7 h. ago NWSL and US Soccer’s lack of transgender policy targeted by conservative lobby groups

The NWSL’s transgender participation policy, thought to still be in place, was abandoned in 2022, the league confirmedAs the United States supreme court agrees to hear two cases in the fall intended to enforce bans on transgender women from sport, the Guardian can reveal that the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has not renewed its 2021 policy on transgender players and is operating with no policy on the subject.The NWSL established a policy in 2021, stating: “athletes who transition from male to female are eligible to compete” if they declare their gender identity is female – subject to testosterone levels being “within typical limits of women athletes”. The 2021 policy also stated athletes designated female at birth transitioning to male and undergoing testosterone hormone therapy were ineligible to compete in the NWSL. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Andrea Gibson, poet and subject of documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, dies aged 49

Gibson, who was Colorado’s poet laureate and diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, died at their home on MondayAndrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their four-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, has died aged 49.Gibson’s death was announced on social media by their wife, Megan Falley. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Andrea Gibson dead: Celebrated poet whose work explored gender identity passes away

Andrea Gibson, who with wife Megan Falley is the subject of Come See Me in the Good Light, lost their battle with ovarian cancer on Monday, their partner confirmed

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21 h. ago Poet and performance artist Andrea Gibson dies aged 49 four years after cancer diagnosis

Gibson had been the Poet Laureate of Colorado since 2023

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21 h. ago David Kaff dead: This Is Spinal Tap icon dies aged 79 as friends pay tribute

This Is Spinal Tap icon and musician who performed with Chuck Berry, David Kaff, has died

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23 h. ago Poet Andrea Gibson, candid explorer of life, death and politics, dies at 49

Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist, has died at age 49

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4 d. ago James Carter Cathcart dead: Pokemon and Sonic actor dies after cancer battle

James Carter Cathcart, who provided the voice for characters in both Pokemon and Sonic, has died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with throat cancer.

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4 d. ago Iris Williams dead: Welsh singer who performed for Queen dies as tributes pour in

Iris Williams, who was awarded an OBE for her contributions to music and performed for Queen Elizabeth, has died at the age of 79 it has been announced

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5 d. ago Glen Michael dead: Beloved STV legend dies as family pay tribute to Cartoon Cavalcade star

Glen Michael, a beloved Scottish children's TV presenter best known for hosting the show Cartoon Cavalcade, has died at the age of 99 as his family pay tribute to him

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7 d. ago MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Time to expose the evil death cult infecting Hollywood and the left... from celebrating dead Texas kids to abortion, liberals can no longer hide it

Just when you think that ultra-woke progressives can't go any lower, we have new horrors: Celebrating abortion and cheering the deaths of little girls at summer camp.

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7 d. ago Emmie Silbery dead: Gogglebox star dies as heartbreaking final six

Gogglebox star Emmie Silbery has died, her granddaughter has announced in a heartbreaking social media tribute as she shared her gran's heartbreaking final words

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7 d. ago Wayne Dobson dead: Legendary TV magician who shot to fame in 1980s dies aged 68

British magician Wayne Dobson, who was best known for his wit and early success in the 1980's, has sadly died at the age 68

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8 d. ago David Killick dead: The Crown and Touch of Frost star dies after short illness

Actor David Killick, who starred in a number of huge TV shows over the years, died last Friday after a short illness

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8 d. ago ‘This is art, too’: the Madrid drama space bringing contemporary theatre to older citizens

Participants in the Matadero’s inaugural Senior Audience School discover that theatre ‘takes the sting out of the nonsense in life’The 25 people who have gathered in a small Madrid theatre over the past few months to consider identity, relationships, gender-based violence and inclusion aren’t exactly the crowd you’ d normally expect to haunt a cutting-edge drama space housed in a former slaughterhouse. And that is precisely the point.The men and women, aged between 65 and 84, are the first cohort of an initiative that aims to introduce those who live around the Matadero arts centre in the south of the Spanish capital to the joys and challenges of contemporary theatre. Last year, mindful of the fact that many of the older residents of the barrios of Usera and Arganzuela rarely attended contemporary theatre and would be unlikely to darken the doors of the new Nave 10 space, the Matadero and the city council came up with a plan. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Sophia Hutchins dead: new details emerge on Caitlyn Jenner's manager's ATV crash

Caitlyn Jenner's manager, Sophia Hutchins, died taking a ride on an all-terrain vehicle near Caitlyn's Malibu mansion

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1 week ago Julian McMahon dead: Charmed star dies of cancer aged 56 as devastated wife shares tribute

Charmed and Nip/Tuck actor Julian McMahon has died aged 56, with his wife Kelly paying tribute to the star

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1 week ago Sophia Hutchins dead: Caitlyn Jenner's manager and close friend dies aged 29 after tragic accident

Sophia Hutchins, the manager and close friend of Caitlyn Jenner, has died at the age of 29 following a tragic all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash near Jenner's Malibu home, authorities have confirmed

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1 week ago Sophia Hutchins dead: Caitlyn Jenner's manager dies at 29 after tragic incident

Sophia Hutchins, the manager and close friend of Caitlyn Jenner, has died at the age of 29 after a tragic ATV accident near Jenner's Malibu home, authorities have confirmed

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1 week ago ‘Their songs are rousing, trippy, witty, moronic. I’ve sung along to them all’: Simon Armitage hails the return of Oasis

Ahead of the first tour date tonight, the former poet laureate explores the ‘brotherhood and chemistry’ that forged the band, repelled the Gallaghers and brought them together againIn retrospect it all seems so obvious. Form a band, plunder the Beatles’ back catalogue for riffs, guitar tabs, chord changes and song structures, then bang it out in a key that a stadium crowd could put their lungs into but which suited the subway busker, too.The resulting success now looks so inevitable. In 1994, dance music flooded the UK charts but not everyone thought a rave DJ wearing oversized headphones and playing records counted as a gig. Some people – a vast number, it turned out – still yearned for meat-and-two-veg pop-rock with guitars and drums, and for songs played by groups. Throw in some Manc bluster, the death throes of a Tory government that had occupied Downing Street since for ever, and the first glimmers of a cooler Britannia, and hey presto: Oasis. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Diogo Jota dead: Romeo Beckham leads heartbreaking celebrity tributes to star

Celebrities and fans alike paid touching tributes to Liverpool forward Diogo Jota after the tragic news broke that the 28-year-old had died in a car incident in Spain

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