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Title: Including transgender athletes is thought provoking, but not unfair
Post by: Butterfly on December 07, 2010, 05:53:28 PM
Post by: Butterfly on December 07, 2010, 05:53:28 PM
Including transgender athletes is thought provoking, but not unfair
Orlando Sentinel
Shannon J. Owens All Access
07 December, 2010
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-shannonowens-transgender-athletes-20101207,0,3220673.column (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-shannonowens-transgender-athletes-20101207,0,3220673.column)
Just a small mention of Newton, though. For a more in-depth conversation about college football's most over-discussed quarterback, see today's centerpiece and Mike Bianchi's blog.
Ahem, back to the hormones and sex identification chat...
One of the most fascinating debates in sports got new legs right here in Orlando after the LPGA voted to change the wording in its membership policy to include transgender women.
The LPGA was actually late to the party. Pretty much every governing body for women's professional golf has bylaws allowing transgender athletes to compete.
Orlando Sentinel
Shannon J. Owens All Access
07 December, 2010
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-shannonowens-transgender-athletes-20101207,0,3220673.column (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-shannonowens-transgender-athletes-20101207,0,3220673.column)
Just a small mention of Newton, though. For a more in-depth conversation about college football's most over-discussed quarterback, see today's centerpiece and Mike Bianchi's blog.
Ahem, back to the hormones and sex identification chat...
One of the most fascinating debates in sports got new legs right here in Orlando after the LPGA voted to change the wording in its membership policy to include transgender women.
The LPGA was actually late to the party. Pretty much every governing body for women's professional golf has bylaws allowing transgender athletes to compete.