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Title: Olympic Committee is Wrong on Intersex Athlete
Post by: Shana A on February 13, 2010, 09:09:24 AM
Post by: Shana A on February 13, 2010, 09:09:24 AM
Leah Anthony Libresco
Posted: February 12, 2010 06:42 PM
Olympic Committee is Wrong on Intersex Athlete
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leah-anthony-libresco/olympic-committee-is-wron_b_460941.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leah-anthony-libresco/olympic-committee-is-wron_b_460941.html)
The Winter Olympics have begun, and LGBT activists have a lot more to lose than medals.
LGBT activists primarily work in conventionally political spheres, but regulatory bodies for athletics are doing a great deal to define the terms of the debate over sexuality and gender identity. A new recommendation by a panel of medical experts from the International Olympic Committee, meant to open the door to allow intersex or ambiguously sexed athletes to compete, does a great deal to stigmatize them.
Posted: February 12, 2010 06:42 PM
Olympic Committee is Wrong on Intersex Athlete
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leah-anthony-libresco/olympic-committee-is-wron_b_460941.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leah-anthony-libresco/olympic-committee-is-wron_b_460941.html)
The Winter Olympics have begun, and LGBT activists have a lot more to lose than medals.
LGBT activists primarily work in conventionally political spheres, but regulatory bodies for athletics are doing a great deal to define the terms of the debate over sexuality and gender identity. A new recommendation by a panel of medical experts from the International Olympic Committee, meant to open the door to allow intersex or ambiguously sexed athletes to compete, does a great deal to stigmatize them.