LGBTQ Athletes

• Olympian Mark Tewksbury honoured with Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award

  Olympic gold medalist Mark Tewksbury has been honoured with the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2019
  
• LGBTQ-friendly Canadian Rockies Rodeo North kicks off in Calgary at Stampede Park

  The Canadian Rockies Gay Rodeo Association kicked off the stampede for LGBTQ athletes in Calgary on Saturday.

  Aug 3, 2019
  
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• Edmonton Oilers to host You Can Play Night on Valentine’s Day

  Valentine's Day will mark a new chapter in the history of the Edmonton Oilers as the franchise hosts its first You Can Play Night on Feb. 14 against the Arizona Coyotes.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2017
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• Ugandan transgender swimmer in Edmonton gets refugee status: ‘Canada saved my life’

  A transgender man from Uganda who came to Edmonton in summer 2016 has been granted refugee status, after saying he feared for his safety to return to his home country where homosexuality is illegal.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2016
• ‘These are walls that crumble over time’: Hockey executive Brian Burke at Edmonton panel on gay athletes in sport

  Some prominent Canadian sports figures gathered at downtown Edmonton's Stanley A. Milner Library Wednesday evening to discuss the experiences of LGBTQ athletes in their field.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2016
• Ugandan swimmers in Edmonton recount police raid on LGBTQ event, share challenges

  Two LGBTQ swimmers from Uganda who are competing at the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships say they feel “safe and free” in Edmonton, a week after police raided a pride event in that country's capital.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2016