Former tennis player Renée Richards is known as a pioneer among trans athletes and coached Martina Navratilova to two Wimbledon titles. Richards made waves on the professional tennis circuit in the 70s and was one of the first recognised professional trans athletes. She had success on the court with her left-hand serve and in 1977 won […]
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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has issued a scathing response after Pedro Pascal called JK Rowling’s antics “heinous loser behaviour”. The Fantastic Four star, whose sister Lux is trans, criticised the Harry Potter author for her reaction to the UK Supreme Court’s decision regarding definition of the words “sex” and “woman” in the 2010 Equality Act. The UK’s top […]
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Championship side Millwall have been fined £15,000 ($20,500) after fans directed anti-gay chants at Crystal Palace player Ben Chilwell. An independent regulatory commission also imposed an extended anti-discrimination action plan on the club until the end of the 2025-26 season, and gave them a warning for misconduct, in relation to crowd control during a fifth-round […]
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England and Arsenal forward Beth Mead has said she and her girlfriend, Dutch footballer Vivianne Miedema, are both “very competitive”, as they prepare to face each other at the Women’s Euros in Switzerland. The tournament kicks off on Wednesday (2 July), with the Lionesses’ first game on Friday (5 July) when they face France in Zurich. […]
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