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When the club closed, Gina was very sad but knew that she couldn’t take it over by herself. The documentary Gateways Grind is a way of restoring its history, which is enmeshed with her own, and to see her parents again. If you’re looking for one-on-one personal training, there are also plenty of LGBTQ+ fitness coaches to choose from! OUTAthlete

Pro-strongman Rob Kearneyalso dubbed the World’s Strongest Gay, just broke the American Log Press Record by smashing through 475lb during Pride Month (recorded in front of fabulous rainbow lights, I should add). He’s the first openly gay pro strongman and has competed at World’s Strongest Man numerous times. We lived as a family. Smithy and my mother were both with my father when he died – all holding hands and taking care of him.” When I went to other people’s houses I would find them extraordinarily suffocating and conventional. There’d be this ghastly father who was a boring old fart and a mother who was terribly uptight,” she recalls. “I was glad to go home to the laughter and fun. There was a lot more conversation, and I had a lot more access to my parents than my friends did to theirs. I could say what I wanted as well.”

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LGBTQ+ communities in strength sports are abundant — you just have to know where to look. The lists above are by no means exhaustive, so keep searching for more and keep creating queer lifting communities of your own, wherever you are.

Queer-only fitness classes may offer the similar community-making magic that the bars once did, but they've also been making fitness more accessible to the LGBTQ+ community for the first time. “The reason queer and transgender folks haven’t been participating in the fitness scene is because there have never been opportunities for us," says Dean T., yoga instructor of Naked In Motion’s Women's & Trans class. He described the two women as 'naughty disrespectful girls' and in his eyes he has not done anything wrong. He is very rigid in his thinking and outlook."If you can’t get enough of LGBTQ+ strength sports, you’ll want to tune into some key sources of news and education. Maybe you’re trying to educate your kid’s school about trans-inclusive sports, or maybe you just want to know the latest about queer athletes in all kinds of sports (or both). Whatever your situation, these sources are well-worth exploring. Outsports Topics ranging from anti-racism in queer sports and all-around LGBTQ+ athletics are what you’ll get from the Outsports Podcast — if you want to learn your queer sports history and keep up with the most up-to-date news about trans athletes, tune into this one. LGBTQ+ Lifters, Unite

The amazingly done body paint made Sarah and Maria appears wearing innocent leggings and workout bras. It’s so realistic that some unsuspecting people didn’t even noticed the difference. A project of Pull for Pride, Share the Platform is a grant for trans, gender non-conforming, intersex, and nonbinary athletes to participate in the expensive endeavor that is strength athletics. From gym membership and lifting equipment (think lifting belts, shoes, knee sleeves, etc.) to federation membership dues and competition fees, if you’re a trans powerlifter, this grant is definitely something you want to apply for. Fantastic Beasts Atlanta We make it a point to avoid the kind of discourse that might make some women feel uncomfortable,” she explained to me after we clinked glasses of vino. “There’s no talk about bikini body prepping or losing weight. I don’t want to feel like just because I’m doing these crunches that I can’t have my wine!” Amen to that. Like many women, Shear is no stranger to rude—even crude—comments from men in athletic situations. She told me about a particularly unnerving instance from her early running days in New York. One of the most empowering moments when you’re a strength athlete who feels alienated in your sport is realizing you’re not alone. Athlete Ally educates and advocates for trans and queer inclusion in all types of sports, from LGBTQ+ student-athletes all the way up to the pro sporting leagues. Women’s Strength Coalition

The LGBT SportSafe Inclusion Program is dedicated to educating administrators on the needs of LGBTQ+ student-athletes — yes, including strength athletes. Queer coaches and administrators, too, need support in athletics, and LGBT SportSafe is meant to provide both education and community for all these folks. GLSEN’s Transgender Inclusion in High School Athletics But for LGBTQ+ people in particular, getting your barbell on can be an extra-important part of your athletic adventures. Mental Health The victims have had to move house following this. There was hostility at the time. It seems the defendant looked through their window and saw them being affectionate to one another." Founded to advocate and fundraise for trans powerlifters, Pull for Pride is dedicated to encouraging all lifters and federations to #ShareThePlatform with trans athletes. When you love deadlifting and equity in sports — and how could you not? — Pull for Pride has got you covered. Athlete Ally