Court Allows Transgender Athlete to Compete on Cross-Country Team

The crime drama Heist 88 starring two-time Emmy winner Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) has set its linear and streaming premiere dates. Inspired by one of the largest bank robberies in U.S. history, the film is set to debut exclusively on Paramount+ with Showtime on September 29. It will make its way to Showtime for its linear debut at 9 p.m. ET/PT on October 1st.

Texas Tribune.The law was challenged by a group of plaintiffs, including five families with transgender children, three doctors specializing in transgender care, a national LGBTQ advocacy organization, and an organization for LGBTQ health professionals. The plaintiffs argued that the ban on gender-affirming care discriminates against transgender youth, infringes on parents’ right to make medical decisions they believe are in their children’s best interests, and violates doctors’ freedom to practice medicine.In her ruling, Cantú Hexsel agreed with the plaintiffs, finding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in proving the law “interferes with Texas families’ private decisions and strips Texas parents … of the right to seek, direct, and provide medical care for their children.”“The evidence before the Court does not support the conclusion the Act protects the health or wellbeing of minors,” Cantú Hexsel wrote.

England's rugby team has faced a nail-biting few weeks at the Summer Nations Series and have played their way to their game against Fiji in Twickenham. One of the biggest stars of the tournament has been Courtney Lawes, who plays as a lock and is set to win his 100th cap for England in today's match. Courtney's been playing rugby since he was 13- he's now 34.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor First Hand Films has taken international sales rights to German director Julia Fuhr Mann’s documentary “Life Is Not a Competition But I Am Winning?,” which will premiere in Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival. Variety is debuting its trailer exclusively.

Shania Twain thinks country music might be “more sensitive” now that it ever has been in her lifetime amid the controversy surrounding certain artists.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic If you look at Billboard’s latest charts, there’s an anomaly: Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” is No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart … but nowhere to be found on the Country Airplay chart, or Mediabase’s radio rankings.

Billboard).Anthony (real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford) is just the sixth person in Billboard history to debut a first solo Hot 100 entry at Number One, following in the footsteps of Zayn, Baauer, Carrie Underwood, Fantasia and Clay Aiken.In addition to this feat, Anthony has marked a rare appearance for an unsigned act at Number One on the Hot 100 having self-released ‘Rich Men…’.“The hopelessness and frustration of our times resonate in the response to this song,” he told Billboard after reaching the top of the Hot 100. “The song itself is not anything special, but the people who have supported it are incredible and deserve to be heard.”Upon its release, ‘Rich Men…’ was praised by various right-wing media figures including Dan Bongino and Matt Walsh.

Love Island favourite Millie Court has been praised for the ultimate 'power move' after transforming her entire look with a stunning new hairstyle. The Love Island champion who won the show in 2021 with beau Liam Reardon was known for her blonde hair, but she recently changed up her looks by becoming a brunette bombshell.

A dozen Los Angeles professional sports organizations are teaming up to donate $450,000 to help people affected by the wildfires in Maui, it was announced today.

sellin’ my soul” for “bullshit pay“. He also lambasts politicians and the “rich men north of Richmond” who “just wanna have total control“.The song raises societal problems like homelessness and the country’s mental health crisis, but also sees Anthony punch down on the “obese milkin’ welfare“, singing that that “if you’re 5-foot-3 and you’re 300 pounds / Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds.”The country track has been praised on social media by right-wing media figures including Dan Bongino and Matt Walsh.

Liam Reardon and Millie Court are well and truly back on.The couple finished as the champions of Love Island in 2021, but sadly went their separate ways just a year later. However, it looks as though the pair are destined to be together and have rekindled their romance - having been secretly been seeing each other again since April. And finally uploading a picture of them together onto Instagram on Wednesday, Liam caused mass celebration in the comment section.

Ethan Shanfeld Ryan Knapp woke up before sunrise one morning in July and left his home in northern New Hampshire at 5:30 a.m. to catch a movie. It wasn’t just any day at the cinema.

Blonde has had its moment in the spotlight for months now thanks to the Barbie movie, but as we approach autumn we're seeing celebrities move away from light hair colours and towards moodier, darker tones to suit the new season. Kicking off the trend is Millie Court, who just headed to Hadley Yates salon for a rather big transformation.

Reuters.Under the policy, school staff is expected to create a plan governing a student’s preferred names, pronouns, participation in athletics or school extracurricular activities, and the restroom and locker room facilities they are allowed to access.The policy also requires teachers and counselors to gauge the level of support a student “receives or anticipates receiving” from their parent if such information is disclosed.While ideally, the gender support plans work “toward inclusion of the family,” school staff may choose to withhold information about the plans if a student’s family would not support their coming out or socially transitioning. In response to the policy, three parents, backed by the National Legal Foundation, a conservative Christian group, sued.They argued that the policy violates their due process rights under the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment, which protects the right of parents to direct the care of their children as they see fit.But two appointees of former President Donald Trump — U.S.

issued the injunction last month to block the state from enforcing its prohibitions on transgender females who seek to compete on female-designated sports teams while a lawsuit challenging those restrictions moves forward.Under the law, known as the Save Women’s Sports Act, transgender females are prohibited from competing on sex-segregated sports teams that align with their gender identity, and cisgender students who believe they lost out on athletic opportunities due to the presence of a transgender athlete can sue for damages.The law also allows for female athletes — both transgender and cisgender, particularly if a cisgender athlete does not conform to traditional stereotypes of femininity — to be subjected to genetic testing to “prove” their gender identity matches assigned sex at birth.But Zipps found that the law is “overly broad” and may be unconstitutional, violating not only female athletes’ right to equal protection, but Title IX, the federal law that bars discrimination based on sex in educational settings. As such, allowing the policy to be enforced before a final decision on the law’s constitutionality was reached would “irreparably harm” the transgender plaintiffs.Zipps also found that there was not sufficient evidence to prove that pre-pubertal athletes assigned male at birth hold a significant physiological or competitive advantage over cisgender females, as they have not yet developed secondary sex characteristics.

The American Red Cross announced a historic change in the organization’s policies regarding blood donations by gay and bisexual men. Under this new donor screening process, all donors answer the same eligibility questions regardless of gender or sexual orientation and will be assessed for blood donation based on individual risk factors, not on sexual orientation.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Love Island 2021 winner Millie Court has finally addressed rumours that she's back with ex-beau Liam Reardon after of a nine-month split. Speaking to best pal and roommate Chloe Burrows on her 'Vs.The World' podcast, 26 year old fashionista Millie opened up about the fact the two rekindled their romance, just months after Liam, 23, took part in the latest series of Celebs Go Dating.The reunited couple appeared to have confirmed their romance earlier this year after they were papped holding hands on their way to the Barbie premiere, despite the fact they later assured to steer clear of one another when it came to red carpet snaps.

Everyone has their go-to makeup products; whether you’ll only use a certain mascara or your look never feels finished without a bold lip, there are certain items we just can’t live without. Whilst we may not consider it an absolute essential, Millie Court just made a case for never leaving the house without highlighter, as she showed off her glowy skin in a recent snap.

Courteney Cox has hilariously weighed in on UFO headlines. With help from her longtime love Johnny McDaid, the alum gave fans a laugh amid renewed chatter about the existence of aliens following former military intelligence officer David Grusch's headline-making testimony before Congress about the alleged recovery of nonhuman «biologics» from crashed craft.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Friends star Courteney Cox has been spotted with a bunch of famous faces after a recent launch party for her homeware brand.The 59 year old enjoyed the support of some well known names at the launch of her new line of home goods products. Guests at the dinner table included Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston, 54, and actress Sarah Paulson.