Two-time Olympic track champion Caster Semenya has criticised the International Olympic Committee’s recent decision to make female athletes undergo a sex test in order to compete in the women’s categories. Speaking at a press conference in Cape Town, Semenya called the new eligibility criteria “a disrespect for women”. The IOC announced the ban on 26 […]

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Scotland is in a great position to become the first country in the world to end new HIV cases, leading charities have said. But they have warned that urgent action is needed from the next Scottish Government to reach that goal by 2030. The Scottish Government made a commitment in 2020 to end new HIV […]

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The Chicago Bulls have waived guard Jaden Ivey after he posted videos criticising the NBA’s Pride Month celebrations, for what he said was “unrighteousness”. The team announced the decision Monday (30 March), citing “conduct detrimental to the team”, shortly after a video Ivey posted of himself began circulating online. In the clip, he questioned why […]

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The Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot ban conversion therapy for minors via limiting the topics therapists and professionals can discuss with their clients, delivering an 8–1 decision today (31 March) that reshapes how such laws are enforced across the US. Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch said: “The First Amendment stands as […]

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