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Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy
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Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy

  • By GRAHAM DUNBAR - AP Sports Writer

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy It aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women's sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The International Olympic Committee says “eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females.” Eligibility will be determined by "a one‑time SRY gene screening.” It is unclear how many, if any, transgender women are competing at an Olympic level.

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Trump Transgender Health

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FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during the Take Back Your Health Tour event at the state Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

What to know about Reform Judaism after an attack on one of its largest US synagogues
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What to know about Reform Judaism after an attack on one of its largest US synagogues

  • By PETER SMITH - Associated Press

The Michigan synagogue that was attacked is one of the largest reform congregations in the U.S. Temple Israel was founded in 1941 in the city of Detroit and relocated to West Bloomfield in the 1980s. The Reform movement is often described as progressive Judaism and values tradition along with the use of reason and individual conscience. Rabbis, leaders and practitioners supports social and racial justice along with gender equality and LGBTQ+ inclusion.

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Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California

  • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
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The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The Monday order blocks for now a state law that bans schools from requiring educators to inform parents if students change their gender identity or expression at school. The lawsuit came to the court’s emergency docket after religious parents and educators challenged California policies aimed at preventing schools from outing children to their families. The parents say schools misled them and facilitated social transition despite their objections. The state said students have the right to privacy, especially if they fear rejection from their families.