21 h. 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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29 h. 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.

Sport

59 h. 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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61 h. 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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62 h. 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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5 d. ago Winter Olympics star set for ban after theft and fraud conviction

The Olympic silver medallist was found guilty of stealing from a teammate and staff member by a French court last month

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1 week ago Transgender rights group launch legal action against English cricket after 'unlawful' ban

The England and Wales Cricket Board is facing legal action over its decision to ban those born male from competing in the women's game, according to a report.

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3 w. ago Female darts star dramatically 'pulls out of tournament AGAIN after being drawn against transgender opponent Noa

Deta Hedman, 65, had been due to compete against Noa-Lynn van Leuven. who was born a male, in the quarter-finals of the PDC Women's Series on Saturday.

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