Transgender Student-Athletes and Sex-Segregated Sport: Developing Policies of Inclusion for Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Athletes
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: INTRODUCTION 2 I.SEX-SEGREGATED SPORTS AND TRANSGENDER ATHLETES ........ 3 A. History and Tradition of Sex-Segregation in Sports 4 B. Transgender and Transsexual Individuals 10 C. Transsexual Athletes 13 1. Male-to-Female Transsexual Athletes 14 2. Female-to-Male Transsexual Athletes 17 3. Intersex Athletes 18 II. POLICIES GOVERNING PARTICIPATION BY TRANSSEXUAL ATHLETES IN SEX-SEGREGATED SPORTS 21 A. International Olympic Committee Policy 21 B. National Collegiate Athletic Association Position .... 23 C. Policies Governing Interscholastic Athletics 24 III. INCORPORATING LAW, SCIENCE, AND EDUCATIONAL VALUES INTO TRANSGENDER ATHLETE PARTICIPATION POLICIES 28 A. The Role of Law in the Formation of Transgender Athlete Participation Policies 29 1. Constitutional Law 30 2. Antidiscrimination Statutes 32 3. Legal Considerations: A Conclusion 34 B. The Role of Science in the Formation of Transgender Athlete Participation Policies 35 C. The Role of Educational Values in the Formation of Transgender Athletic Participation Policies ......... 43
Author: Erin Buzuvis
Language: English
Topic: Sports, Gender, and Society
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3121513532