Martina Navratilova wants Billie Jean King to explain herself. King is one of the most important figures in the history of women’s sports, a tennis icon who helped build the modern women’s game and spent decades fighting for equal opportunity, equal pay and respect for female athletes. But King has also publicly supported trans-identifying biological […]
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UK pool organization scraps trans-athlete policy following court decision, championship controversy
Earlier this month, a women’s pool tournament championship in the United Kingdom featured two transgender athletes who defeated their female competition. Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith went toe-to-toe in the Ultimate Pool Women’s Pro Series Event 2 at Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan. Both competitors defeated four female opponents each to get to the […]
NCAA responds as critics call out potential loopholes in its new trans-athlete policy
The NCAA’s amended gender eligibility policy has come under scrutiny by women’s rights activists over apparent loopholes that some argue would continue to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports. The NCAA changed its policy on Feb. 7 to comply with President Donald Trump’s recent “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order, which was […]