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Transsexual And Intersex Athletes, Erin Buzuvis
Transsexual And Intersex Athletes, Erin Buzuvis
Faculty Scholarship
In her chapter, the Author examines the impact of both past and present policies enacted by many sport organizations, such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on intersex and transsexual athletes. At the root of many of these policies, and therefore the issues, are the binary gender system and the concern that fraudulent competitors could gain an advantage relative to the rest of the field. While no longer mandatory, women athletes are still subject to varying degrees of sex verification testing on a case-by-case basis, as evidenced by the 2009 testing of South African runner, Caster Semenya.
Recent policies point …
Title Ix’S Protections For Transgender Student Athletes, Scott Skinner-Thompson, Ilona M. Turner
Title Ix’S Protections For Transgender Student Athletes, Scott Skinner-Thompson, Ilona M. Turner
Publications
This article examines legal authority and policy to determine whether transgender students in K-12 schools must be permitted to participate in athletics according to their gender identity, and without any requirement for medical intervention. The articles concludes that such a policy is consistent with legal authority under Title IX and Title VII and, more importantly, best advances the well-being of already vulnerable transgender youth by helping to incorporate and include such students in activities that are critical to physical, social, mental, emotional development, and health.
Part II of this article briefly details the history of Title IX with respect to …