Riley Gaines, an advocate for fair and equal women's sports and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., recently expressed their concerns about a model promoting a woman's Adidas swimsuit as part of the company's pride collection, joined by several others. The recent "Let Love Be Your Legacy" collaboration and campaign between Adidas and South African designer Rich Mnisi aims to support allyship and freedom of expression without bias where sports and culture collide. However, one of the models on the Adidas website, wearing the swimsuit, caught Gaines and other's attention on social media.

While Adidas promoted the women's collection and campaign, it announced it partnered with Athlete Ally, a non-profit organization, "which focuses on ending homophobia and transphobia in sport." According to Athlete Ally founder Hudson Taylor, their goal is to drive inclusivity in sport and support student athletes from the LGBTQI+ community and their allies to push for fair access and safe participation in sport. With the collaboration, they have created more affirming athletic spaces to celebrate the community across sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

However, those who support fair treatment for all genders in sport worry that promoting a woman's swimsuit in a pride collection detracts from the celebration of true inclusivity. They suggest that it sends the wrong message and that the collection should feature gender-neutral clothing instead. Women's sports are already battling for equal treatment, with recent controversies involving trans athletes competing against non-trans athletes.

Riley Gaines, an advocate for fair and equal women's sports and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., recently expressed their concerns about a model promoting a woman's Adidas swimsuit as part of the company's pride collection, joined by several others. The recent "Let Love Be Your Legacy" collaboration and campaign between Adidas and South African designer Rich Mnisi aims to support allyship and freedom of expression without bias where sports and culture collide. However, one of the models on the Adidas website, wearing the swimsuit, caught Gaines and other's attention on social media.
While Adidas promoted the women's collection and campaign, it announced it partnered with Athlete Ally, a non-profit organization, "which focuses on ending homophobia and transphobia in sport." According to Athlete Ally founder Hudson Taylor, their goal is to drive inclusivity in sport and support student athletes from the LGBTQI+ community and their allies to push for fair access and safe participation in sport. With the collaboration, they have created more affirming athletic spaces to celebrate the community across sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
However, those who support fair treatment for all genders in sport worry that promoting a woman's swimsuit in a pride collection detracts from the celebration of true inclusivity. They suggest that it sends the wrong message and that the collection should feature gender-neutral clothing instead. Women's sports are already battling for equal treatment, with recent controversies involving trans athletes competing against non-trans athletes.

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