She was one of 30 female pool players to sue the International Eightball Pool Federation and UPG over their rules allowing trans women to compete in female tournaments. In 2023 she staged a protest against the inclusion of the trans player Harriet Haynes at that year’s Women’s Champion of Champion final by conceding the game before it had started. The incident that precipitated her UPG ban occurred in April this year while attending one of the group’s tournaments in Wigan where her son was playing. Pinches clashed with security staff after they ordered her to take off a body camera...