Athlete Ally believes that everyone should have equal access, opportunity and experience in sports -- regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Sadly, that's not yet the case. Consider the following:
84% of people have witnessed or experienced homophobia in sports
LGBTQ youth drop out of sports 50% more than their heterosexual counterparts
Only 4 of the 65 Power 5 NCAA colleges have adopted trans-inclusive policies
Athlete Ally is one of the only national nonprofits working at the intersection of sports and LGBTQ equality. We fight daily to ensure that sport is accessible and equitable for the LGBTQ community. A few of our wins within the past year include:
Launching the Athletic Equality Index --
a historic report on the LGBTQ-inclusiveness of college athletic departments
Partnering with NBA & WNBA players Reggie Bullock and Breanna Stewart
to call on NCAA schools to adopt trans-inclusive policies
Successfully convincing FIBA -- the international basketball governing body --
to overturn its discriminatory ban on players wearing hijabs
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