The star, who plays for his national side as well as in the Premier League in England, is understood to have made a legal bid to silence the woman amid claims she tried to extort cash from him.

Shane Oliver (pictured), from Skegness, Lincolnshire, cut his long hair, got rid of his school skirt and changed his name from Shanice as he revolutionised his way of living.

High school students in rural Vermont disagree over a new school policy that permits transgender students to use the bathroom of their choosing. The superintendent at Green Mountain Union High School announced the new policy last week after complaints about transgender student A.J. Jackson’s use of the boys’ bathroom sparked protests, according to the New York […]

Transgender rights have become a national conversation topic since North Carolina passed its controversial “bathroom bill,” and search data reveals that many Americans may be struggling to learn more about LGBT issues and understand what being transgender means. Merriam-Webster revealed that searches for “transgender” in its online dictionary surged 630 percent after the Obama administration […]

Politicians in Texas, Arkansas and elsewhere vowed defiance — and other conservative states could follow suit — after the Obama administration told public schools across the U.S. on Friday to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. The federal government’s guidance was met with tearful praise from parents […]

The Obama administration will tell every U.S. public school district on Friday to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. The letter, signed by officials from the Education and Justice departments, does not have the force of law but contains an implicit threat that schools which do not abide by […]

By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina officials sued the U.S. Justice Department on Monday for challenging the state's law on public restroom access, in the newest chapter of the fight over the rights of transgender Americans. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, a Republican, and the state's secretary of public safety accused the […]

Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Terre Haute, Ind., on April 24, 2016. The rights of transgender people have become an unlikely talking point in the 2016 presidential election. Controversy erupted last month after North Carolina passed House Bill 2 (HB2) requiring people to only use restrooms that correspond with their […]

The President avoided difficult questions on Brexit and the EU from an adoring audience at the Q&A ‘town hall’-style event in London today, attended by invited guests and celebrities.

PayPal’s headquarters is located in San Jose. By losing PayPal, North Carolina might have just suffered the most palpable financial consequence of having a law that many consider discriminatory against transgender people. Dan Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal, said House Bill 2 (HB2) invalidates protections of rights for LGBT citizens and denies them equal […]