Tag: Gender issues
West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender athletes in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under...
Turkey rejects claim it snubbed von der Leyen, blames EU
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen — one of the European Union’s most powerful...
Top Polish judge under fire for tweet about transgender kid
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's leading opposition party is asking prosecutors to investigate a constitutional court judge who it alleges has endangered a 10-year-old transgender...
Women’s team makes history in Argentine auto racing
BUENOS AIRES — Standing on the starting grid, team director Tamara Vital patted the roof of a white Chevrolet with the No. 31 on...
Kansas lawmakers likely to pass bill on transgender athletes
TOPEKA, Kan. — LGBTQ-rights advocates in Kansas are relying on the state's Democratic governor or the courts to block a ban on transgender athletes...
West Virginia transgender athlete bill wins Senate approval
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender females in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under...
Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue
BRUSSELS — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives,...
Olympic gold: Clemson men’s track tries to save its program
Middle-distance runner Kameron Jones' lasting mark on the Clemson track and field program may not have anything to do with the times he turns...
Lewis running to lead the ski federation that fired her
GENEVA — Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president...
Arkansas lawmakers advance scaled-back hate crimes measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Senate panel advanced a drastically scaled-back hate crimes bill on Monday that longtime supporters of such legislation have...
