A transgender pool player banned from competing by the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) is taking legal action against the sports governing body, telling a court her abilities are down to practice and not biology. Back in August 2023, the EBPF – which organises county-level competitions in England – announced only people assigned female at […]
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Health secretary Wes Streeting has said he is “genuinely sorry” for the “fear and anxiety” caused by the Labour government’s ban on puberty blockers for trans youth. The comment was made by the Labour cabinet member at the Unison National Healthcare Service Group Conference in Liverpool on Wednesday (9 April). A temporary ban on private prescriptions of puberty blockers […]
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US president Donald Trump has taken aim at those who support transgender and non-binary children in a statement about National Child Abuse Prevention Month, grotesquely drawing a comparison between them and child abusers. Trump, who returned to office for a second term in January, has made quick work of his campaign promises to stop so-called […]
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Piers Morgan has predictably led outrage as two trans women, Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith, went head-to-head in the final of a professional women’s pool tournament. Trans pool players Haynes and Smith faced off in the Ultimate Pool Women’s Pro Series Event 2 in Wigan on Sunday (6 April), with Haynes ultimately winning the competition. The […]
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