Controversy. Accusation and counter-accusation. A dramatic walkout. A high-profile player withdrawing in protest. This week saw yet another women’s sport plunged into disarray and division over the ...

Nka Belinsky lines up a shot at a Please Be Nice tournament at 4100 Bar in Silver Lake. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) In the summer of 2023, Alix Max, new to town with a cigarette in their ...

A female pool player forfeited a final in a tournament in protest after refusing to play against her opponent, who is transgender. Lynne Pinches, picked up her cue and walked from the table in the EPA ...

Pool’s governing bodies are facing a potential sex-discrimination lawsuit brought by women players devastated at the lack of restrictions on transgender competitors. Lynne Pinches, who recently ...

A female pool final match in Denbighshire, Wales, ended prematurely after one player reportedly forfeited because she was drawn to compete against a transgender woman. Lynne Pinches stepped away from ...

In the summer of 2023, Alix Max, new to town with a cigarette in their mouth, was shooting pool on the patio of 4100 Bar in Silver Lake. They were pretty good, too — good enough to catch the eye of ...