56 h. ago Mother who pushed Girlguiding to ban trans girls says group 'prioritised boys' by allowing them to join

The woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said it had created 'safeguarding' risks by admitting trans girls - those born male but identifying as female.

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3 w. ago Transgender footballer 'flouts FA ban blocking participation in women's game'

A transgender footballer and their club have reportedly breached Football Association rules barring players born male from participation in the women's game.

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3 w. ago Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif breaks silence to announce plan to return to the Games and defend title

Imane Khelif has declared a plan to defend her Olympic gold medal, saying she has 'surprises' despite the IOC's sex testing and an incoming ban on transgender athletes. 

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3 w. ago ‘I don’t want anyone to suffer like I did’: the intersex campaigners fighting to limit surgery on children

What should be done about the small proportion of babies born with genitals that are neither typically male nor typically female? Many of those affected believe parents and doctors are often too quick to schedule operationsSmall Luk was initially “so happy” to be offered genital reconstruction surgery, aged eight. Doctors had told her she was a boy, but that she had an illness, which was why she couldn’t urinate standing up. “They told me this is a problem,” the 60-year-old from Hong Kong says. “And that in the future, you cannot marry, you cannot have a baby, so you need to have surgeries.”Having been bullied at school for her ambiguous gender presentation, she found the idea that she could be “modified back to normal” a compelling one. But it wasn’t as simple as the doctors made out: Luk had an undeveloped uterus and vagina in her body as well as underdeveloped male genitals. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Transgender athletes won't face blanket ban from 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow despite Olympics being set to exclude them

The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year will not adopt a blanket ban of transgender athletes - despite the Olympic Games looking likely to do so.

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3 w. ago International Olympic Committee set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sports

The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year

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3 w. ago Olympics set to ban ALL transgender athletes and those with Imane Khelif's reported condition from female events after 'finding scientific evidence of advantages to being born male'

Transgender athletes and those with differences of sexual development (DSD) will reportedly be banned from competing in female competitions at the Olympics from early next year.

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3 w. ago Olympics set to ban ALL transgender athletes and Imane Khelif 'DSD' competitors from female events after 'finding scientific evidence of advantages to being born male'

Transgender athletes and those with differences of sexual development (DSD) will reportedly be banned from competing in female competitions at the Olympics from early next year.

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