UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey recently referred to Cris "Cyborg" Santos an "it" because of all the steroids she allegedly has taken. Women's MMA Roundup discusses this insult as it relates to gender, specifically in the world of mixed martial arts. … [Read more...]
ACLU Presses Florida Technical College to Let Transgender Student Use Women’s Bathroom
The ACLU has gone to bat for a transgender woman nursing student at the Pinellas (Florida) Technical Education Center who has been denied access to the women's bathroom, by issuing a letter demanding that they restore her right to access the same facilities as other female students. The ACLU's … [Read more...]
Title IX Is No Excuse to Reject Transgender Applicants to Women’s Colleges
Smith College, a women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, has made news in recent weeks (see, e.g., here, here, and here) for its widely publicized decision to refuse to consider the application of a transgender applicant. According to the rejection letter, which the prospective student … [Read more...]
Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
Sedona, AZ – [b] Heraea Marketing Scores with New Partner, Sports Channel for Women TV [/b] Heraea Marketing is starting to gain some traction and is being recognized for supporting female athletes exclusively. They do not promote any men nor do they showcase any male … [Read more...]
Radio hosts’ rude comments about transgender athlete highlights need for more diversity training
The recent suspension of two hosts of an ESPN Radio affiliate for insensitive comments about a transgender basketball player highlights that the lexicon journalists have needs to be burnished.It is unknown whether the radio hosts consider themselves journalists, and I will not castigate all sports … [Read more...]
Sports Illustrated puts spotlight on transgender athletes
Last week, reader Ilyse sent me this Sports Illustrated article about transgender athletes that pretty much blew me away. The article focused on Keelin Godsey, the first openly transgender athlete to qualify for the Olympic Trials, as a lens through which to examine the issues surrounding trans … [Read more...]
Firing of Transgender Student-Teacher Raises Title IX Concern
A Wilmington (Ohio) College senior student-teaching at area Hillsboro High School was dismissed in January on his second day of placement. Recently, however, the Wilmington News Journal raised questions about the role of discrimination in that decision. The student-teacher believes he … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Adds Transgender Protection to Anti-Discrimination Laws
In my home state of Massachusetts, the legislature recently added a prohibition against discrimination on the basis of gender identity to anti-discrimination laws that cover education. Gender identity is defined int he law to mean "a person's gender-related identity, appearance, or behavior, … [Read more...]
Women’s College in Virginia Has Policy to Expel Transgender Students
Hollins University, a private, women's college in Virginia, is in the news this week for its policy to expel transgender students who "self-identify" as male and have taken one of the following steps towards transitioning to the male sex: "1) begins hormone therapy with the intent to transform from … [Read more...]
WSF Releases Position Statement on Intersex Athletes
The Women's Sports Foundation has released a position statement this week on the Participation of Intersex Athletes in Women's Sports. The primary authors of the position paper, Nancy Hogshead-Makar and Erin Buzuvis, are to be commended for articulating a position that is clear, reasoned and based … [Read more...]