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Randy White backs Ken Paxton. Here's what that door opens.

Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Randy White has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for Senate, citing concerns about transgender participation…

At least 6 Dutch sports federations discriminate against trans and non-binary athletes

At least six Dutch sports federations, including football, golf, handball, speed skating, cycling, and rugby, require trans and non-binary athletes…

Judge dismisses lawsuit against NCAA over transgender athlete rule

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Riley Gaines and other athletes against the NCAA, ruling that the NCAA is not subject to Title IX…

Cheryl Reeve said what needed saying. The reaction proved her right.

Cheryl Reeve, head coach of the Minnesota Lynx, said that the campaign against transgender athletes in women's sports is really an effort by people…

NY Roller Derby League Moves to Jam Blakeman Transgender Ban

The Long Island Roller Rebels, a 37-member roller derby league, are suing Nassau County after executive Bruce Blakeman banned female sports teams…

James Talarico abandons trans kids to chase votes he won't get

James Talarico, the Democratic US Senate nominee in Texas, has reversed his longstanding opposition to restrictions on trans student-athletes, saying…

Maine trans sports referendum delayed to 2027 after signature shortfall

Backers of a Maine referendum that would force transgender students to play on teams matching their birth certificate sex have abandoned their bid…

American Humanists: The Moral Case for Trans Rights Continues

The American Humanist Association has responded to the Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J. by declaring that the moral and legal case for…

WNBA's transgender-athlete battle goes silent at FIBA World Cup

When the WNBA's loudest domestic argument about trans women in sport crossed into international jurisdiction in Berlin, it went completely quiet.…

What happens when a blue state votes on trans sports?

When a blue state votes on trans sports, it forces a reckoning that Republican legislatures have so far avoided: putting the exclusion of children to…

Darts proves trans exclusion was never about sport

Samantha Lewis, a 29-year-old trans woman from North Cave near Hull, is suing the England Darts Organisation and Tri Nations Darts after being barred…

Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against California trans sports policy

A federal judge has dismissed a US Justice Department lawsuit that sought to force California to exclude transgender girls from girls' school sports…

Colorado schools lose transgender athlete lawsuit on standing

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by eight Colorado school districts and charter schools that sought to ban transgender students from…

Manchester School Board forced to restrict trans athlete policy

The Manchester Board of School Committee voted 12-2 to update its transgender athlete policy, bringing it into line with a 2024 New Hampshire state…

Breanna Stewart wants the WNBA to feel safe again

When Breanna Stewart says she wants her arena to be a safe space, she is not making a political statement. She is describing what the WNBA has always…

In New York, rallygoers met the trans athlete culture wars with celebration

Outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate trans inclusion in sport before a New York Liberty game. With…

Renée Richards faults herself

Renée Richards, the trans tennis pioneer who won the right to play in the 1977 US Open, now says her lawsuit was selfish and that trans women should…

WNBA says security was wrong to silence transgender shirt messages

The WNBA confirmed that security personnel were wrong to ask fans to cover shirts carrying messages about transgender women in sport at a Dream…

The WNBA has no trans eligibility problem. That is the point.

No openly transgender woman has ever played in the WNBA, and none is currently eligible to do so. The controversy surrounding the league is not about…

WNBPA: we will not be used as political pawns

The Women's National Basketball Players Association released a statement in August 2026 affirming diversity and inclusion and declaring that the…

GAA aims to approve transgender policy ahead of 2027 season

The GAA's Central Council has approved a workgroup to complete a transgender policy covering Gaelic games ahead of the 2027 season. The policy will…

Caitlin Clark stays quiet on trans athletes. Here is what that costs.

Caitlin Clark declined to take a position on trans women in sport after her Indiana Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham sparked protests across a…

Sophie Cunningham, trans athletes, and the question nobody asks

Sophie Cunningham's comments on trans athletes during an ESPN feature reignited a familiar debate, but the question that rarely follows is this: why…

Should Democrats stop fighting for trans athletes? A trans policy director says yes

The Center for American Progress, a leading Democratic think tank, has recommended that Democrats leave decisions about trans student-athletes to…

A trans ban came to rugby. Baltimore's Ferals played on.

When USA Rugby banned transgender women from women's rugby in early 2025, many teams across the country refused to comply. The Baltimore Flamingos'…

More than half of US states now ban trans athletes from sport

More than half of US states have passed laws banning transgender athletes, particularly trans girls and women, from competing on sports teams that…

The wrong kind of girl: what the Supreme Court's trans sports ruling really decided

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in June 2026 that states may ban transgender students from school sports consistent with their gender identity,…

Nikki Hiltz beats Kipyegon at Pre Classic: 'We're not these big, scary things'

Nikki Hiltz, a non-binary and transgender American runner, won the women's mile at the Prefontaine Classic, beating three-time Olympic gold medallist…

Becky Pepper-Jackson deserved her day in court

Becky Pepper-Jackson, a trans girl who went through female puberty, has circulating testosterone levels similar to other girls her age, and was…

Trump mocks cisgender women as weak in bizarre anti-trans sports rant to factory workers

At a Pennsylvania factory speech, Donald Trump used a fictitious Olympic scenario to attack transgender participation in sports, but in doing so he…

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