May 1 2019
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On Wednesday, an international sports body issued yet another decision against the South African track star Caster…
Feb 20 2019
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The question of what to do about South African runner Caster Semenya—to which the answer is, obviously, nothing,…
Jul 26 2018
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A rule from the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) that says women athletes with…
Jun 18 2018
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Caster Semenya, a South African middle-distance runner who took home gold medals in both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics,…
Aug 21 2016
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On Saturday night in Rio, British runner Lynsey Sharp finished sixth in the 800 meter race while Caster Semenya,…
Aug 7 2012
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Thanks to a combination of Lady Gaga lyrics, deodorant strong enough for men but made just for us, and pole dancing…
Jun 12 2012
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Do female athletes with "unusually" high levels of male hormones have an unfair advantage on the field? The…
Jan 26 2011
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Or at least that's what she says in her first interview since being cleared to run as a female. Though she was repo…
Sep 10 2010
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Caster Semenya won the 800 meters at the Notturna di Milano meet in Milan yesterday. She finished in 1 minute, 58.16…
Aug 23 2010
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After suffering through last year's humiliating "scandal" over her biological sex, Semenya has returned to the…
Jul 16 2010
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South African runner Caster Semenya made her triumphant return to running last night at a small athletics meeting in…
Jul 8 2010
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[Pretoria, July 8. South African track and field athlete Caster Semenya attends a training session in South Africa]
Jul 7 2010
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• Gov. Linda Lingle announced yesterday that she has vetoed Hawaii's same-sex civil unions bill. Lingle's action…
Jun 9 2010
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• The Department of Education has spoken out against a tradition at Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School of posting…
May 20 2010
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• Caster Semenya could return to races in less than a month, according to South Africa's sports minister. Last…
May 14 2010
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• Everyone's favorite political commentator has returned to Facebook to publish her disapproval of an Illinois high…
Apr 8 2010
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Caster Semenya's lawyers told a South African television station yesterday that the results of her tests are in, and…
Mar 30 2010
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• Even though the video game RapeLay (which allows you to stalk and assault multiple women and girls) was removed…
Mar 29 2010
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• Though the RNC is investigating/denying that Steele ever went to the bondage-themed nightclub that was charged to…
Jan 14 2010
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Both the IAAF and Athletics South Africa have said Caster Semenya will be allowed to return to competition. Her…