Category: sports
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San Francisco paper says arguments against biological males in female sports have ‘little basis in science’
Science ‘far from clear’ on whether trans athletes are faster, stronger than women in female sports, paper said Fox News, May 30, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Riley Gaines shares messages of support after trans girl’s 2nd-place finish in California meet of champions
Riley Gaines, a former NCAA star swimmer at Kentucky who has led the charge in keeping women’s sports fair and equal, shared some supportive text messages on Thursday from parents in California. Fox News, May 25, 2023 (PDF archive)
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L.A. Dodgers Apologize, Reinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night
The Los Angeles Dodgers have apologized to the L.A. order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence about a week after announcing the group was uninvited to the team’s annual Pride Night on June 16, following conservative backlash at their inclusion. Advocate, May 22, 2023 (PDF archive)
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L.A. Dodgers Apologize After Disinviting Drag Charity To Pride Night
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have accepted a new invitation to the baseball team’s Pride Night and will receive a community service award. Huffington Post, May 22, 2023 (PDF archive)
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The hyper fixation on bathrooms and sports teams
There is so much more to the trans struggle Rating: Transsupportive (except for sports), Medium, April 21, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Erin Reed on Transgender Rights and Politics
Erin Reed talked about transgender rights and equality, including transgender athlete legislation. Rating: Transsupportive, C-SPAN, April 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country
Leaked emails give a glimpse of the religious-right networks behind transgender health care bans. Rating: Transsupportive, Mother Jones, March 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Culture wars take center stage in Tudor Dixon’s education proposals
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon seized on national culture wars in a pair of press conferences this week, with education policy priorities aimed at transgender children in sports and discussion of sexual orientation and gender in classrooms. Rating: Transneutral, MLive, September 28, 2022 (PDF archive)