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1 week ago | 
readlion.com | Adam Wittenberg |Tom Joyce |Lawrence Wilson |Reagan Reese
Two men competed in the USA Fencing championships over the weekend, just two weeks after another fencer took a knee rather than face a male opponent, pro-woman website Reduxx.info reports. Annika Suchoski, 40, and Daniel “Anne” Crocket, who is believed to be 66, competed in their respective age categories at the tournament this weekend in Los Angeles. Protestors, including one holding a sign that read “Women Stand / No Men in Women’s Sports,” attended the event to voice their displeasure.
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2 weeks ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Michael Ryan |Julianna Frieman |Reagan Reese
Republicans won’t be getting help from a popular politician as they seek to hold or expand their slight majority in the U.S. Senate. Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced he won’t run next year for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, who is retiring. “I’m not going to run,” the moderate Republican said, according to NH Journal. “I really thought about it. I actually talked to the White House this morning. I talked to (Sen.) Tim Scott.
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3 weeks ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Nyamekye Daniel |Michael Ryan
Two more states are taking action to prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) announced Tuesday it will no longer allow athletes to compete on high school sports teams based on their so-called “gender identity.” Instead, the sporting body will require them to compete based on their anatomical sex listed on an unaltered, original birth certificate.
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3 weeks ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Christian Wade |Elyse Apel |John Ransom
A politician who attempted to remove President Donald Trump from the Maine 2024 Republican primary ballot wants to be governor of the blue state. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows last week announced a run for governor ahead of the 2026 election. The Democrat is running to replace fellow liberal and incumbent Gov. Janet Mills, who is term-limited. Maine law prevents governors from serving three consecutive terms. “I believe now more than ever, we need a new day in America.
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3 weeks ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Lawrence Wilson |Reagan Reese |Jillian Schneider
New England is one of the most liberal regions in America, but its residents have embraced at least one conservative position: keeping males out of female sports. Residents of its six states all overwhelmingly oppose male transgender-identifying athletes competing in girls’ sports, according to a poll released by the University of New Hampshire last week.
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3 weeks ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Lawrence Wilson |Reagan Reese |Jillian Schneider
Olympic gold medalist Sebastian Coe wants to ensure only biological women compete in women’s sports. The World Athletics president announced this week that female athletes will have to take a one-time genetic test to compete in the athletic body’s women’s sports events. The organization, which governs elite road running and track and field events, will find a test provider that offers non-invasive exams, including cheek swabs or blood spot analysis tests, Reuters reports.
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1 month ago | 
heartlandernews.com | Tom Joyce |John Ransom |Michael Ryan
(The Lion) — Texas lawmakers want parents, not the government, to have more control over their children’s education. The Texas Senate passed a Parental Bill of Rights last week along party lines, with Republicans in support. The legislation would bar diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in public K-12 schools and prohibit instruction on sexual orientation and so-called gender identity. Sen.
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1 month ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Lawrence Wilson |Reagan Reese |Jillian Schneider
It’s a different year but more of the same in Oregon: a male transgender-identifying track runner is besting the female competition in the Beaver State. Former state champion and McDaniel High junior Ada Gallagher recently dominated another girls’ outdoor track meet, taking first place in the 200-meter (25.76 seconds) and 400-meter (57.62 seconds) at a March 19 tri-meet to open the season, according to Athletic.net.
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1 month ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Lawrence Wilson |Reagan Reese |Jillian Schneider
No more silence from Minna Svärd, the first woman to lose a collegiate medal to biological male. Nearly six years after losing the women’s 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Division II championships to Cece Telfer, a senior at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire, Svärd is speaking out about the experience. The Swedish runner, who was a sophomore at East Texas A&M University at the time, lost the race by about two seconds.
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1 month ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Lawrence Wilson |John Ransom
A Washington state high school girls’ basketball player is being investigated for bullying and harassment because she called a male player on an opposing team a boy. Tumwater School District (TSD) sophomore Frances Staudt, her family and the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights due to the recent incident. Tumwater is located near the state capital of Olympia.
