“Body composition and physical fitness in transgender versus cisgender individuals: a systematic review with meta-analysis“

A scientific review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine debunks the belief that transgender women have a physical advantage over cisgender women in sports.

“While transgender women exhibited higher lean mass than cisgender women, their physical fitness was comparable. Current evidence is mostly low certainty and has heterogenous quality but does not support theories of inherent athletic advantages for transgender women over cisgender.”

New research debunks myths about transgender women’s athletic advantages

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LGB Alliance Co-Founder Unleashed An Islamaphobic Hate Storm Online

Kathleen Stock, British lesbian philosopher and TERF, is now defending the right of parents to scare their kids from coming out. Yeah, that also include gay and lesbian kids.
Link to transphobic content

Lesbian gender-critical activist Kathleen Stock criticised after suggesting parents could warn gay children of a ‘miserable life’

Brisbane’s ‘Out Radio’ accused of transphobia: what you need to know

Op-ed: Türkiye’s LGBTQ+ crackdown casts a shadow over the UN climate summit’s promise to leave no one behind

Mia Moore, Indie Film, and Trans Media; Again and Again

Police Brutality Against Trans + People In Nottingham

Good Law Project: WIN: We’ve reached a settlement for a trans woman left in pain by the NHS

The struggles of accessing healthcare for trans people moving to Ireland

Gender Equality Campaigner Hints At Kneecap Members Issuing SLAPP Orders.

US Politics

Maryland: The fight over trans students’ pronouns is about much more than names

Have We Just Witnessed the High Water Mark of the Anti Trans Movement?

On Day One Of Blue Texas, A Bill To Repeal The Abortion Ban And The Trans Youth Care Care Ban Filed

Lauren Boebert vanquished: Colorado voters oust one of Congress’s loudest bigots

Why blue WA voted to ban trans athletes from girls sports

Anti-trans ballot wins pose challenge for Democrats ahead of 2028

The Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors is poised to vote Monday on whether to authorize “legal action” regarding Initiative 638, which requires girls to prove their “biological sex” to play girls’ sports.

Space Force veteran Sabrina Bruce is poised to become Herndon’s vice mayor and is the first out trans person elected to office in Fairfax County, the state’s most populous county.

“The Supreme Court on Nov. 9 threw out a lower court’s ruling in favor of a transgender woman suing over her treatment at a county jail, directing a new analysis of the case based on the justices’ recent rulings on transgender issues.”

Transgender Texans cautiously optimistic about incoming Democratic elected officials

Anti-trans ballot measures passed, even as trans candidates won in Tuesday’s blue tsunami

Trans issues are likely to divide Democrats heading into the presidential primaries

Sarah McBride has one word for folks asking if she really used this brutal insult for Stephen Miller

Pro-trans Tennessee Democrat ousted an eight-term congressman with less than $100K

“Trans rights are human rights. That’s not a radical thought. People deserve to live freely in this country,” Broderick said. “And if we’re not going to protect those amongst us that are the most vulnerable, that’s unacceptable to me.”

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