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Frankie de la Cretaz

Frankie de la Cretaz is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sports & gender.


"the players don't want this:" women's rugby fights back against trans bans

May 2, 2026

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4 min read

"the players don't want this:" women's rugby fights back against trans bans

new in the guardian

OOYL Book Club Selections: May, June, & July

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

OOYL Book Club Selections: May, June, & July

plus a bonus author event!

is natasha cloud being blacklisted for supporting palestine?

Apr 26, 2026

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7 min read

is natasha cloud being blacklisted for supporting palestine?

there are other explanations for her being unsigned that seem much more likely

connecticut sun fans are conflicted as the "sunset season" begins

Apr 20, 2026

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6 min read

connecticut sun fans are conflicted as the "sunset season" begins

“It’s a dramatic and painful shift in leadership.”

seven months on beehiiv, by the numbers

Apr 19, 2026

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6 min read

seven months on beehiiv, by the numbers

was leaving substack worth it?

straight people need to stop being weird about pazzi

Apr 15, 2026

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12 min read

straight people need to stop being weird about pazzi

Fudd and Bueckers are both officially WNBA players. It's time to let them do their jobs like the professionals they are.

focusing on women athletes “inspiring little girls” is sexist

Apr 12, 2026

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14 min read

focusing on women athletes “inspiring little girls” is sexist

It reinforces cultural ideas that what women do only has value if it’s in service of the next generation, or that it’s their job to nurture children in all areas of their lives.

zoe boyd boldly takes on the lesbian internet

Apr 6, 2026

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13 min read

zoe boyd boldly takes on the lesbian internet

an interview with the Boston Fleet star & podcaster

OOYL Book Club: April Selection

Apr 4, 2026

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4 min read

OOYL Book Club: April Selection

'Hot Girls With Balls' by Benedict Nguyễn

it's trans day of visibility but i'm just tired

Mar 31, 2026

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10 min read

it's trans day of visibility but i'm just tired

also, links!

how can you not be romantic about women’s sports?

Mar 18, 2026

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11 min read

how can you not be romantic about women’s sports?

or, sometimes there's crying in the press box

the campaign calling for fans to unfollow & unsubscribe to the WNBA

Mar 13, 2026

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10 min read

the campaign calling for fans to unfollow & unsubscribe to the WNBA

"Fans know that Cathy and Adam are ultimately going to be moved by the numbers—things actually changing in terms of revenue and followers. Those are the metrics on their scorecard.”

boston legacy fc's new partnership raises eyebrows

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

boston legacy fc's new partnership raises eyebrows

Is the team allowing a company who is complicit in the opioid epidemic to repair its public image through women's sports?

sports are an essential tool in the authoritarian playbook

Mar 5, 2026

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9 min read

sports are an essential tool in the authoritarian playbook

and Trump is using them to perfection

OOYL Book Club: March Selection

Mar 4, 2026

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4 min read

OOYL Book Club: March Selection

'Turning Pointe' by Chloe Angyal

Trump & U.S. men's hockey: the sportswashing of it all

Feb 26, 2026

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8 min read

Trump & U.S. men's hockey: the sportswashing of it all

it's straight from the authoritarian playbook!

a very queer winter olympics wrap-up

Feb 22, 2026

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16 min read

a very queer winter olympics wrap-up

let's finish up the milano cortina winter olympic games

t.A.T.u.’s music is an unlikely thread of queer resistance at Olympic Games

Feb 20, 2026

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15 min read

t.A.T.u.’s music is an unlikely thread of queer resistance at Olympic Games

Even though t.A.T.u. themselves were not actually lesbians, their songs have been claimed by the queer community and become anthems of joy and resistance.

more gay news & gossip from milano cortina

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

more gay news & gossip from milano cortina

another queer olympics roundup

how 'heated rivalry' brought toxic fandom to the olympics

Feb 13, 2026

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14 min read

how 'heated rivalry' brought toxic fandom to the olympics

athletes do not exist to be used as objects by fans who want to escape into a feel-good fantasy

all the gay news & gossip (so far) from milano cortina

Feb 11, 2026

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9 min read

all the gay news & gossip (so far) from milano cortina

a queer olympics roundup

'it's deep & complicated:' jonathan van ness on rooting for the united states

Feb 10, 2026

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4 min read

'it's deep & complicated:' jonathan van ness on rooting for the united states

also, I asked them if they'd watched 'heated rivalry'

olympic ice dancer tim koleto on being a bicon, adjusting to retirement, & why figure skating is an 'outlier' among sports

Feb 4, 2026

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12 min read

olympic ice dancer tim koleto on being a bicon, adjusting to retirement, & why figure skating is an 'outlier' among sports

"When I realized that I was surrounded by gay men and queer women in Figure Skating, but could not name one out bisexual male in the sport I decided to post about it and never look back."

the athletic should retract their britta curl redemption story

Feb 2, 2026

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7 min read

the athletic should retract their britta curl redemption story

and links from the week in queer sports

OOYL Book Club: February Selection

Feb 1, 2026

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4 min read

OOYL Book Club: February Selection

'Up To Speed' by Christine Yu

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