Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has mounted a legal challenge against World Aquatics — "Lia Thomas has been quietly mounting a legal battle against World Aquatics to overturn the swimming governing body’s effective ban on most trans women competing in the highest levels of the sport, a lawyer representing Thomas confirmed to NBC News on Friday.” Read more.
An Olympic Dream Falters Amid Track’s Shifting Rules — "Track and field’s decision to bar intersex athletes from women’s events has raised questions about fair play and inclusion ahead of the Paris Games." Read more.
USA Boxing updates rulebook to include strict transgender athlete policy —"The stringent policy requires transgender athletes to undergo genital reassignment surgery and regular testosterone testing to compete." Read more.
Olympic gold medalist Ellia Green says speaking about being trans gives him joy — "The former rugby sevens player, part of the victorious Australia team from Rio 2016, talks to the BBC LGBT Sport Podcast about freedom and fatherhood." Read more.