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Trying to erase the biological definition of sex isn’t just misguided – it’s dangerous

Proposals to rewrite the law take gender self-identification too far. Here’s the feminist case against, says writer Susanna Rustin

The Guardian - UK

Nottingham City Council confirms it will not remove Julie Bindel books from library

The books are at several libraries across Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Post

Scottish woman assaulted and hit over head with bottle in transphobic attack

A court in Dunfermline heard how the woman was attacked and set upon by bigoted thugs. The ordeal has left both physical and mental scars on the victim of the assault.

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Tom Daley 'furious' over FINA's transgender ruling

"I was furious," he said of FINA's decision, which bans athletes who have been through any part of male puberty from elite women's competition

The Hindu

Julie Bindel to sue Nottingham council after talk cancelled

Council says it called of Bindel’s talk at library because of her views on transgender rights

The Guardian - UK

Tom Daley “left furious” after transgender swimmers banned from elite female competitions

During an appearance at the British LGBT Awards, Olympic champion Tom Daley has criticised the decision to ban transgender swimmers banned from elite female competitions

Daily Mirror

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

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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

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

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

The author hosted her talk outside the library instead

Nottingham Post

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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.

The National (Scotland)

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Reuters

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.

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Nottingham Post

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

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

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

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