FIVB Executive Vice President and AVC president Ramon “Tats” Suzara and Japan Minister and Consul General Takahiro Hanada with Alas Pilipinas members Thea Gagate, Dawn Catindig, Vince Lorenzo and EJ Casaña. –HANDOUT PHOTO MA

After months at the center of a debate over a transgender woman’s right to compete on a women’s team, San Jose State University lost its conference championship volleyball game on Saturday, bringing a close to a roller-coaster season upended by an i

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Nora Hayd’s eyeliner traced a dramatic path from her tear ducts to her eyebrow piercings. Her bangs were dyed hot pink, and a septum ring dangled from her nose. In other words, she was ready for her college beach volleyball team’s photo shoot. “That