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Caster Semenya Wins Measured Victory at European Court of Human Rights

The court says Semenya suffered discrimination because of her high natural testosterone level, but it did not strike down the regulations World Athletics imposes on women athletes.

Regulations Put Caster Semenya's Olympic Future In Jeopardy

The running legend is being taken to task for her elevated testosterone levels. 

Transgender Women Athletes Banned from World Athletics Track Events

LGBTQ+ rights groups have slammed the decision as discriminatory.

Gay Marriage, Monogamy, and the Lure of Open Relationships

How do queer men navigate an institution not designed for them? Therapist Michael Dale Kimmel offers clues in his new book, The Gay Man's Guide to Open and Monogamous Marriage. Check out an exclusive excerpt below.

Op-ed: Stop Freaking Out About Female Intersex Athletes

The scientific authorities have said multiple times that intersex women don't have an advantage in athletics. So won't the sporting authorities just let them play?

Penises Are Growing Bigger Fast: Study

A new study has found that globally men have bigger penises now than they did thirty years ago.

Terrorist threat stops Nashville disc golf tournament with transgender player

Somebody threatened violence against Natalie Ryan over her participation in the 2024 Music City Open.

World Athletics Seeks Stricter Rules for Transgender Women

The sports organization may require lower testosterone levels than current rules allow.

Melania Trump attacks trans athletes in memoir as 'deepening the divisions in our society'

The former first lady singled out transgender athletes in her new book, Melania: A Memoir.

Ordered to Compete with Men, Trans Woman Sues CrossFit

The fitness giant ignores decades of research supporting the 34-year-old CrossFit athlete, relegating her to the men's division.

New Olympic Guidelines Aim for Greater Trans Inclusion

The International Olympic Committee's new framework scraps blanket testosterone limits in favor of letting each sport's governing body determine eligibility for trans and intersex athletes. 

Indian Sprinter Calls Out Unequal Treatment of Athletes

Dutee Chand, who faced gender testing in order to compete, objects that athletes flew economy class to Rio while managers received business-class accommodations. 

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USA Boxing issues strict rules on trans inclusion, but conservatives still complain

The organization will require genital surgery and monitoring of testosterone levels.

Gold Medalist Caster Semenya Displays Grace Under Pressure

In a press conference with the medalists in the 800-meter race, journalists tried to focus the conversation on testosterone levels. The out South African runner pushed back. 

Caster Semenya and the Race for Sex Definition

A race has a definite beginning and end. Sex and gender do not. 

Bias Against Caster Semenya Shows Measuring 'Womanhood' Is Impossible

Sporting officials need to stop using testosterone as the final word on gender.