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In 1977, Richards sued to play in the US Open after transitioning. Now she supports bans on trans athletes in women’s sports. A new biography explores a complex legacy It was a story that dominated tennis headlines back in 1977: Dr Renée Richards, an ophthalmologist who excelled as a male amateur player before a sex-change operation, was suing for the right to play in the women’s draw of the US Open. Where did Richards go for legal assistance? None other than Roy Cohn. Better known for prosecuting suspected communists during the red scare and mentoring Donald Trump, Cohn turned his attention to fighting for Richards’s inclusion. His firm successfully argued the case – part of the narrative of a new biography, Finding Renée Richards: The Groundbreaking Story of Tennis’s Trans Pioneer by Julie Kliegman. Continue reading...

The standard model of particle physics explains many things, but the strange behaviour of neutrinos isn't one of them, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Cities are far from uniform. Their diverse neighbourhoods, varying levels of tree cover and distinct boundaries — like Montreal’s waterways — create fine-scale environmental variations that can lead t...

The leader of the Wales Green Party has revealed how undergoing major surgery himself helped him better understand the distress experienced by trans patients whose gender-affirming operations were abruptly cancelled following a controversial NHS review. Anthony Slaughter, the Wales Green Party leader and Senedd Member for Caerdydd Penarth, spoke

* Highwayman jockey’s landmark victory in the St Leger * ‘As I crossed the line I was in shock. I can’t believe it’ Saffie Osborne may only be 24, but like Rachael Blackmore before her, she is on course to leave a lasting impression in a male-dominated industry. Just as Blackmore smashed a glass ceiling in becoming the first woman to ride the winner of the Grand National, Osborne is the first to partner the winner of the St Leger, the world’s oldest Classic, in its 250th year. For that matter, she is the first to win any British Classic after triumphing with Highwayman. Continue reading...

Protect Trans Futures protests in the lobby of the John W. McCormack building / photo by Alexa B Wilkinson In Boston, Massachusetts this afternon a group of 40 protesters associated with Protect Trans Futures ratcheted up pressure on the Attorney General’s office to take action against providers who have ceased providing treatment to transgender youth, ... Read more

Miles O’Brien explores how climate change is reshaping the the frozen continent

Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines.

Spain is at the center of the global immigration debate. Left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has enacted a plan aimed at giving legal status to undocumented immigrants. But last month, tens of thou...