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However, he noted, the elimination of softball as an Olympic sport, a sport that had eight LGBTQ women at the Tokyo Games, for example, has had an effect on the numbers. NBC News Logo. Sections U. Follow NBC News. IE 11 is not supported. List of LGBTQ Summer Olympians (–present)There are 86 [a] modern Summer Olympic athletes, who made their Olympic debut in and have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, non-binary, queer, or have openly been in a same-sex relationship.

This year, a record 20 male athletes participating in the summer Olympics are publicly out. Every time the Olympics come around, it's a chance for some of the best athletes from around the world to get. Hiltz will be one of at least three nonbinary athletes participating in Paris, according to Zeigler.

The Olympics in Paris, France are nearly here, and we could not be more excited!

Search Search. Latest Stories U. By Isabel Yip. In historic first, half of athletes at Paris Olympics will be female. I could just feel the love and support.

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Whether these famous Olympians, tennis greats, and basketball players came out after they retired, or revealed their sexuality during their sports careers, they’ve paved the. Lesbians and other queer women represent more than half of at least two teams: the U.

At the U. In a post-race interview with NBC SportsHiltz, 29, said the race had significance beyond setting the meet record. Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile. [a] According to Outsports, there were at least out athletes (including those who debuted earlier) at the Summer.

This surpasses the record-setting Tokyo Olympics, held in the summer ofwhere there were at least out competitors.

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The vast majority of athletes on the list of queer Olympians, approximatelyare women. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Skip to Content. For more from NBC Out, sign up for our weekly newsletter. Thanks to these prominent athletes who are gay, the sports world is becoming more and more accepting of homosexual players.