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‘It led to 30 years of trauma’: Dame Kelly Holmes reflects on her time as a gay soldier

Graham Robson January 9, 2025

Dame Kelly Holmes has reflected on her time as a gay soldier and ’30 years of trauma’. Speaking 25 years after the British Armed Forces’ notorious ‘Gay Ban’ was lifted, the double Olympic champion and retired army sergeant lived in fear of coming out for decades, despite being made an Honorary Army Colonel. Speaking to […]

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Forty transgender athletes volunteer for Brighton research

Besi Besemar April 7, 2019

University of Brighton scientists research how to resolve international controversy over whether transgender sportswomen are competing fairly. Professor Yannis Pitsiladis and colleagues are conducting a study of more than 40 individuals going through transition, with the aim of determining the fairest way of integrating transgender athletes into elite sport.

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