ISSUE VII: SPORTS

ARTICLES

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For one lifelong athlete, a hurtful childhood game launches a journey to a whole new playing field.

A player’s confession to his teammate best friend triggers an affirming undefeated streak — and an NFL career.

From silks to “Insanity”, one woman returning to the gym muses on the fitness of others’ expectations — and her own.

A Kinsey researcher draws a line from modern-day male homophobia in the sports world to an ancestral masculinity defined by war.

A blindfolded Valentine’s stunt gives a bi top a heart-on for sexual surrender.

Grunting after a ball does not a manly man make.

Seeking well-being, a runaway athlete finds new mileage in getting off track.

Nevermind strip clubs: Pole dancing brings the same benefits as other forms of exercise. Should it be recognized as a sport — and open to kids?

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A late-blooming surfer reminds us that you don’t have to be the best at something to enjoy it.

A professional football player lived in fear of coming out as bi. Falling in love with a man changed everything.

An Aussie macho man reflects on his time in the closet, and his decision to finally release the bi thunder from down under.

An athlete addresses the frustration of trying to compete when there isn’t a division for intersex people.

When an ice hockey player from the UK wanted to come out as bi, his biggest obstacle was the fear that his teammates would shun him.

Raised into a lifetime of playing sports, a veteran athlete explains why she wouldn’t have it any other way.

For this para-swimmer, living with a disability never meant living without sport.

A lifelong love of the sport made him a college wrestler. Homophobia in the locker room made him an advocate for LGBT visibility in sports.

As a teen, this footballer didn’t want to make a big deal about coming out. Turns out, it wasn’t.

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Blazing trails and maryjane alike, pioneering trans man Buck Angel is ready to talk it out with anyone.

“What do you do for a living?” “Oh, you know, I give tours of a sex doll factory, among other things.”

Sex ed has not only failed our students — it’s failed their parents, too. That’s where Dr. Jess comes in.

Running a small BDSM business can sometimes feel like you’re up shit creek — but you’ll always have paddles.

This bodybuilding Houston Dominatrix isn’t taking any nonsense. But she’ll take your cash.

Contemporary philosophy has long been stagnating, but one scholar is trying to breathe life – and love – back into it.

To Lotus Lain, sex work isn’t just work — it’s passion, freedom, and the right to be yourself.