Megan Rapinoe has criticised the International Olympic Committee’s recent decision to ban trans women from competing in women’s Olympic events. Speaking on the 3 April episode of her podcast A Touch More, soccer star Rapinoe called the ban “horrible” and criticised its title: “The Protection of the Women’s Category” “I can’t even believe that they’re […]

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The Tennessee librarian who was recently fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books from the library’s children’s section has said she “had no choice” and would do the same again. Luanne James, who worked as a library director in Rutherford County, spoke publicly about her firing with Nashville NBC affiliate WSMV-TV on 3 April. “I’m […]

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Klass Francisks Rozentals has revealed he’s left Team GB to compete for Latvia instead, after starting an adults-only subscription page on OF. Last year, his brother Kurts Adams Rozentals was suspended by Paddle UK for what he believed was his spicy content online. He started the page to help fund his sporting career, saying he […]

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The state of Georgia has successfully shot down every anti-LGBTQ+ bill that was on the docket in the 2026 legislative session, according to Georgia Equality. Posting to Bluesky on 3 April, the civil rights group shared the news. “After a late night at the Capitol to finish out the 2026 legislative session, we could not […]

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