Transgender rights
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Chess and trans rights: another pawn in the culture war?
Talking Point Several national chess federations have announced they will not be adhering to the international governing body’s new restrictions on trans players
By Arion McNicoll Published
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‘Irony’ as Zoom calls staff back to office
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Bud Light: the beer that got snarled up in the culture wars
Talking Point Anheuser-Busch has faced furious backlash at marketing campaign featuring transgender woman
By The Week Staff Published
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Trans athletes ruling: ‘return to sanity’ or unleashing ‘forces of hate’?
Talking Point The president of World Athletics, Lord Coe puts emphasis on ‘the integrity of the female category’
By The Week Staff Published
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Hogwarts Legacy and other boycott backlashes
Under the Radar Controversial Harry Potter video game is topping sales charts despite the J.K. Rowling controversy
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Pros and cons of gender-neutral award categories
Pros and Cons Does the move make galas more or less inclusive?
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Hogwarts Legacy: to buy or to boycott?
Talking Point A new Harry Potter video game is facing a backlash from trans activists over J.K. Rowling’s views
By Asya Likhtman Published
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Battle of Britain: will Rishi Sunak block Scotland’s gender recognition law?
Today's Big Question Prime minister reportedly set to use constitutional ‘nuclear option’ in showdown with Holyrood over the legislation
By The Week Staff Published
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How difficult is it to change your gender in the UK?
In Depth UN official urges Scotland to delay plans to make it easier for transgender people to be granted legal recognition
By Arion McNicoll Last updated
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J.K. Rowling and Joanne Harris in death threat row
Talking Point Rowling accuses fellow author of allowing female writers to be ‘silenced and intimidated’ over their gender identity beliefs
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Where schools stand legally on children’s trans rights
feature Government’s chief legal adviser says schools can ‘ignore’ trans students’ pronoun preferences
By The Week Published
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What the Tavistock clinic’s closure means for the trans debate
feature Gender identity clinic to close over safety fears
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Trans sport, fragrant friends and lost data
podcast Can women’s sport be both fair and inclusive? Do we choose friends based on how they smell? And is Big Data putting us at risk of big losses?
By The Week Staff Published
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Swimming’s governing body bans trans athletes from elite women’s races
Talking Point Fina may introduce an ‘open’ category to allow trans swimmers to compete at highest level
By The Week Staff Published
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