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USA Swimming changes rules in wake of transgender athlete's success
AFP, Published on 03/02/2022
» NEW YORK: A transgender American swimmer's controversial career hung in the balance Wednesday after USA Swimming announced new rules, including testosterone limits, that could impact her ability to race competitively.
50 years on, mystery hijacker’s mid-air escape still fascinates Americans
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - On the eve of Thanksgiving, 1971, a nondescript, 40-something man who called himself Dan Cooper approached the airport counter and bought a one-way ticket for the short flight from Portland to Seattle.
Chappelle 'more than willing' to meet LGBTQ groups over special
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Comedian Dave Chappelle has offered to meet with the transgender community and thanked Netflix for standing by him after he was accused of stoking transphobia with his stand-up special "The Closer."
Protestors rally at Netflix over Chappelle special's 'transphobia'
AFP, Published on 21/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Protestors gathered outside Netflix in Los Angeles on Wednesday, angry over a new Dave Chappelle comedy special that has sparked accusations the streamer is trampling transgender rights and profiting from hate speech.
Malaysian trans woman arrested in Thailand says 'safe' in Australia
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» A prominent Malaysian transgender entrepreneur accused of insulting Islam in the Muslim majority country said Wednesday she was "safe, happy and free" in Australia.
Free speech or hate speech? Netflix at eye of LGBTQ storm
AFP, Published on 17/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Netflix has been plunged into America's culture wars by a Dave Chappelle comedy special that raises concerns about free speech and censorship but has been slammed by its own employees as transphobic.
Trans Netflix staff plan walkout over Chappelle special
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Transgender Netflix employees are planning a walkout to protest a Dave Chappelle comedy special they say is transphobic as the streamer's content chief again defended the controversial episode, US media reported Thursday.
French Vogue marks 100 years but is it still in fashion?
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» PARIS - French Vogue has been setting trends for a century, from the post-war 'New Look' of Christian Dior through the sexual liberation of the 1960s to the dangling-cigarette waifs of the 2000s.
Five things to watch at the Emmy Awards
AFP, Published on 18/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES: The Emmy Awards honouring the best in American television return on Sunday for the first in-person ceremony since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
'We only have each other': Bangladesh's trans entrepreneurs create safe work spaces
AFP, Published on 16/09/2021
» DHAKA - Simran Snigdha was begging when a chance encounter helped get her off Bangladesh's streets and realise her artistic dreams -- one of a growing number of trans people securing formal employment as the government boosts support for the marginalised community.