transgender-issues

New British Transport Police Policy Allowing Transgender Officers To Strip Search Women Draws Outrage

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New British Transport Police Policy Allowing Transgender Officers To Strip Search Women Draws Outrage

The British Transport Police (BTP) has introduced a controversial policy that permits transgender officers to conduct strip searches on women, provided they hold a gender recognition certificate (GRC). This guidance, titled Transgender and Non-Binary Search Position, was authorised in September by the assistant chief constable of network policing. The decision comes after the National Police … Read more

Transgender-athlete lawsuits roiling San Jose State volleyball trace back to Stanford tennis star – The Mercury News

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Transgender-athlete lawsuits roiling San Jose State volleyball trace back to Stanford tennis star – The Mercury News

Former Stanford All-American tennis player Kim Jones, the mother of four college swimmers, watched in disbelief and outrage as transgender swimmer Lia Thomas outpaced Jones’ oldest daughter, Raime, to win race after race in 2022 Ivy League competitions when Raime swam for Yale. “It was an eye-opening experience that I realized no other woman should … Read more

Trump weighs in on transgender players in college sports and singles out Bay Area athlete

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Trump weighs in on transgender players in college sports and singles out Bay Area athlete

Former President Donald Trump weighed in on the polarizing debate about transgender athletes on Wednesday, an issue that has engulfed San Jose State’s volleyball team, saying if he’s elected he’ll use an executive order to outlaw transgender competitors at all levels. “You just ban it,” Trump said during a town hall that aired Wednesday on … Read more

Supreme Court to decide whether states can restrict gender-affirming care for minors

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Supreme Court to decide whether states can restrict gender-affirming care for minors

By John Fritze | CNN The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the Biden administration’s challenge to a transgender care ban in Tennessee, delving into the complicated and politically fraught issue of gender-affirming care in a substantive way for the first time. The state law, enacted last year, bans hormone therapy and puberty blockers … Read more

Pierre Poilievre defends Alberta Premier Smith on transgender policies

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Pierre Poilievre defends Alberta Premier Smith on transgender policies

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her approach to transgender issues Tuesday, saying the Liberal government and the media have demonized her for policies that would give parents more say over their kids. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on car theft in Montreal, Poilievre said the Liberal government is … Read more