Seduced by a woman: Lesbian sex in the gym locker room

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Jen Seidel and her painting partner designed a purple, grey and pink ensemble on Maria, complete with faux capri pants. Sarah, meanwhile, seemed to be sporting a grey and hot pink outfit with a geometrical pattern. 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 But there are no didactic discussions from Jean’s out-and-proud butch girlfriend Viv (Kerrie Hayes) or her circle of friends, despite their disgust with the Section 28 prospect; nor from Jean’s colleagues — some of whom are in favor — at the high school where she works as a gym teacher. Any mentions of the legislative proposal (which passed that year, remaining in effect in Scotland until 2000 and in England and Wales until 2003) are seamlessly woven into the conversation. Oakley even declines to add the usual postscript text conveying that data. He lived in Cheyne Walk, and would pass by the Gateways to get to the King’s Road. “And my mum would be outside, taking deliveries, doing the laundry or whatever, and she said that he used to stop and talk quite often.

Set in Northeast England in 1988, it provides a snapshot of the period in which Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government was pushing through the legislative proposal known as Section 28, making it illegal to “promote” homosexuality in state schools or sanction it as an acceptable family relationship. Similarities to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida and like-minded moves in other red states will escape no one in the U.S. 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 The OUTFoundation isn’t a gym itself, but the LGBTQ+ fitness org can help you find inclusive gyms (and trainers) near you — both IRL and online. If you want to learn from and work out with LGBTQ+ trainers during the pandemic, The OUTfoundation is featuring Zoom fitness classesby different LGBTQ+ instructors each week (as part of a campaign that is called, naturally, #werkfromhome). The OUTFoundation’s inclusive gym locator will also help you find a queer-friendly gym near you, so you don’t have to take those terrifying first steps into a potentially queer-phobic club without having your homework done for you in advance. There was always speculation about the relationship between her mother and Smithy. On her death bed, her daughter finally asked her about it. “I said: ‘People always ask me, Mum, and I hate to ask you but were you and Smithy lovers?’ And she said: ‘Everybody always assumed that Smithy was madly in love with me and that I was playing her along. But no we weren’t, and the reason for that was that Smithy didn’t want it.’ Powerlifter and co-director of Pull for Pride JayCee Cooper is responsible for extensive advocacy for trans and nonbinary powerlifters, as well as some pretty badass lifting. Rob Kearney

Queer-only classes foster community

Strength sports are an excellent source of joy, empowerment, and confidence-building for so many people, not to mention the physical and mental health boosts a solid lifting session (or several) will give you. It was only after a few days that we discovered what was going on—we were being called the lesbian couple. Someone in the hostel might have seen us stepping out of the bathroom. Scenes between McEwen and Hayes are played with sensuality, aching tenderness and regret, particularly a meeting late in the action at a café and a subsequent exchange at a house party. If an occasional script element seems just a tad on the nose — like Jean’s insomnia and the relaxation tape she requires to get to sleep, even after a bout of vigorous sex — the authenticity of the performances more than counters that. If you’re a trans bodybuilder or powerlifter in the US, the International Association of Trans Bodybuilders and Powerlifters is a lifting community and annual competition in Atlanta, Georgia designed just for you. The world’s first trans bodybuilding competition was hosting by IATBP in 2014, and (with a gap in 2020 because of COVID) hosts both bodybuilding and powerlifting competitions every October.

But we were not prepared for what followed. Next day as we reached college, we knew something was different. Did people stare at us for a little longer than necessary? Did the girls stopped talking when we reached the stuffy common room? We had no idea. So much that you need to know about powerlifting while trans, body acceptance in sport, and creating safe spaces for queer lifting, you can get from The Queer Fitness Podcast. Disabled Girls Who Lift Podcast 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 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."

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. 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.”