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Title: Even South Africa's Parliament Can't Get Caster Semenya's Gender Correct
Post by: Shana A on September 18, 2010, 08:26:40 AM
Post by: Shana A on September 18, 2010, 08:26:40 AM
Even South Africa's Parliament Can't Get Caster Semenya's Gender Correct
http://www.queerty.com/even-south-africas-parliament-cant-get-caster-semenyas-gender-correct-20100917/ (http://www.queerty.com/even-south-africas-parliament-cant-get-caster-semenyas-gender-correct-20100917/)
Caster Semenya, the intersex track star at the center of a gender testing scandal, might be kicking ass on the track, but that doesn't mean she's getting any respect back home: "After months of drama to determine the gender of controversial athlete Caster Semenya, she was called a 'mister' in Parliament on Tuesday. Members of the portfolio committee on sport were seething about spelling and grammatical errors in a resolution [to summon the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee to testify] they had to accept – including a reference to 'Mr C Semenye.'
http://www.queerty.com/even-south-africas-parliament-cant-get-caster-semenyas-gender-correct-20100917/ (http://www.queerty.com/even-south-africas-parliament-cant-get-caster-semenyas-gender-correct-20100917/)
Caster Semenya, the intersex track star at the center of a gender testing scandal, might be kicking ass on the track, but that doesn't mean she's getting any respect back home: "After months of drama to determine the gender of controversial athlete Caster Semenya, she was called a 'mister' in Parliament on Tuesday. Members of the portfolio committee on sport were seething about spelling and grammatical errors in a resolution [to summon the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee to testify] they had to accept – including a reference to 'Mr C Semenye.'