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Six myths about trans athletes, debunked

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Trans athletes are back in the news again and, as such, so are the myths some use to try to justify their exclusion from sports. The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding two cases that could determine the legality of laws banning trans students from sporting events on Tuesday (13 January). Several claims based on myths around physical ability in sport were used to justify bans in Idaho and West Virginia. Here are some of the most common arguments used to ban trans women in sports, and why they’re nonsense. ‘Teams are sex-segregated because boys are better at sports than girls’ […]

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Gay tennis player João Lucas Reis da Silva to make history at Australian Open

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Brazilian tennis player João Lucas Reis da Silva is set to make history again, this time at the Australian Open.  Silva, who arrived in Melbourne this week, made history in late 2024 when he came out as gay by sharing a sweet snap of his partner Gui Sampaio Ricardo to celebrate his birthday. The 25-year-old then became the first out gay tennis pro to compete in a Grand Slam event. He is now set to continue making history by competing in the qualifying rounds of this year’s Australian Open as the first gay man to do so.  At the time of his coming out, Silva […]

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Majority of Americans think Republicans have a transphobia problem

A majority of US citizens think Republicans are too concerned with “transphobic ideologies” and transphobia. A YouGov poll published earlier this week suggests that US adults believe transphobia among the GOP is at least somewhat of a problem. 64 per cent of the 1,107 adults surveyed said that they believe transphobia is a problem among Republicans, with 44 per cent saying it is a major problem. Transphobia was the second-highest issue that respondents believed Republicans had taken too far, just behind hostility towards immigrants at 68 per cent. White supremacy and conspiracy thinking ranked highly too, with 62 per cent and 71 […]

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US claims vital UN human rights policy is too ‘woke’ to pass

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The US has twice been the only country to vote against UN human rights policies over what it has branded “globalist” woke ideology. Last month, deputy US representative Jonathan Shrier denounced a set of resolutions protecting humanitarian workers as “nothing more than a globalist wish list of divisive cultural causes”. The resolutions, dubbed the “Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of United Nations personnel and the “International Cooperation on Humanitarian Assistance in the Field of Natural Disasters, from Relief to Development” would both implement fundamental human rights protections in line with UN mandates on human rights development across […]

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Ten guilty of transphobic cyberbullying of Brigitte Macron, court rules

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Ten people in France have been found guilty of cyberbullying first lady Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, by claiming she is secretly a transgender woman.  A court in Paris on Monday (5 January) ruled the defendants, which includes eight men and two women aged between 41 and 65, had spread false claims about her gender and sexuality alongside making “malicious remarks” about the 24-year age gap between the couple.  The court noted “particularly degrading, insulting, and malicious” comments made by the defendants about Macron’s gender, amid a wide-ranging conspiracy theory that she is secretly a trans woman who was […]

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Is ‘Homonationalism’ really on the rise, and what does the term mean?

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There’s a good chance you may have heard the term homonationalism used in political or public debate recently. In fact, just a couple of days ago, Spiked published an article claiming that homonationalism is “on the rise” and suggesting that it is linked to the fact that “across Europe, gay voters are moving rightwards.” But what exactly does the term mean?  First coined by Rutgers University professor and Gender Studies scholar Jasbir Puar in her 2007 book Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times, the phrase has skyrocketed in usage over the past two decades and has yet to reach its peak, according to […]

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Will Smith sued by male tour violinist over sexual harassment

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Actor and rapper Will Smith is reportedly being sued by a male tour violinist over accusations of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation. Musician Brian King Joseph, part of Smith’s Based on a True Story: 2025 Tour, claims Smith exhibited “predatory behaviour.” He also alleges Smith was “deliberately grooming and priming” him for “further sexual exploitation”. Smith, 57, is best known as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, as well as starring in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Men in Black.  Joseph names Smith and Treyball Studios Management as defendants in the suit, as reported by Variety. He is pursuing them for […]

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Just four people complained about trans people in toilets in UK since 2022

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Only four people in the UK have formally complained about a trans woman entering a “single-sex” facility, an eye-opening report has revealed. A report published by advocacy group TransLucent found that only four official complaints were documented across 382 public bodies since 2022. Between 2022 and 2024, the group’s members submitted hundreds of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests across multiple investigations to local councils, NHS hospitals, domestic abuse refuges, and other major public authorities in England. Its first investigation examining council-owned buildings such as swimming pools and leisure centres found that 35 of the 40 responses reported zero complaints about trans people […]

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Ex-New York Times editor claims senior staff are ‘militant’ about their anti-trans stance

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A former New York Times editor has claimed the newspaper’s management is “militant” about their anti-trans views. Trans journalist and campaigner Billie Jean Sweeney claimed senior staff members at the 175-year-old news publication’s shut down “all avenues” of internal criticism over its reporting of trans issues in the lead-up to the 2024 US election. Speaking to Trans News Network, she said the organisation allowed staff to raise questions and criticisms over senior staff decisions through “Employee Resource Groups” but subsequently shut the groups down. “One the things that happened was that [NYT chairman A.G. Sulzberger] kind of came around and gave […]

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Kazakhstan signs Russian-style anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda bill into law

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Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has signed a Russian-style anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda bill into law, with those who violate the legislation set to face fines or detention.  The country’s lower chamber of parliament passed the bill, which bans “information containing propaganda of pedophilia and/or non-traditional sexual orientation in public spaces, as well as in the media”, back in November.  The bill’s passage came despite urgent calls from international rights groups – including Access Now, Civil Rights Defenders, Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, International Partnership for Human Rights, and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee – […]

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