Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games when she represents New Zealand in Tokyo next month. The New Zealand Olympic Committee announced on Monday that Hubbard would compete for her country in the women’s super-heavyweight category at the upcoming Games on July 23. Hubbard said she was humbled … Read more
UEFA launch disciplinary investigation into Hungary’s opening two Euro 2020 matches after homophobic and anti-kneeling banners were seen amid reports of monkey noises being aimed at French black players By Matt Barlow for MailOnline Published: 18:13 BST, 20 June 2021 | Updated: 18:46 BST, 20 June 2021 UEFA has launched a disciplinary investigation into allegations … Read more
After a decade working as as self-described ‘female illusionist,’ RuPaul’s Drag Race #6 alum Laganja Estranja officially came out as a transgender woman on Tuesday. ‘I have so many emotions running through me at this current moment,’ the 32-year-old dancer-choreographer – who boasts 959K social media followers – wrote. ‘I want to thank all of … Read more
Diversity charity Stonewall is accused of selling ‘dangerous’ transgender advice to schools – including that a trans child can use a toilet which matches their gender Stonewall is making thousands of pounds by enrolling schools on to programme It’s a programme of transgender guidance that critics have branded ‘dangerous’ Schools can apply for awards and … Read more
A visually impaired sprinter hopes to become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. Italy‘s Valentina Petrillo, 47, competed in men’s national races before transitioning in 2019. She was born with Stargardt disease, a degenerative eye condition that has no cure. After decades of ‘dressing up as a man’, as she describes … Read more
Trans groups have launched an appeal against the Charity Commission over its decision to make a controversial lesbian, gay and bisexual organisation a charity. The LGB Alliance was made a charity in April after the commission decided the group was beneficial to the public through its educational and awareness-raising activities about discrimination based on sexual … Read more
Video footage has captured the moment a boat burst into flames on Sunday, after after its crew allegedly circled and harassed passengers on a yacht which was waving pride and transgender rights flags. TikTok video shows a boat speeding past a yacht on Moses Lake in Washington, with one woman appearing to give the passengers the … Read more
Zackery Torres, the first star of Abby’s Ultimate Dance competition who was assigned male at birth, announced that they were transgender on Sunday. The 21-year-old former reality star shared in a TikTok video that they were transitioning and were going by they/them and she/her pronouns interchangeably in the ebullient clip. ‘I realized I haven’t posted … Read more
Couple whose software firm boss said their transgender son was ‘evil’ and they would ‘go to hell for supporting him’ are awarded £70,000 in damages for discrimination Vicky and Keith Brett left the manufacturing software firm Khi-Ro Limited Couple received abuse from the company director about transgender son Sued Khi-Ro for unfair dismissal after both … Read more
Lego to launch rainbow-themed LGBTQ+ set called ‘Everyone Is Awesome’ with no gender assigned to all but one of the figures Pale blue, white and pink represent the transgender community, while black and brown stand for the different skin colours across the LGBTQ+ community Purple figure is the only one which has a specific gender … Read more