Haterade: all the links that are fit to read
also: is tennis sex?
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The Herricanes, the documentary about the Houston NWFL team that I appear in, is showing at the Boston Independent Film Festival on May 5th. I’ll be participating in a Q&A after the screening. It will be showing at the Somerville Theater on Sunday May 5th at 2:30pm. As always, if you want to read more about the Herricanes, you can pick up a copy of my book, Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League (you can also buy Herricanes merch from our shirt line at Homage!).
Sports-related reading
No rant this week (I’M SO SORRY, IT’S BEEN A PARENTING WEEKEND OVER HERE), but I have plenty of reading for you!
Zendaya paid homage to a 1998 Vogue photoshoot of Venus and Serena Williams during promotion for her new film Challengers:
Biden’s New Title IX Rules Add Protections for LGBTQ+ Students But Not Trans Athletes. That rule change that is expected to be on hold until after the general election. This means that schools will still be allowed to ban trans girls and boys from sports teams.
Trans Wrestler Nyla Rose Competed Against a Cis Wrestler. The State of Oklahoma Lost It. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission issued a formal warning that misgendered Rose and reprimanded her for violating rules that prohibit athletic competitions “between males and females,” as defined solely by chromosomes.
Natasha Cloud returned to her hometown of Philadelphia to take part in the 76ers Pride Night
The Washington Spirit did a thread on X of NWSL teams as Taylor Swift albums
NBA puts logo of anti-gay government’s airline on its referees, including two who are gay and trans
On The Stacks Podcast,
talks to Keith O'Brien about his new book, Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose. I haven’t read it yet but I’m excited to, especially after listening to this great conversation (also subscribe to Traci’s Substack, !)
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