Queer Representation in Sports Matters
Paul Odlin • July 3, 2023
World-class triathlete Cody Beals shares his story and explains why representation in sports matters.

I wasn’t trying to make a statement, let alone the news, when I leapt into my partner’s arms after breaking the tape at IRONMAN Mont Tremblant. Our celebration was just the first of thousands of emotional finish-line moments that day, yet it garnered nearly as much attention as my breakthrough performance simply because we’re both men.