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Discipline, teamwork, acceptance: why football is a lifeline for queer Cambodian teens

A new documentary tells the story of the Lotus Sports Club and Pa Vann Sovann, its much-respected transgender coach

The Guardian - UK

Mike Bianchi: FINA made tough but right decision by banning transgender swimmers

It was only appropriate that the sport of swimming banned transgender women on this week of the 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX — the landmark legislation that opened the door for female athletes to have the same rights as their male counterparts.

Orlando Sentinel

Boris Johnson says a person ‘cannot be born with a penis without being a man’

The Prime Minister indicated he supports swimming governing body Fina’s ban on transgender athletes from competing in women’s events

The Independent UK

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Sport's governing bodies are at loggerheads about transgender participation, but Australia can take the lead

Sport's governing bodies are feeling pressured into picking sides in what has become a culture war, although experts warn Australian anti-discrimination policies would prevent blanket bans on transgender athletes being adopted here.

ABC News

Author Julie Bindel vows to sue Nottingham City Council over 'illegal' library ban

Julie Bindel says the authority has 'discriminated against' her basic rights after cancelling her planned talk at the Aspley Library on Saturday

Nottingham Post

Transgender victim subjected to year-long campaign of abuse by gang of youths

River, aged 29 and whose name has been changed to protect their safety, has been harassed, had the windows of their home smashed in and, on one occasion, had to contact police when a teenager turned up wielding a hammer.

Daily Record

Nadine Dorries to urge British sports to follow Fina in transgender policies

The culture secretary, who is to meet British sporting organisations on Tuesday, wrote in the Mail on Sunday: ‘I want all of our sporting governing bodies to follow that policy’

The Guardian - UK

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Fierce backlash over Nottingham City Council cancelling talk by author Julie Bindel

The author hosted her talk outside the library instead

Nottingham Post

Filipina wins transgender pageant in Pattaya

PATTAYA: Filipina Fuschia Anne Ravena was crowned Miss International Queen 2022 on Saturday at a contest in Thailand billed as the world's largest and most popular transgender pageant.

Bangkok Post

Hard decisions need to be taken sooner rather than later on the transgender issue in sport - Susan Egelstaff

FOR years, most sports have considered one subject too hot to handle: the transgender issue.

The National (Scotland)

Amazon staff demand ban of books calling transgender people mentally ill

A group of Amazon.com Inc. employees plans to march in Seattle’s Pride Parade on Sunday to protest the online retailer’s sale of books they consider anti-transgender — an action that threatens to erode the company’s image as an inclusive employer.

Tribune News Service

Filipina wins transgender pageant in Thailand

Filipina Fuschia Anne Ravena was crowned Miss International Queen 2022 on Saturday at a contest in Thailand billed as the world's largest and most popular transgender pageant.

Reuters

Protest as Nottingham talk cancelled due to author's transgender views goes ahead

The author hosted her talk outside the library instead

Nottingham Post

Nottingham City Council cancels library talk over author's views on transgender rights

The event will now be taking place outside the library

Nottingham Post

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The Independent UK

IOC defends decision to allow sports to form own transgender policies

Swimming has banned transgender athletes from male and female competitions, while other sports have different policies on the issue.

ABC News

Alice Springs council denounces transphobia in sport

A Central Australian council is striving to be a "beacon of inclusion and diversity" amid international debate about transgender women competing in sport at the highest levels.

The Independent UK

Biden admin proposes changes to handling of sexual misconduct cases in K12 schools and colleges under Title IX

The Biden administration says the new rules ‘restore vital protections for students in our nation’s schools which were eroded by controversial regulations implemented during the previous Administration’

The Guardian - UK

Divisions that remain on transgender issues

Letters: Dr Eve Jeffrey on the power dynamics in any discussion of trans rights and Claire Loneragan on women’s sex-based rights

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The Hindu

Badminton federation begins research process for transgender policy

Advocates for transgender inclusion argue that not enough studies have yet been done on the impact of transition on physical performance, and that elite athletes are often physical outliers in any case

Reason

Title IX Didn't Make College Sports Equal, It Made Them Contentious

After 50 years, not only has Title IX failed to deliver on its promises for female athletes, it also made men's sports worse.

Evening Standard

Elliot Page says life has improved ‘drastically’ since coming out as transgender

Elliot Page has revealed that his life has been ‘drastically’ improved

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why is it so hard to get health care as a trans cancer patient?

Nobody can know what it is like to be a cancer patient without actually having cancer. Before I was diagnosed, I had proximity to cancer patients and experiences in health care that I thought gave me insight. In some ways they did. Yet although I had previously experienced discrimination for…

The Times of India

Don't ban transgender women athletes from competing: Dutee Chand

NEW DELHI: India's ace sprinter Dutee Chand - who was once accused of being a 'man' for failing the hyperandrogenism (male testosterone) test and later subjected to a gender verification test by the national athletics federation (AFI) - has spoken out in favour of the transgender athletes, who have been…

AAP

Trans rulings up to individual sports: AOC

The Australian Olympic Committee will defer to individual sports' rulings on transgender women's eligibility to compete in women's categories.

ABC News

Former world champion swimmer Danni Miatke warns FINA ban on transgender athletes will impact a 'marginalised' community for decades

The fallout continues from FINA's ban on transgender swimmers as former world title holder Danni Miatke warns the decision will have a negative impact on a 'marginalised' community for decades.

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