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Trans teenager left with concussion after being attacked at school

A transgender student said that she was attacked and left with a concussion at high school after being verbally assaulted. Willow Andring explained to CBS Pittsburgh that a male student assaulted her after making verbal insults about her trans identity in an incident that was caught on camera at Armstrong High School. “He pulled me from behind and started beating me up,” Andring said. “Before that he had been calling me names, saying, ‘It’s not a she, it’s not a he, it’s an it.’” The 14-year-old told her mother that…

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Anti-gay slurs force football players off the field during Concacaf Champions League semi-final

Football players were forced to leave the pitch after being subjected to a sleuth of homophobic chants. On Thursday (16 September), Cruz Azul and Monterrey players took hit the pitch to play in the Concacaf Champions League semi-final. At the 64-minute mark, Cruz Azul fans began shouting homophobic slurs towards the field which resulted in the match coming to a halt. The players from both teams were then forced to walk off the pitch and head to their respective locker rooms. After 10 minutes, the match resumed and saw Monterrey…

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Tennis player who used anti-LGBTQ+ slur in Tokyo returns to court in rainbow gear

Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini wore rainbow-coloured sweat gear for his first return to the court since he yelled an anti-LGBTQ+ slur at the Tokyo Olympics. Fognini took to the court for his first-round match at the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) 1000 event in Toronto on Monday (9 August). He took to the court wearing a rainbow-striped headband and matching sweatbands on both wrists. The world number 36 was victorious in a three-set game against Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff just weeks after his dramatic and profanity-laden third-round loss at the…

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Tennis player Fabio Fognini apologises for using anti-LGBTQ+ slur at the Tokyo Olympics

Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini releases an apology for saying an anti-LGBTQ+ slur at the Tokyo Olympics. During the third round against Russian player Daniil Medvedev, Fognini was heard using an offensive Italian slur. He also slammed his racket on the court during multiple points of the match. Shortly after the tournament, Fognini took to his Instagram stories and apologize for using the homophobic slur. “In today’s match I used a really stupid expression towards myself,” he said. “Obviously I didn’t want to offend anyone’s sensibilities. I love the LGBT…

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