Transgender women banned from female pool events following Supreme Court ruling

Trans woman Harriet Haynes is suing the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) after it changed its rules to ban trans women from its female category

The sport has been mired in controversy over its transgender inclusion policies. File picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 - 10:15

Jamie Gardner

Transgender women have been banned from the female category of Ultimate Pool Group (UPG) events following last week's UK Supreme Court ruling.

The sport has been mired in controversy over its transgender inclusion policies.

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