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U.S. District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit against California's transgender sports policies, finding the state never got proper notice it risked its federal education funding.
Collins came out in a 2013 Sports Illustrated essay and kept playing — a quiet, deliberate act of courage that changed what was possible for gay athletes in men's pro sports. He died this week after an eight-month fight with brain cancer.
For the first time in 52 years, women are playing professional baseball in the US. Nearly a third of the inaugural roster is openly LGBTQ+, and that's not a footnote — it's the culture of the sport.
The Minnesota powerlifter and USA Powerlifting reached a settlement on April 28, six months after the state Supreme Court ruled the federation's trans-exclusion policy was illegal discrimination.
The Women's Sports Union, led by former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and backed by US conservative group ADF International, is threatening to sue 10 UK and Irish sports bodies that let trans participants self-identify.
After being banned from women's eight-ball competitions and losing her initial discrimination claim, Harriet Haynes has been granted a High Court appeal that could reshape how the UK's landmark sex definition ruling applies to sport.
The International Olympic Committee's new eligibility policy uses genetic testing to exclude transgender women from female events starting at the 2028 Games. Advocates say it's unscientific, invasive, and harmful — and solves a problem that barely exists.
