Historic Golf Club Could Admit Women
A major Scottish golf club is close to allowing women to become members. But the move has some surprising opponents:…
Sex-Hormone Guidelines For Athletes Will Never Be Fair
An international sporting body has issued new guidelines concerning hormone levels and who can compete as a woman. The…
Female Sports Fans And The Men Who Judge Them
This week was FULL of stories about female sports fans — an article on which jerseys are top sellers among women, a Time…
LPGA To Let Trans Golfers Compete
In response to a lawsuit by transfemale golfer Lana Lawless, the LPGA has voted to remove the "female at birth"…
Soccer Team Accused Of "Gender Cheating"
In a case reminiscent of the Caster Semenya scandal, opposing teams are accusing the Equatorial Guinea women's soccer…
The NCAA's First Openly Trans Basketball Player
Kye Allums is about to become the first openly trans person to play NCAA Division 1 basketball. And while his life…
Transgender Golfer Sues LPGA For Right To Compete
A transgender golfer was excluded from competition when organizers changed the rules to allow only athletes who were…
Making Sports Fair For Transgender Athletes
A new report says the number of transgender high school and college athletes is growing — and it's time for schools,…
Foolish Xbox Folk Assume All Gamers Are Boys
When a blogger contacted Xbox Support about her account, she got a form letter with tips — for her son. But if Xbox…
Semenya To Compete Again
Both the IAAF and Athletics South Africa have said Caster Semenya will be allowed to return to competition. Her coach…
Notes On A Scandal: The Future Of Intersexuality & Caster Semenya
Thoughtful articles by Ariel Levy and Judith Butler explore the larger issues of sex and gender behind Caster Semenya's…
Too Little, Too Late: Semenya's Gender Test Results Won't Be Made Public
In a reversal, the IAAF says it will not be releasing the results of Caster Semenya's gender tests. And, according to a…
South African Olympics Official Suspended Over Semenya Case
South Africa's Olympic governing body has suspended Athletics South Africa President Leonard Chuene, who admitted he lie…
Who Needs Neuroscience When You've Got Trivial Pursuit?
Hasbro has devised an online, boys-against-girls Trivial Pursuit game "to see if trivia can answer the age-old…
Gender-Test Trauma Affects Semenya's Schoolwork
Caster Semenya is apparently so traumatized by her very public gender testing and the leaking of results that she's not…
Caster Semenya In Hiding, Receiving Trauma Counseling After Test Results Released
The Guardian is reporting that Caster Semenya has gone into hiding and is receiving "trauma counseling" after the…
Australian News Report Describes Semenya As "Hermaphrodite," Sparking Anger, Outrage
An Australian newspaper has reported that Caster Semenya is a "hermaphrodite" with internal testes and no womb or…
Semenya To Return To Hero's Welcome, But Female Athletes Still Expected To Be "Curvy"
A celebration will greet Caster Semenya and her teammates when they return to South Africa tomorrow — but Semenya's…
Caster Semenya's Father Weighs In On Gender Controversy
The controversy regarding world champion runner Caster Semenya's gender rages on, and now her father has spoken up in…
Communists, Germaine Greer Weigh In On Semenya Sex Controversy
As more details emerge about which intersex conditions would stop runner Caster Semenya from competing as a woman, even …