Trans darts player Noa-Lynn van Leuven has hit back at her “toxic” rivals after qualifying for the World Championships.  Leuven, who transitioned in 2021 and has faced controversy for playing against cis women, qualified for her first Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Championship on Saturday (19 October) – making her the first trans woman to […]

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Chase Strangio is set to make history as the first openly transgender lawyer to argue a case in front of the US Supreme Court.  Strangio, who previously represented transgender military whistle-blower Chelsea Manning when she was denied the right to transition while incarcerated, will make his supreme court debut on 4 December. The case he will […]

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Veterans groups have criticised the government’s compensation fund for its pre-2000 military gay ban, branding it “unacceptably low”. Several veterans’ charities, including the Royal British Legion, have written to prime minister Keir Starmer to demand a higher figure.  The amount available to veterans dismissed from the forces for being gay has been capped at £50 […]

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Nearly 300 female golfers have signed an open letter to the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) calling on the organisation to repeal its trans inclusion policies, as trans player Hailey Davidson competes. Back in August, Davidson – who was born in Scotland and now lives in the US – took part in the LPGA pre-qualifying […]

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A fake, AI-generated video which went viral falsely claims that Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz sexually assaulted a gay student he taught in the 90s. The post, which has been removed from X/Twitter but remains available to view in an archived form, alleges a former student of Walz named Matthew Metro had come forward […]

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Pop legend Cher has endorsed Kamala Harris for president while urging US voters to go to the polls. The “Just Like Jessie James” singer declared her support for the Democratic candidate in a clip posted on her social media on Friday (18 October). “I have followed Kamala Harris since she was my US senator,” Cher […]

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