transgender rights

Caster Semenya plans class action suit over IOC trans ban

The International Olympic Committee announced last Thursday that transgender women and most intersex athletes will be barred from competing in women's events at the Olympics, introducing mandatory genetic screening that marks the most sweeping eligibility change in decades. The policy,…

Semenya calls IOC transgender ban ‘a lie,’ rips Coventry

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday announced a sweeping new policy barring transgender women from competing in women's events at the Olympics and all IOC-sanctioned competitions, effective from the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The decision, which also restricts athletes with…

Artist cancels Smithsonian show over censorship concerns

Artist Amy Sherald canceled her upcoming solo exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday after learning the museum was considering removing her painting of a Black transgender woman depicted as the Statue of Liberty. The decision to withdraw…