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Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer calls for ban on trans athletes competing in female-only events

Graham Robson April 17, 2024

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has called for trans athletes to be banned from competing in female-only events, writing that sportsā€™ governing bodies needed to set out an ā€œunambiguous positionā€ on the issue, amid rows over trans athletes participating in female-only events. Frazer wrote: ā€œIn competitive sport, biology matters. And where male strength, size and body […]

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Trans swimmer Lia Thomas takes legal action against World Aquatics

Graham Robson January 26, 2024

Lia Thomas, 25, a trans swimmer who rose to global prominence by becoming the first transgender athlete to win a NCAA college title, is taking legal action against World Aquatics. Thomas, who has not raced since 2022 following a rule change by the governing body, is taking legal action in a bid to compete again […]

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