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Civil Rights and Discrimination

Western New England University School of Law

Faculty Scholarship

2012

Athletics

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Game Changer, Erin Buzuvis Jan 2012

Game Changer, Erin Buzuvis

Faculty Scholarship

This Article celebrates the 40th anniversary of Title IX and the activists who have fought for women's equal educational opportunities. Title IX's success is due to the eternal vigilance of the law's supporters, who continue to defend it through the political process and in the courts. The Author notes that this vigilance must continue in order for the law to address persistent sex discrimination, and to guard against unwarranted sex segregation.


Including Transgender Athletes In Sex-Segregated Sport, Erin E. Buzuvis Jan 2012

Including Transgender Athletes In Sex-Segregated Sport, Erin E. Buzuvis

Faculty Scholarship

The Author focuses her chapter on the varying degrees of trans inclusive policies found across the sport spectrum. Presently, private and public policy addressing participation by transgender athletes can be described on a spectrum of least to most inclusive. The Author’s chapter describes and evaluates different ways in which athletic associations and sport organizers are trying to accommodate transgender athletes into single-sex athletic teams. It ends with recommendations for advocacy to promote the inclusion of transgender athletes across all sports.