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Why you can't discuss Lia Thomas without talking about Caster Semenya
Trans swimmer Lia Thomas has been accused of having an unfair advantage. Black cisgender female ath…
DeArbea Walker
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A report which led to an Olympic 800 meter ban for Caster Semenya was partly 'misleading,' athletics authorities confirm
The two-time gold medalist was unable to compete in Tokyo due to a 2019 rule impacting athletes wit…
Sam Cooper
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Two Namibian sprinters banned from Olympics 400-meter event due to the same testosterone rule that blocked Caster Semenya
Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi were disqualified from the 400m event at the Olympics for ha…
Canela López
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Forcing women like Caster Semenya to medicate in order to compete in sport sets a 'dangerous precedent' - here's why
That's according to a director at prominent LGBT+ charity Stonewall, who told Business Insider in a…
Alan Dawson
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World Athletics president says transgender athlete policies must prioritize 'fairness' over 'inclusion'
Sebastian Coe told Insider that his priority is to uphold "the integrity of women's sport."
Scott Davis
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4 top athletes barred from competing in their Olympic events because their natural testosterone levels are deemed too high
Olympians like Caster Semenya have been blocked from competing in track events 400 meters to a mile…
Canela López
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The Olympics is scrapping its controversial testosterone limits for trans and intersex athletes
The IOC will adopt a more case by case approach to determine athletes' eligibility, rather than a b…
Canela López
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Until 2016, trans Olympics athletes had to have bottom surgery. Now advocates are calling to scrap hormone requirements too.
Laurel Hubbard, a weightlifter from New Zealand, will be the first out transgender person to compet…
Canela López
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Gender test demanded for 200-meter silver Olympic medalist because she ran too fast, says former athlete
Christine Mboma, 18, from Namibia, ran the 200-meters in 21.81 seconds - which a former Polish spri…
Bethany Dawson
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Some female runners now have to artificially lower their testosterone to compete. Experts say those rules create a slippery slope.
"If we cannot maintain separate male and female categories, then women will no longer have a path t…
Aylin Woodward
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A Chicago children's hospital became the first in the nation to apologize for performing cosmetic genital surgery on intersex infants
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago released a statement denouncing cosmetic genit…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Republicans want to prevent future Olympians like Laurel Hubbard - so they're banning trans kids from school sports
The GOP is relying on the same flawed ideas about testosterone that the IOC uses to run "sex tests"…
Canela López
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American runner waited at the finish line to congratulate an opponent who finished in last place
American Ajee' Wilson advanced to the semifinals of the women's 800 meters on Tuesday in Rio with a…
Cork Gaines
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The New Yorker Is Temporarily Making All Of Its Archives Free; Here Are 8 Sports Stories You Should Read
Fortunately, if O'Neal is recovering from surgery he will have the solace of various home improveme…