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Giulia Fontana
Stephen Fry on The Assembly: addressing age-gap critics and a cheeky bedroom question
Stephen Fry answers probing questions from a neurodivergent panel, deflects a sexual query and defends his relationship
How the IOC’s sex testing policy reshapes competition and privacy for women athletes
High-profile athletes and experts are challenging the IOC’s reinstated genetic screening rules, arguing they threaten privacy and exclude transgender and intersex women from elite sport
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Maryland bill would expand anti-discrimination enforcement for students
Maryland’s proposal would create a state enforcement path for education discrimination claims and allow families to sue schools directly
Thousands rally for trans visibility as court rulings and state laws raise stakes
Activists and allies used Trans Day of Visibility to protest restrictive laws, build networks, and demand lasting protections