LONDON — Transgender women will be excluded from women’s toilets, hospital wards and sports teams after a U.K. Supreme Court ruling, the head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission said Thursday, as trans groups digested a judgment that could have a broad and detrimental impact on daily life. While Britain’s highest court said there was no…
LONDON — The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between a feminist group and the Scottish government. Several women’s groups that supported the appeal celebrated outside court and hailed it as a major victory in their effort to protect…
A woman was injured when she was struck by a light rail train and became trapped under the vehicle in Hong Kong on Saturday evening. Police said the incident occurred at the MTR Light Rail Depot stop in Tuen Mun at around 6pm. The train was travelling in the direction of Yuen Long. According to…
CLOSE TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT, AND PRICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE RACE WEBSITE. A CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S FASHION IN THE RIVER VALLEY. THE FORT SMITH MUSEUM OF HISTORY IS HONORING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH WITH AN EVENT CALLED ‘THREADS OF TIME’. FROM THE RESTRICTIVE ATTIRE OF THE VICTORIAN ERA – TO…
Annual fashion show supports Greenville County nonprofit Upstate business Marlelilly and Greenville County non-profit GirlUp GVL will hold their annual fashion show to support local girls and young women. Updated: 11:30 AM EDT Mar 27, 2025 NEXT QUARTER. YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY BY SPENDING A FRIDAY…
An elderly Hong Kong taxi driver suffered back and neck pains after accelerating his vehicle down a three-metre (9.8-foot) slope in Sai Kung. The 66-year-old male driver, surnamed Wu, managed to climb back up after the accident. No passengers were on board his taxi. Police said they received a report at 12.24pm on Saturday about…
A Chinese tourist in Sri Lanka was critically injured after she hung her body out of a moving train for photos and slammed into a tunnel wall. The woman’s actions have sparked a heated debate about travel safety on mainland social media. The 35-year-old is reportedly in critical condition after she suffered severe head and…
Social media in China has been left awestruck by a story of serendipity that brought a couple together with a car accident. A 36-year-old man, surnamed Li, and his 23-year-old wife tied the knot in central China’s Hunan province in February. When they “met” each other in December 2023, he was the driver of a…
Jess Evans founded Bored Of Dating Apps after being constantly disappointed by dating apps. Her events offer an alternative to meeting someone online, focusing on real-life connections. There’s one very important rule: no ghosting each other. When Jess Evans was going through a horrible breakup a few years ago, she did what many people do…
Hong Kong authorities have said they are helping a local woman reportedly seriously injured in a traffic accident at an airport in Taiwan. The Immigration Department said on Thursday it had immediately offered assistance to the woman upon receiving a call from her family members, promising to keep in touch and follow up on the…