12 h. ago JK Rowling's barrister friend wins payout after she complained that vet's practice banned her over her gender

High profile former barrister Allison Bailey was banned from using her local vets' practice over allegations she was 'rude' to staff.

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43 h. ago The family friend who's ALWAYS been waiting in the wings for his shot with Mel B

The singer, 50, is set to exchange vows with the hairdresser, 37, at St Paul's Cathedral in London, three years after first announcing her engagement.

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9 d. ago Revealed: Imane Khelif's two failed gender tests that led to her ban from boxing

In an exclusive interview with Mail Sport, IBA president Umar Kremlev has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to strip Imane Khelif of her gold medal.

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2 w. ago Add to playlist: James K’s downtempo dream pop and the week’s best new tracks

Right on time for the return of the chill out era, the New York producer traces a hypnotic path on an album that bobs along on sleepy breakbeats and angelic atmosphericsFrom New YorkRecommended if you like Caroline Polachek, Voice Actor, Vegyn Up next New album Friend released via AD 93 on 5 SeptemberPull up your beanbag, light a lava lamp and crack open the Vicks VapoRub: downtempo is back. New compilation Telepathic Fish documents the 90s south London ambient night; Logic1000’s latest DJ-Kicks mix would barely register on an ECG; there’s none more languid than even the summer’s flagship pop album, Addison by Addison Rae. New York producer and musician James K has been dabbling in trip-hop – and various shades of experimental pop and club music – for more than a decade, but nonetheless, her new album, Friend, arrives right on time for summer’s wind down. (What is autumn if not the chill out room to escape the year’s most hectic season?) Continue reading...

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2 w. ago JK Rowling's barrister friend says she was banned by her vet for her gender

Retired criminal defence barrister Allison Bailey is suing for £25,000 after she was 'expelled' from Palmerston Veterinary Group's practice in London on grounds of her behaviour.

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2 w. ago Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender

A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact

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2 w. ago What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tennessee did not violate the constitution by banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors

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2 w. ago Justice Sotomayor dissents US supreme court decision that ‘authorizes untold harm to transgender children’ – live

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says decision ‘does irrevocable damage to the Equal Protection Clause’ and ‘invites legislatures to engage in discrimination’US supreme court upholds ban on youth gender-affirming careRussian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct US military assistance to Israel could radically destabilise the situation in the Middle East, where an air war between Israel and Iran has raged for six days.In separate comments, the head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Israel and Iran was now critical. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Supreme Court opens door for ‘untold harm’ by upholding ban on gender

Conservative justices have caused ‘irrevocable damage’ to the 14th Amendment, Sonia Sotomayor writes

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2 w. ago The two very different types of female alcoholic: My friend Sarah took a sip of wine after six years sober. When I next saw her, I was shocked to the core: AMANDA GOFF

Sarah and I had met in meetings, bonding over a shared sense of anxiety and shame about our out-of-control drinking. We recovered together, week by week, month by month, slowly rebuilding our lives.

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2 w. ago The vet misdiagnosed my dog and made us spend £2,500 on pointless treatments before recommending he was put down

EXCLUSIVE: Emma Edwards, 50,said she faced 'utter contempt' when she tried to complain about her vet practice after her dog Coco was 'misdiagnosed' with pancreatitis.

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2 w. ago As a trans Australian, I was kicked out of a UK toilet. This is not the open

I used to be proud of my birthplace for its cosmopolitan tolerance. Visiting now, it feels like stepping back decadesI was visiting family in London when the British supreme court handed down its unexpected ruling: under the Equality Act, sex was now considered “binary” in law, which meant transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces of their gender identity. The Labour government, which had come into office promising us “dignity”, capitulated. But, not to worry, soothed a minister, Pat McFadden, “There isn’t going to be toilet police.”A few days later the toilet police got me. Continue reading...

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