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The Most Gay-Friendly Sport Is...Roller Derby?

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Lgbt, Roller Derby, Lesbian Athletes, Gay Rights, LGBT Athletes, Roller Derby Gays, Roller Derby Lesbians, Gay Athletes, Gay Issues, Gay Voices News

On the heels of NBA veteran Jason Collins coming out, Brooklyn-based freelance writer and HuffPost blogger Jim Flood wrote a blog post about how rolle...

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A University Professor Revives A Childhood Dream -- Becoming A Roller Derby Queen.

Posted 05.15.2013 | MarloThomas
Read More: Marlo Thomas, Reinvention, Roller Derby, It Ain't Over, Childhood Dreams, Over 40 Fitness, Roller Derby Queen, Reaching Dreams, Achieving Goals, Women Over 40, MarloThomas News

One of the reasons I started my website is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. We women need to know that we don't have to ha...

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What's Wrong With This Photograph?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2013 | Women
Read More: Reddit, Roller Derby, Photoshopped Thinner, Twoxchromosomes, Woman Photoshopped, Woman Photoshopped Thinner, Roller Derby Photographs, Roller Derby Images, Reddit Twoxchromosomes, Women News

Reddit user copywriteher was shocked when she saw pictures of herself taken at national amateur photography event -- because, unbeknownst to her, she...

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Roller Derby Provides A Model For Pro Sports In Accepting Openly Gay Men

Jim Flood | Posted 05.07.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Roller Derby, Out Gay Professional Athletes, Roller Derby Gay Skaters, Openly Gay Athletes, Roller Derby Gay Players, Openly Gay Professional Athletes, Roller Derby Gay Acceptance, Openly Gay Pro Athletes, Out Gay Athletes, Out Gay Pro Athletes, Sports Homophobia, Roller Derby Gay Men, Gay Voices News
Jim Flood

Even before NBA player Jason Collins came out as gay, the lack of out gay men in pro sports was a major theme in the media. But at other levels -- high school, college, recreational, amateur --there are plenty of gay men in team sports. One such sport is roller derby.

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10 Things I Learned About Roller Derby From the Texas Rollergirls

Tim Young | Posted 04.05.2013 | Sports
Read More: Women Sports, Texas, Women, Rollergirls, Roller Derby, Skating, Powerful Women, Austin, Austin Texas, Sports News
Tim Young

If you're not in the know, The Texas Rollergirls are celebrating their 10th season as a professional sport. And in honor of that, I want to share with you 10 things I've learned about the league.

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There Will Be Blood: The Gorgeous Ladies of Bloodwrestling Get Down and Dirty

The Lady Aye | Posted 04.04.2013 | New York
Read More: Sports, Roller Derby, Punk, Wrestling, Amateur-Wrestling, Diy, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, New York News
The Lady Aye

What's left on the Lower East Side that's dangerous, cheap and fun? Thanks to the recent rise of martini boutiques, tourists and artisanal hotels, not much. Luckily Gorgeous Ladies of Bloodwrestling (or G.L.O.B.) are trying to turn the sanitized tides.

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Does Joining Roller Derby Make You Gay? (Part 2)

Ilana Rapp | Posted 04.30.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Roller Derby, Bisexual, Lesbian, Roller Derby Bisexual, Roller Derby Lesbian, Deliah Lincoln, Deliah Lincoln Roller Derby, Roller Derby Gay, Bisexuality, Roller Derby Lesbians, Gay Voices News
Ilana Rapp

What does it feel like when a married heterosexual woman falls in love with her female roller derby teammate and doesn't tell anyone -- until now? Meet Deliah Lincoln, who is still married to her husband of over 10 years.

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Does Joining Roller Derby Make You Gay?

Ilana Rapp | Posted 04.21.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Roller Derby Lesbian, Roller Derby, Lesbian, Roller Derby Lesbians, Roller Derby Gay, Gay Voices News
Ilana Rapp

Of course not. But for two married women, being a derby girl opened up some serious emotions, which led to their first same-sex experience -- and lots of heartbreaking drama.

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My Daughters, Trixie Pixie and The SheVil Dead

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 10.09.2012 | Parents
Read More: WRECKING BELLES, Parenting, RICHMOND WRECKING BELLES, RICHMOND CONFIDENTIAL, Daughters, SHEVIL DEAD, Roller Derby, Skating, SAN FRANCISCO SHEVIL DEAD, Raising Daughters, FLAT TRACK ROLLER DERBY, Good Parenting, Parenting Tips, Parenting Advice, BAY AREA DERBY GIRLS, Parents News
Bruce Reyes-Chow

In Trixie Pixie and the rest of the skaters, they saw adult women who embodied the many things that we try to teach them about being a strong and secure person in the world.

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Lesbian Roller Derby Player, Talks Love, Sports And Family

Windy City Times | Ross Forman | Posted 07.08.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: LGBT Rights, Jackie Daniels, Roller Derby, Gay Rights, Lesbian Roller Derby Champion, Gay Athletes, Gay Athletics, Gay Voices News

Jackie Daniels is in her eighth season as a roller derby standout, but, with the experience comes a bit of light-hearted ribbing. "I am getting to be...

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The Most Embarrassing Moment You Never Had in The '80s -- But I Did

Jenny Isenman | Posted 07.31.2012 | Women
Read More: Funny, Bad Boys, Jenny From the Blog, Xanadu, Embarrassing Moments, Skateland, Roller Skate, Eighties, Humiliation, The Suburban Jungle, Roller Derby, 80s, Parody, Couples Skate, Jenny Isenman, Nostalgia, Humor and Satire, 1970?S, 1980?S, Becoming-Fearless, Women News
Jenny Isenman

You know how whenever you're feeling a little big for your britches, you'll get an earth-shatteringly embarrassing flashback that puts you right back in your place?

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STARSTRUCK: A Weekend Full Of Lights

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 02.23.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: LA Weekend Calendar, Things to Do in Los Angeles, Events in Los Angeles, Ivolunteer, Roller Derby, Griffith Observatory, Global Food Porn Day, Video, Los Angeles Things to Do, Oscar Parties LA, Craft Beer LA, White Canvas Project, Craft Beer Los Angeles, Things to Do Los Angeles, Oscar Parties Los Angeles, What to Do in Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

FRIDAY Global Food Porn Day What: Snack attack! At 9am PST Friday, food lovers will unite for a communal bite. Art House Co-op is organizing the pro...

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PHOTOS: Meet The Vice City Rollers

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 02.09.2012 | Miami
Read More: Vice City Rollers, Roller Derby, Miami Roller Derby Team, Miami Vice City Rollers, Bradentucky Bombers, Miami News, Miami News

Miami's Vice City Rollers, the 305's first roller derby team, is ready to for their inaugural match, just six short months after holding their open ho...

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Weekend To-Do: Drunk Santas, LGBT Art And Roller Derby

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.09.2011 | DC
Read More: DC News, Lgbt, Roller Derby, Bars, Art, Alcohol, Dc Around Town, Santa Stumble, Drinking, DC Rollergirls, DC News

WASHINGTON -- With the holidays just around the corner, we're starting to see Santa pop up everywhere. This weekend, jump into a Santa suit and take p...

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Roller Derby: It's Va. v. Md. This Saturday Night

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.30.2011 | DC
Read More: Virginia, Roller Derby, Video, DC Events, Dc Around Town, Beltway, Virginia Roller Derby, Maryland Roller Derby, Maryland, DC News

Saturday night, NoVA Roller Derby has its inaugural bout against Maryland's Free State Roller Derby. It's the "Battle of the Beltway," taking place at...

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From Rolla Chola To CinderBrawlla: Skating Latinas Are On A Roll

Posted 11.15.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latinas, Roller Derby, Baby-Roller-Skates, Cultura, Heather Shelton. OC Roller Girls, Latina Roller Derby, Latino Voices News

It seems that when the stock market bottoms out, Americans enjoy seeing hot chicks on roller skates fall on…well, their bottoms. Women’s rolle...

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Finding Derby

Michele Weldon | Posted 10.11.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Roller Derby, Quad Flat Track Skating, Womens Flat Track Derby, Fiitness, Roller Skating, Derby Lite, Michele Weldon, Chicago News
Michele Weldon

My pink vinyl bag has a laminated ID card on it with my alias: Mich The Masher. At 53, I am a roller derby girl.

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Chicago Outfit Roller Derby League Welcomes Transgender Team Member

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Roller Derby, Transgender, Chicago Outfit, Transgender Roller Derby, Chicago Culture, Roller Derby League, Windy City Times, Meg Gyver, Chicago Outfit Roller Derby, Chicago News

By Ross Forman, courtesy of the Windy City Times The Chicago Outfit Roller Derby League has taken a bold step off the track that will have a huge im...

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New West Coast Skating Styles Force Windy City Rollers To Step Up Their Game

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Windy City Rollers, Roller Derby, Chicago Culture, Chicago Roller Derby, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News

"Support each other, assholes!" Beth Amphetamine yells. It's the end of a sweaty August practice for the Windy City Rollers All-Stars, and the hawkeye...

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PHOTOS: 2010 National Roller Derby Championships

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Uic-Pavilion, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News, Chicago, Roller Derby, Chicago Roller Derby, Slidepollajax, Chicago News

The best roller derby athletes in the country gathered in Chicago this weekend for an "uproar on the lakeshore"--the 2010 Women's Roller Derby Champio...

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2010 National Roller Derby Championship This Weekend

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Roller Derby, Chicago Roller Derby, Uic-Pavilion, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Events, Chicago, Chicago News

Get ready for uproar on the lakeshore. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is hosting the 2010 Women's Roller Derby Championship in Chica...

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Chicago Riots: New Roller Derby League Welcomes Teens

Gapers Block | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Riots, Roller Derby, Chicago Roller Derby, Roller Derby Chicago, Chicago Outfit Roller Derby, Chicago Outfit, Chicago News

Two women stand along the sideboards in a medium-size gym, watching their daughters skate in circles. Suddenly, a girl hits the floor. Hard. Quickly, ...

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HuffPost New York Needs Bloggers!

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: 50th Anniversary of to Kill a Mocking Bird, Japanese Culture, Brooklyn Bombshells, Kentucky Derby, Gotham Girls, Harper Lee, Tea Ceremony, Derby, New York, Seersucker, Stephen Colbert, Roller Derby, New York Assignment Desk, Bronx Gridlock, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Jayne Anne Phillips, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Sakura Matsuri, New York News

Huffington Post continues its local coverage with the help our Citizen Journalism Unit. To join the local reporting team and receive advance assignmen...

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'The Renegade Sportsman': 6 Of The Weirdest Sports (PHOTOS, POLL)

Zach Dundas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Motorcycle Clubs, Renegade Sports, Drunk Cycling, The Renegade Sportsman, Slidepollajax, Books, Sports, Urban Golf, Roller Derby, Sports Funnies, Books News
Zach Dundas

I was working on a book about inventive and independent sports--in fact, about a whole sports world that was being invented (or reinvented) by hands-on participants and fans.

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Utah Staffers By Day, Roller Derby Girls By Night

The Daily Utah Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: The West, Salt City Derby Girls, University of Utah, Utah Diabetes Center, The Daily Utah Chronicle, Wasatch Roller Derby, Roller Derby, College News

Three days out of the week, three University of Utah Health Care employees trade in their white coats and name tags for retro roller skates and a spor...

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