Stanford University will be barring transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports following similar policies from the NCAA. Policy documents obtained by The Stanford Daily show that the changes will apply to any athletes who were assigned male at birth as well as any athletes assigned female at birth and have since begun hormone therapy. […]
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After years of dominating the pop charts, singer Katy Perry is now tackling the final frontier as part of an all-female mission to space. Perry is expected to travel on the Blue Origin rocket, owned by Jeff Bezos, at its next launch. Perry will be joined on the mission by television host Gayle King, civil […]
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A newly-filed bill – Texas HB3399, which is also being described locally as the “Texas trans ban” – could officially end gender-affirming care for people of all ages in the state if passed. Filed on Wednesday (26 February), the Texas House bill would amend existing law in the state to restrict hormone therapy, gender-reassignment surgery, […]
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Today (February 28) shoppers have decided to initiate a 24-hour boycott on stores that have rolled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programmes. The economic blackout which began today is just one of several boycotts planned by consumers and activists to protest those companies in the aftermath of president Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate […]
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Many people, when asking “when was gay marriage legalised in the US?” may be surprised to discover that marriage equality in America is actually a relatively recent development – in place for less than a decade. On Friday June 26, 2015, queer Americans celebrated as the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is, indeed, a […]
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