U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says sports must comply with Trump's order on transgender athletes

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says sports must comply with Trump’s order on transgender athletes

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an “obligation to comply” with an executive order issued by President Trump. The new policy, announced Monday with a quiet change on the USOPC’s website and confirmed in a letter sent to…

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'Savage' Philly man guilty of stabbing transgender fashion designer more than 40 times, dismembering her body

‘Savage’ Philly man guilty of stabbing transgender fashion designer more than 40 times, dismembering her body

A Pennsylvania man was convicted of stabbing a transgender fashion designer from Philadelphia more than 40 times, cutting off her legs and tossing her body into the Schuylkill River five years ago, prosecutors said this week. Akhenaton Jones, 41, faces a mandatory life sentence for the horrific murder and mutilation of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, 27,…

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Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to enforce transgender military ban for now

Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to enforce transgender military ban for now

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will allow the Trump administration to implement its policy barring transgender people from serving in the military while legal proceedings move forward. The high court agreed to pause a lower court order that had blocked the administration from implementing its ban nationwide. The Justice Department sought…

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Senate Democrats block bill to ban transgender students in girls' sports

Senate Democrats block bill to ban transgender students in girls’ sports

Details on Trump’s transgender athletes order Details on Trump executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports 03:13 Washington — Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a measure that sought to ban transgender girls and women from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity.  The 51-45 vote fell short of the 60 required to…

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