Culture Secretary calls for ban on transgender athletes in elite-level women’s sport

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has urged sporting chiefs to ban transgender athletes from elite women’s sporting events. Read More

NY AG can take legal action against Nassau County over transgender athlete ban, federal judge rules

A federal judge on Thursday denied a request by New York’s Nassau County to let it enforce new restrictions on transgender athletes at county ... enforce trans sports ban. REUTERS Days later ... Read More

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs ban on transgender female athletes

Any teams designated as “female” would be denied permits if they allow transgender athletes to participate. The ban doesn’t apply to men’s teams with transgender athletes. It covers all ... Read More

Manhattan’s largest school board district approves resolution that could ban transgender athletes from women’s sports

Manhattan’s largest neighborhood school board district approved a resolution that could lead to a ban on transgender athletes in girls ... an opportunity to look back and understand that ... Read More

West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based ... Read More

Transgender athletes face growing hostility: four tell their stories in their own words

USA TODAY’S “In Their Own Words” is a video project that interviewed four transgender athletes who told their own stories about living in an America that is increasingly hostile to gender ... Read More

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Karim Bouamrane, the Socialist mayor of St.-Ouen, a Paris suburb that will host the athletes’ village for the 2024 Games, is leading a rapid transformation of the long-struggling city. Read More