Marissa Phillips has been a member of the iconic NFL cheer team since 2022 Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and viral, trending content across ...

Justine Lindsay, the NFL’s first out transgender cheerleader, recently revealed that she was fired this year, a decision she alleges was motivated by transphobia and Donald Trump’s election as ...

Jordon Hudson made her return to the cheerleading world as a member of Cheer Extreme's Code Black coed team. She made her debut on Nov. 16 at Dorton Arena in Raleigh. Her boyfriend, UNC-Chapel Hill ...

Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.

Unlike the award-winning SDSJC, now run by Courteney’s former assistant coach and newfound rival Tammy Istiny (Kristin Chenoweth), Headleston’s cheer program leaves a lot to be desired. Though the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount is jumping for joy for its latest live sports deal. The company has acquired distribution rights to Varsity Spirit‘s Pro Cheer League, the world’s first professional competitive ...

PLANO, Texas — Cheer Athletics–Plano, one of the most recognized names in competitive cheerleading, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — just one day before jury selection was scheduled to ...

If you think being an NFL cheerleader is all about glamour, smiles, and perfect hair, then you will have to get a reality check. One former cheerleader just revealed what really goes on behind the ...

NFL cheerleaders continue to be a huge part of the gameday experience for fans. Whether trying to inspire a rally or keeping the crowd pumped up with a lead, the cheerleading squads are kept busy ...

As fans of the Netflix docuseries America's Sweethearts are now well aware, the job of an NFL cheerleader is much harder than it looks. Not only must these professional dancers train, rehearse, travel ...