Gender issues

Conflicting ideas of fairness in women’s sports fuel transgender participation debate

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has faced a wave of support and backlash for her comments in an ESPN interview in July.

PGA Tour, retailers distance selves from Good Good after ad backlash

PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp has said that Good Good’s sponsorship of the Good Good Championship is no longer a certainty.

Transgender former CIA officer Curlee opens up, over a year after leaving agency

Julia Curlee was dismissed by the White House after a far-right influencer publicised her transgender identity online.

Ex-NBA players, claiming to be transgender, are not eligible to play in Women’s NBA, say sources

Enes Kanter Freedom is seen prior to a game between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena on Aug 23.

Liechtenstein changes its law to allow women to ascend the throne

Liechtenstein’s Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie arrive at Liechtenstein’s National Day celebrations in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, on Aug 15.

Viennese woman sues city over ‘discriminatory’ toilet fees

Vienna currently has 168 publicly managed toilet facilities, 139 of which are free to use.

Advocacy groups call for WTA to drop sex-testing policy

The sex-testing measure emerged as a key topic at the start of the Canadian Open.

‘We will not be pawns’ in political conversation: WNBA Players Association

The WNBA Player’s Association said it embraces justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Youth gender dysphoria treatments to continue even as new guidelines are being rolled out

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung described gender dysphoria as a psychiatric condition that requires careful and holistic management.

Matt Damon’s biceps in that Odyssey fight scene? They belong to his female stunt double

Devyn Dalton (right) is Matt Damon’s stunt double in Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster The Odyssey and is featured in the movie’s poster (left).

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