Lia Thomas is an American swimmer who won the 500-yard freestyle event at the NCAA championships in March 2022, making her the first out trans woman to win an NCAA swimming championship.
Lia Thomas is an American swimmer who won the 500-yard freestyle event at the NCAA championships in March 2022, making her the first out trans woman to win an NCAA swimming championship.
Layshia Clarendon is the first openly transgender and non-binary athlete to play in the WNBA. They won a gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup and have spoken openly about their experiences of being trans in professional basketball.
Laurel Hubbard is a transgender weightlifter from New Zealand. She went to the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo. She made history as the first openly trans woman to compete in the Olympic Games.
Jill Scott is a former England Lioness who retired in 2022 following England’s win of the UEFA Women’s Euro cup. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to women’s football and is one of only a few players in Men or Women’s football to have surpassed 150 caps.
Kate Richardson-Walsh is an English hockey player. She has represented both England and Great Britain in field hockey. Kate and her wife Helen were the first same-gender couple to win an Olympic gold medal together in 2016.
Quinn is a Canadian professional soccer player who has represented Canada at the Olympics. In 2020 Quinn came out publicly as trans.
Zach Sullivan is a professional ice hockey player. It is believed that he is the first professional ice hockey player to come out as bisexual.
Helen Richardson-Walsh is an English hockey player. She has represented both England and Great Britain in field hockey. Helen and her wife Kate were the first same-gender married couple to win an Olympic gold medal together in 2016.
Gareth Thomas is a Welsh former professional rugby player. Until 2013, he was the most capped Welsh rugby union player. In 2009 he came out to the public as gay; the following year he was voted the most influential gay person in the UK in The Independent on Sunday Pink List.
