Team LGBTQ in 19th place in medal count at the Paris Paralympics - Outsports

If Team LGBTQ were a country, the out athletes would collectively beat most other nations in the 2024 Paralympics medal count.

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Team LGBTQ finishes in 7th place in Paris Olympics medal count - Outsports

Team LGBTQ finished in 7th place at the Paris Olympics, with their most-ever medals. They were 6th in the traditional medal count.

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#TeamLGBTQ is now in 7th place in the #ParisOlympics medal count with 8 golds

The #athletes of Team #LGBTQ are off to a good start, currently in 7th place with 8 #goldmedals, thatโ€™s ahead of every single #country that #criminalizes being #gay. That is the #power of being able to be #out.

https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/7/24098533/olympics-medal-count-paris-team-lgbtq-gold-silver-bronze/

Team LGBTQ now 7th in Paris Olympics total medal count - Outsports

The athletes of Team LGBTQ are off to a good start, currently in 7th place with 8 gold medals, the power of being out.

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Team LGBTQ now 6th in Paris Olympics total medal count - Outsports

The athletes of Team LGBTQ are off to a good start, currently in 6th place just ahead of Japan and South Korea.

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Proportionately, most athletes are still "in the closet" -- they cannot be open about their sexuality. However, those who are "out" have had a phenomenal success that crosses national boundaries. Anyone watching #TeamLGBTQ will know that they are off to an impressive start: 8th in the Paris Olympics total medal count. #lgbtq+ #gay #lesbian #transgender

When to #watch #TeamLGBTQ #athletes at the #Olympics โ€” 10 #highlights coming up

The Team LGBTQ #representation at Paris 2024 grows. Cheer on these athletes who are all in action in the first full week of #competition.

https://www.outsports.com/2024/7/28/24098262/when-to-watch-team-lgbtq-olympics-paris-2024-tyler-wright-robbie-manson-hannah-roberts/

When are Team LGBTQ athletes competing at the Paris Olympics?- Outsports

The Team LGBTQ representation at Paris 2024 grows. Cheer on these athletes who are all in action in the first full week of competition.

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#TeamLGBTQ (175 athletes) at the 2024 Paris Summer Games:

"This 2024 Olympics database includes profiles of the out #gay, #lesbian, #bisexual, #transgender, #queer and #nonbinary Olympians. The 2024 Paris Games mark a significant increase in #LGBTQ representation, highlighting the progress towards inclusivity and acceptance in the sports world. There are also a record number of out male Olympic athletes." https://www.outsports.com/olympics/team-lgbtq/

It's very difficult (even now) to "come out" in the world of sport, which is still dominated by a hetero-normative culture. And many competing nations are brutally oppressive with regard to diverse sexualities.

At the last #Olympics, it's estimated that there were just c. 180 #LGBTQ+ "out" athletes, but that they won 32 medals between them. #TeamLGBTQ would have been placed 7th.

Still considerable room for improvement? #Paris2024

At least 144 out LGBTQ athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics - Outsports

At least 144 LGBTQ athletes will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Learn about the athletes and their journey to the Games.

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