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How One Athlete Is Pushing The Sports World Beyond ‘Men’ And ‘Women’

Started by stephaniec, September 06, 2015, 06:09:25 PM

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September 06, 2015, 06:09:25 PM
How One Athlete Is Pushing The Sports World Beyond 'Men' And 'Women'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/meet-the-amazing-athlete-who-wants-people-of-all-genders-to-compete-in-the-sports-world_55e8a001e4b0aec9f356a419?utm_hp_ref=transgender

The Huffington Post/by JamesMichael Nichols Posted: 09/06/2015 08:03 AM EDT

"For people who live outside of the gender binary -- or who identify as transgender -- the sports world can function as a huge force of regulation.
How do athletes who don't identify as "male" or "female" participate in an industry that inherently relies on these two categories? In the past, we've seen this issue come up with trans athletes like Fallon Fox or Chloie Jonsson, the athlete who sued Crossfit for barring her from competing in the women's division of the CrossFit Games."
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