summitt have worked together for 27 years, all the way through last season, during which they shared more coaching duties.

While the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team was poised to beat the UCLA men’s team for the longest winning streak in college hoops – 89 games – the powers that be booked what is arguably a bizarre halftime act to commemorate the evening dominated by women – a one-man Village People. The act, Christopher from Las Vegas, has purportedly been hitting the college b-ball circuit for ages, but it makes one wonder why the 5:30-second act of Christopher, and four life-sized Village People puppets bouncing around the court during halftime was chosen? I mean, what demographic does this inspire, entertain or reach?

When some people think of sports, they don't necessarily think about gays — a big mistake. Here is just a slice of some of 2010's biggest stories within the overlap of LGBT people and sports. Whether it was about their talent, gender or sexuality, those influential people who made sports headlines this year included Lisa Howe, Lana Lawless, Kye Allums, Katie Miller, Caster Semenya, Ireen Wust, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams.

One of the most visible ladies has been in the news for the wrong reasons lately—ESPN reporter, Erin Andrews. Next up is Bonnie Bernstein, the first sportcaster to cover the Superbowl for both network TV and radio syndication. Also, Lisa Guerrero. The LA Times named her “the hardest working sports reporter.” These ladies are just a few of the many women to watch in televised sports!

This election is finally over and I don’t want to see any of those candidates for a while. With all that coverage, these politicians have become celebrities, and I think Hollywood has become jealous, so everyone there is starting to run for political office. Throw in the subject of sports and it really gets interesting.