Trans Woman Sues LPGA
Filed by: Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
October 14, 2010 9:30 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/10/trans_woman_sues_lpga.phpThe New York Times reported on a lawsuit by a transgender woman, Lana Lawless, against the Ladies Professional Golf Association, which banned her from participating in the sport after she won the women's world championship in long-drive golf.
This move went against the trend among other sports organizations to create rules specifically regulating competition by trans competitors.
According to the Times, in 2004, the International Olympic Committee began allowing transgender people to compete if they have undergone reassignment surgery and at least two years of postoperative hormone-replacement therapy. Several other sports organizations followed suit, including the United States Golf Association, the Ladies Golf Union in Britain and the Ladies European Golf Tour.
