A petition calling on the Olympic Committee to put an end to transgender athletes competing in women’s divisions has been quietly shelved as ‘hate speech’ ahead of her games debut. New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the face of the petition after she was selected to compete in the +87kg women’s weight division at the … Read more
A teacher who vowed to stop a transgender Year 11 pupil from becoming Head Girl has been spared a ban from the profession but has been fired. French mistress Susan Field was accused of referring to the former male pupil as ‘that’ in front of a class of 21 children in her Year 11 tutor … Read more
A teacher who vowed to stop a transgender Year 11 pupil from becoming Head Girl has been spared a ban from the profession but has been fired. French mistress Susan Field was accused of referring to the former male pupil as ‘that’ in front of a class of 21 children in her Year 11 tutor … Read more
Two of the BBC‘s Olympic commentary team have been slammed for repeatedly misgendering the first openly non-binary athlete to compete at the games. Team USA star Alana Smith, who uses they/them pronouns was knocked out of the Women’s Street Skateboarding semi-finals after failing to score three tricks at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. Despite the … Read more
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has hit back at Megyn Kelly for criticizing her – angrily responding to the journalist’s comments on Twitter, and then blocking her. The row – which saw all-time great Martina Navratilova weigh in – began when Osaka, 23, unveiled her Sports Illustrated cover. The Japanese-Haitian four-time Grand Slam winner is the … Read more
Police have investigated a pub landlady after she told a transgender chef to decide ‘if he’s Arthur or Martha’ in a Facebook row. Scott Princep, 22, worked two trial shifts at Looe’s Harbour Moon Inn in Cornwall after responding to an advertisement for employees on social media. Mr Princep, who was born male, came out … Read more
Police have investigated a pub landlady after she told a transgender chef to decide ‘if he’s Arthur or Martha’ in a Facebook row. Scott Princep, 22, worked two trial shifts at Looe’s Harbour Moon Inn in Cornwall after responding to an advertisement for employees on social media. Mr Princep, who was born male, came out … Read more
The British boss of American weightlifting has warned anyone stopping transgender athletes competing will be ‘on the wrong side of history’. Phil Andrews, CEO of USA Weightlifting, claimed Olympic teams should be able to achieve gender parity and be inclusive in the sport. But he said allowing transgender people to compete must be balanced with ‘fairness in … Read more
The British boss of American weightlifting has warned anyone stopping transgender athletes competing will be ‘on the wrong side of history’. Phil Andrews, CEO of USA Weightlifting, claimed Olympic teams should be able to achieve gender parity and be inclusive in the sport. But he said allowing transgender people to compete must be balanced with ‘fairness in … Read more
The public feel ‘betrayed’ by the Olympic committee’s decision to allow Laurel Hubbard to compete in the women’s weightlifting division, with 21,000 signing a petition calling for the rules to be overhauled moving forward. The 43-year-old competitive weightlifter was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics – making her the first transgender athlete … Read more