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Australian surf brand Rip Curl has become the latest brand to face a widespread boycott after featuring transgender surfer Sasha Lowerson in their social media campaign.
The backlash emerged following the brand's now removed promotional spotlight on Lowerson, a professional longboarder from Western Australia, as part of their "Meet The...
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National Leader, Christopher Luxon, has dismissed New Zealand First's proposed policy concerning transgender individuals and public facilities, adding that the issue is not a prominent concern for the upcoming election and that the country's priorities lie elsewhere.
Yesterday, Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First, unveiled his party's plan to...
In a recent turn of events, a selection of players from Toulouse Football Club were excused from their Ligue 1 fixture against Nantes, following their refusal to partake in a league-wide initiative against homophobia.
Confirming the actions in a formal statement, the club said, "Certain members of our professional squad...
UFC bantamweight fighter Jeff Molina has been forced to come out as bisexual to fans after he was outed online with an alleged sex video.
Molina, who made the announcement via social media, explained how the situation forced him to come out, and he had planned to do it differently...
Garmany’s Football Association (DFB) has spoken out about FIFA’s moves to persuade teams to ditch the donning of pro-LGBTQ+ armbands at Qatar’s World Cup, saying the organisation used “extreme blackmail.”
The controversy erupted after captains of several European teams, including Germany, England, Wales, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland, decided...
BBC Sports Presenter Jack Murley has called out FIFA after the Football governing body threatened to sanction any sports team who wore pro-LGBTQ+ “OneLove” armbands at the Qatar World Cup while describing England and Wales’ decision not to wear them as a “cop-out.”
Murley, who is the presenter of the...
Gold Medal-winning Olympic diver Tom Daley has spoken out against professional sporting bodies, saying they need to do more to be more inclusive and make everyone feel welcome in sport.
Daley, who made the comments during an interview with The Independent, explained that sporting institutions “should be sending out a...
