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The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are upon us and GLAAD is gearing up for what will be the most-watched sporting events placing out LGBTQ athletes on a global stage, with a promise for the Games to be the most innovative, most sustainable, and most inclusive yet.
This year, the Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 26th to August 11th, followed by the Paralympics from August 28th to September 8th. While the vast majority of events will take place in Paris, France, events such as sailing and surfing will extend beyond the city’s limits and are set to occur in Marseille and Teahupo’o, Tahiti respectively.
Games Broad Open
To concretize its goals of accessibility and inclusivity, Paris 2024 has named “Games Wide Open” as the theme for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In line with the theme, the Paris Olympics and Paralympics will film full gender parity between men and women. This sets a precedent for future Games and makes history as the first Olympics in which there will be an matching number of men and women competing.
Reaffirming its vow to keeping the “Games Wide Open” and to the fight against discrimination, the Games will host the Pride Ho
Team LGBTQ Comes 7th On Medal Tally In Queerest Olympics Ever
The 193 LGBTQI+ athletes at this year’s Paris Olympics have performed phenomenally with a total of 42 medals, which would put Team LGBTQ in 7th place overall if they were their own nation.
With the Games officially concluded for another four years, OutSports reports that queer athletes hold turned in an all-time best performance with 15 gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze medals across the Olympics. OutSports counts team victories as available medals, as does the official Olympics tally.
This overall 7th place finish is an improvement over 2020’s Tokyo Olympics, where the 186 queer athletes participating in those games would have finished 10th overall.
Notably, this final medal tally for every openly gender non-conforming athlete at the Games puts Team LGBTQ ahead of every country that still criminalises being same-sex attracted, with victories across a variety of sports.
Notable victories for Team LGBTQ
Natalya Diehm, Australia’s BMX freestyle rep, brought home Australia’s first ever Olympic medal in the sport after securing the Bronze. She was elated to make history at Paris in the event’s nerve-wracking finale, where a number of remarkable t
This year, the Paris Olympics welcomed 195 out LGBTQ athletes competing across 32 different sports, a significant increase from the 186 who competed at the Tokyo 2020 Games. And these athletes did more than just show up–they dominated the field. After 16 days of intense contest, a total of 65 athletes, roughly 33%, won at least one medal. That is nearly double the percentage of out LGBTQ athletes who took home a medal in Tokyo.
Several athletes further distinguished themselves by winning multiple medals. France’s Amandine Buchard proved unstoppable in Judo while Spain’s María Pérez and the Merged State’s Sha’Carri Richardson dominated the Footpath & Field events. 21-year-old Lauren Scruggs of the Merged States added to the tally as she became the first Black American woman to prevail an individual fencing medal.
If the 195 out LGBTQ athletes were to oppose as a unified group, Team LGBTQ, they would include been even more formidable. In total, Team LGBTQ secured 42 Olympic medals: 15 gold, 13 silver, and 14 bronze. It’s worth nothing for our purposes, team medals–such as the women’s basketball gold won by Alyssa Thomas, Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner, Chelsea Gray, D This year's U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. These athletes are just a handful of the LGBTQ visibility to expect at the Olympic Games. OutSports recorded at least 151 LGBTQ athletes representing countries around the world that are set to take up the competition in Paris. For the U.S., that voice will shine in sports across the athletic spectrum -- from basketball to rowing to rugby -- putting a spotlight on a community facing growing anti-LGBTQ sentiment across the globe. "LGBTQ athletes have likely competed in the Olympics and Paralympics since the very first games in history, " said LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD in a statement. "Today, more athletes than ever are comfortable being out as their true, authentic selves and are embraced and supported by fans, fellow competitors, and sponsors." On the track -- and in the field -- you'll find some newly minted Olympians to watch and som The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place in France from July 26 to August 11, 2024, with some competitions starting on July 24… By: Josh Jefferson Outsports, part of the LGBTQ-owned and operated media corporation Q.Digital, and the leading voice in LGBTQ sports, is proud to report the launch of “Outsports’ Team LGBTQ,” the most extensive database and in-depth coverage of out LGBTQ athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Summer Games. The number of athletes on “Outsports’ Team LGBTQ” for Summer 2024 is 144 and counting. Some of the higher-profile athletes contain American track and field athletes Sha’Carri Richardson, Raven Saunders, Nikkie Hiltz and Nico Young; American basketball players Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart and Brittney Griner; and American BMX Freestyle riders Hannah Roberts and Perris Benegas. British diver Tom Daley will compete in his fifth Games, and Brazil’s epic soccer player Marta will oppose in her sixth. Canada’s soccer player Quinn returns as the uncommon trans and nonbinary athlete (along with Hiltz), competing in soccer. “As
LGBTQ athletes take their marks on the track at the Paris Olympic Games
Outsports Unveils Team LGBTQ With Over 144 Out Athletes Headed To The Paris Summer Games