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An ex Olympic weightlifter has been praised on social media for her take on transgender women competing in sports. Per Indy100, Laura Mariel, who competed four times in national weightlifting competitions in the US, took to TikTok earlier this week to share her thoughts on the controversial issue. When asked…
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The International Olympic Committee will be modifying its rules and regulations regarding transgender athletes in order to support inclusiveness at the global sporting event. The Tokyo Olympic Games has become the focus of much debate after the IOC officially backed weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, who was assigned male at birth, in…
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A Harvard University professor has been accused of transphobia after refusing to say "pregnant people". Carole Hooven, 55, who has worked at Harvard for over two decades, has slammed the move towards more inclusive language among academics including the use of phrases like "pregnant people" in a new interview with…
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Laurel Hubbard has made history today by becoming the first transgender woman to compete at the Olympics. The 43-year-old took part in the women's +87kg weightlifting on Monday, August 2, at the Tokyo International Forum. Sadly, Hubbard's Olympic dreams were short-lived, as she was knocked out of the competition after…
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Transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard has broken her silence after the International Olympic Committee confirmed her place in the women's weightlifting super-heavyweight category. On July 17, the IOC backed the 43-year-old weightlifter, who was assigned male at birth, in her bid to represent New Zealand in the women's category. Two weeks on…
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A school teacher has been fired after making derogatory comments towards a transgender student in their class. Per The Mirror, a French teacher from Ash Manor School in England had her contract terminated for gross misconduct after a student's mother reported a conversation she had with the students. Susan Field…
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Jamie Lee Curtis has announced that her child is transgender. The 'Freaky Friday' actress, 62, opened up in a new interview with AARP Magazine about her youngest child's transition, which she says taught her that gender isn't binary. In the interview, she said that she and her husband Christopher Guest…
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Tommy Dorfman, one of the stars of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, has reintroduced herself as a trans woman. The actress - who starred as Ryan Shaver on the hit show - has now clarified to TIME that she is trans, explaining that she's been living and "privately identifying"…
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Caitlyn Jenner has responded after Marjorie Taylor Greene intentionally misgendered her by dismissing her as a "man in a dress". The 47-year-old Georgia Representative provoked widespread backlash after she insulted the former Olympian, who is currently running for governor of California in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election in the state.…
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California has banned state-funded travel to five more states over their latest anti-trans legislation, the New York Times reports. State attorney general Rob Bonta announced on Monday, June 28, that Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia were being added to the list of states where California state employees…
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A transgender man has emerged victorious following a years-long case over whether trans students should be able to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. Back in 2014, now-22-year-old Gavin Grimm, who was then a high school student, challenged the local school board in Gloucester County, Virginia, which had…
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Transgender teen Ashton Mota introduced President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, marking the return of Pride celebrations under his administration. Back in February, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination of an individual or group based on their…
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A woman has claimed she was recently refused service by a department store worker due to the fact she's transgender. Per Independent, a trans woman named Licca, who goes by the handle @liccalollipop on social media, took to TikTok in a video to share the bad service she'd allegedly received…
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Transgender runner CeCe Telfer has been deemed ineligible to compete in the 400m hurdles at the US Olympic trials. The decision was made because she did not meet the criteria established by World Athletics when it came to her eligibility for certain events, the Guardian reports. She had previously competed…
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Two men have been arrested as violence erupted at a Virginia school board meeting over new transgender policies and critical race theory. On Tuesday, June 22, 250 residents of Loudoun, the wealthiest county in the US, gathered at Ashburn, Virginia, to discuss the new rules, per Fox News. It became…
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Brett Favre claims that transgender athletes shouldn't be allowed to compete in the Olympics games as women. According to Insider, the 51-year-old the Hall of Fame NFL quarterback spoke out against multiple athletes competing in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics during his podcast Bolling with Favre on Tuesday, June 22. Commenting…
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Piers Morgan has slammed the Olympics for making the decision to allow their first-ever transgender athlete. Describing the decision as a "terrible mistake", the outspoken journalist referred to New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, who was permitted to compete in the 87kg weightlifting category for Tokyo 2020 after the entry requirements…
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A weightlifter from New Zealand has been praised on social media for becoming the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic games. Per New York Post, 43-year-old Laurel Hubbard, who previously competed in men's weightlifting before transitioning to female, has been picked to participate in the upcoming summer games…
