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Megan Rapinoe Blasts Olympic Trans Athlete Ban Linked to Trump Agenda

Former U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe is sharply criticizing a new Olympic policy aligned with President Donald Trump's stance on transgender athletes, calling the move "hateful" and "harmful" as the global debate over inclusion in sports intensifies.

Latin Times

Democrats can’t ignore trans rights

Critics say Democrats like Gavin Newsom aren't moving the party forward on trans rights

Salon

Tamzin Outhwaite talks 'very long journey' since eldest child came out as trans

Tamzin Outhwaite says it has been “a very long journey” since her and Tom Ellis’ eldest child Flo came out as transgender but insisted that he's now "thriving, absolutely thriving".

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John Lithgow believes that J.K. Rowling's trans views have been 'misrepresented'

John Lithgow - who will star in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series - feels that the franchise's author J.K. Rowling's controversial views on transgender issues have been "twisted and misrepresented" to a certain extent.

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Belarus passes bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights echoing similar law in Russia

Belarus decriminalised homosexuality in 1994 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but it doesn’t recognise same-sex marriages and lacks protection for LGBTQ+ rights.

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Belarusian parliament passes a bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights

The Belarus parliament has passed a bill to introduce punishments for people who promote LGBTQ+ causes, in an echo of similar laws that have been set up in neighboring ally Russia

The Independent UK

If Chiles Was So Lopsided, Why Did The Court Deny Cert In Tingley?

The legal landscape for transgender cases has changed since 2023.

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What Is Conversion Therapy? Controversial Practice Explained as Supreme Court Ruling Challenges LGBTQ Youth Protections

The US Supreme Court's ruling against Colorado's conversion therapy ban affects LGBTQ rights and free speech. Learn about its national impact and potential effects on laws in over 20 states.

International Business Times UK

Amsterdam celebrates 25 years since the world's first same-sex weddings

Amsterdam is marking 25 years since the world's first gay marriages were celebrated in the Netherlands

The Independent UK

Trans Day of Visibility: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani greets trans people, says ‘Your existence is not up for debate’

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 with a strong message of support for transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people.

The Times of India

Trump Admin Sues Minnesota Over Trans Athletes in Girls' Sports—Claims That It 'Ignores Biological Reality'

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, challenging the state's policy allowing transgender girls to compete in girls' sports, citing Title IX.

International Business Times UK

Trump administration sues Minnesota for allowing trans athletes in girls’ sports

Justice department claims the state is violating Title IX – the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination

The Guardian - US

Ohio moves closer to banning most public drag shows

Drag bills across the country have faced legal challenges on free expression grounds

The Independent UK

Minnesota sued by Trump administration over transgender athlete participation in sports

‘The Trump Administration does not tolerate flawed state policies that ignore biological reality and unfairly undermine girls on the playing field,’ Pam Bondi said

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Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports

The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports

The Conversation

Sex test used in IOC’s new transgender ban more likely to exclude from Olympics intersex women who were assigned female at birth

The International Olympic Committee announced a new policy on March 26, 2026, for women’s competitions: Every athlete must be tested for a gene called SRY, usually found on the Y chromosome. Males typically have a Y chromosome and females typically don’t, so the IOC says this requirement will exclude “biological…

International Business Times UK

Tennessee Bill to Track Transgender Medical Data Passes the House: Sponsor Likens Care to Lobotomies

The Tennessee House advances a bill mandating clinics to report gender-affirming care details, sparking privacy and equality concerns.

The Independent UK

Idaho transgender bathroom bill is the strictest in the nation and likely veto-proof

Idaho lawmakers passed a sweeping bathroom bill Friday that makes it a crime for transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender identity

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France calls Olympic gender testing a 'step backwards' as other nations support policy

France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.

The Independent UK

Human rights experts raise concerns over IOC gender eligibility ruling

The Sport & Rights Alliance, along with over 100 other allied organisations, has called on the IOC to abandon its plans to mandate genetic sex testing

Euronews

Transgender women athletes banned from competing in female Olympic events in new IOC policy

The IOC announced the ban on Thursday after its executives voted to adopt the new policy. The ruling now means transgender women, as well as women with select rare medical conditions, are no longer eligible to compete in female categories, effective from the 2028 LA games.

The Conversation

The Olympics’ transgender athlete ban is a legal and moral minefield

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is introducing a controversial new policy that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events.

The Independent UK

India’s trans community thought invasive medical exams were a thing of the past. This law is set to bring them back

ON THE GROUND: A new law will require trans people to have their gender ‘verified’ via medical examination – the kind of humiliation that many thought had been consigned to the past. Namita Singh speaks to activists in New Delhi who are distraught at what appears to be a huge step…

The Guardian - AU

Human rights experts raise concerns over Olympics transgender women athlete ban

Over 100 human rights, sports and scientific groups have criticised the new gender eligibility guidelines as ‘a blunt and discriminatory response’

The Independent UK

Justice Department probes California and Maine over housing transgender women with female inmates

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether California and Maine violate female inmates’ rights by housing them with transgender women

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