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We applaud Jamie Wallis for his honesty yet ban trans athletes

I have never lived my truth and I’m not sure how. Perhaps it starts with telling everyone.” This the last line of Tory MP Jamie Wallis’s brave and sadly shocking statement to the public this week, in which he spoke movingly of his gender dysphoria and how he had felt…

Evening Standard

Stonewall criticises exclusion of transgender cyclist Emily Bridges

Bridges’ initial inclusion in the women’s event at the British National Omnium Championships sparked widespread debate.

The Independent UK

Trans swimming champion Lia Thomas finishes controversial college career – what’s next for athlete?

‘Lia Thomas deserves all the celebration for her success this season, but instead is being met with nationwide misogyny and transphobia,’ says the National Women’s Law Center

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Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges 'not eligible' to race in women's event after ruling

Cyclist Emily Bridges has been deemed ineligible to compete against Laura Kenny this weekend - the 21-year-old was set to compete but the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) have confirmed she will not take part in her first women's event

Daily Mirror

Critics accuse trans swimming star Lia Thomas of having an unfair advantage. The data tells a different story

The NCAA champion has sparked controversy and become a hate figure among conservatives, but statistics show little evidence that she performed any differently to other women, Io Dodds reports

The Independent UK

Critics accuse trans swimming star Lia Thomas of having an unfair advantage. The data tells a different story

The NCAA champion has sparked controversy and become a hate figure among conservatives, but statistics show little evidence that she performed any differently to other women, Io Dodds reports

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Five key moments from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing – and what they say about her confirmation

From Josh Hawley’s questioning of her sentencing to Cory Booker’s stirring defence

The Independent UK

Sonia O’Sullivan weighs in on transgender athlete debate sparking a huge reaction on Twitter

Sonia, who is one of Ireland’s best known Olympians, argued in her Irish Times column that transgender athletes who have been born male should not be allowed to compete in women’s events

Irish Mirror

Critics accuse trans swimming star Lia Thomas of having an unfair advantage. The data tells a different story

The NCAA champion has sparked controversy and become a hate figure among conservatives, but statistics show little evidence that she performed any differently to other women, Io Dodds reports

The Independent UK

Rays’ Taylor Walls sides with DeSantis on transgender athlete issue

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Rays infielder Taylor Walls said he wasn’t looking to become the center of a political controversy on social media — and seemingly at odds with his bosses — on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Ron DeSantis used his power to officially “reject” a trans athlete’s victory

After Lia Thomas won an NCAA swimming championship event, the Florida governor declared his own winner in a meaningless proclamation that's nothing but fuel for the culture war.

Mic

Florida governor refuses to recognise trans athlete Lia Thomas as winner of NCAA swimming title

A Florida governor is adamant that Lia Thomas is not the rightful winner of the NCAA swimming 500m freestyle title - some believe the transgender athlete should be allowed to compete with women

Daily Mirror

The IOC Has a New Trans-Inclusion Framework, but Is the Damage Already Done?

The testosterone-centered policies used at the Olympics aren’t just about elite sports. They trickle down to even the recreational and youth levels, and end up policing who gets to be a woman in women’s sports—and in society at large.

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The Guardian - US

Florida governor says trans swimmer Lia Thomas was not ‘rightful winner’ of NCAA title

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has issued a proclamation that a resident of his state is the ‘rightful’ holder of the NCAA title won by trans swimmer Lia Thomas

Daily Mirror

Lord Sebastian Coe says "gender cannot trump biology" in transgender athlete debate

The president of World Athletics, Lord Sebastian Coe, has reacted to Lia Thomas becoming the first known transgender athlete to win a NCAA swimming title in the US

ABC News

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says integrity of women's sport under threat after transgender swimmer Lia Thomas wins US swimming title

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the "integrity of women's sport" is under threat after a transgender swimmer wins a prestigious US college title.

Chicago Sun-Times

When inclusion and fairness collide

Transgender female swimmer Lia Thomas has raised some thorny issues by competing against biological women.

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The Guardian - UK

Coe warns transgender athletes pose risk to integrity of women’s sport

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has called on the International Olympic Committee to introduce new regulations governing transgender athletes

The Guardian - US

Lia Thomas’ victory at NCAA swimming finals sparks fierce debate over trans athletes

A former Olympic swimmer has written a letter of protest to US college sports’ governing body, the NCAA, attacking its policy on transgender athletes

Sports Illustrated

Competitors Weigh in on Lia Thomas’s NCAA Swimming Championships Appearance

As the swimmer’s final meet came to a close, competitors discussed the NCAA’s decision to allow her to swim.

Sports Illustrated

Lia Thomas Wraps Collegiate Career With Eighth-Place Finish in 100 at NCAAs

The Penn swimmer, a transgender woman, took home one title (500 final) earlier in the NCAA championships.

Sports Illustrated

Lia Thomas Finishes Fifth in 200-Yard Final at NCAA Swimming Championships

Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win a national championship in the 500-yard freestyle on Thursday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn swimmer Lia Thomas is a national champion in the 500-yard freestyle

ATLANTA — Amid intense scrutiny and opposition, University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas on Thursday became the first transgender athlete to win a Division I collegiate national championship.

The Independent UK

Penn's Thomas becomes first transgender woman to win NCAAs

Lia Thomas took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle to make history Thursday as the first known transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship

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