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New Zealand announces inclusive sport guidance for trans athletes

Transgender athletes in New Zealand will be able to participate in community sport without having to prove or justify their gender identity, according to new guidance released by Sport New Zealand (SNZ). “An inclusive transgender policy allows individuals to take part as their self-determined gender and not as the sex they were assigned at birth,” SNZ said in a statement on 6 December. “It does not ask people to prove or otherwise justify their gender, sex or gender identity.” The sporting body also explained that the decision to make the…

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Irish Rugby Football Union bans trans women from female contact rugby

Transgender women will be banned from competing in female contact rugby games after a policy review by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). Trans men, however, will be permitted to play for men’s teams “if they provide written consent and a risk assessment is carried out”. The rule change will come into effect from the upcoming season. “The IRFU is keenly aware that this is a sensitive and challenging area for those involved and the wider LGBT+ community and will continue to work with those impacted, providing support to ensure…

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New York to add ‘X’ gender marker to ID documents in “historic change”

New York’s current governor, Kathy Hochul, confirmed that the state will soon allow residents to choose ‘X’ as a gender marker on ID documents. The change will go into effect on 24 June and is being implemented through the State’s Gender Recognition Act. New Yorkers will have the new option on their driver’s licence, learner permit, or other non-driver ID card at all of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicle offices. Governor Hochul praised the “historic change” for being “another victory in our fight to help ensure equality and respect…

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Hyperpop star ElyOtto releases debut musical project Hellscape Suburbia

Canadian hyperpop trans singer and producer Elliot Platt, aka ElyOtto, has released his debut EP via RCA Records. ElyOtto first-time EP follows the new artist’s meteoric rise as an online star. His new project title, Hellscape Suburbia, is inspired by his dissatisfaction with cookie-cutter suburbs and the hellscape that is generic repetition. The EP, which features eight songs, blend the inspired sounds of Kid Trash, Dorian Electra and more “You can hear subtle differences in my work as I grow and shape my sound,” Elyotto says in a statement. “It’s…

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