Why Olympic Gender Testing Is Women-Only
Update: 2024-07-301
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From "peek n pokes" to chromosome testing, the Olympics has a questionable history of body policing female athletes. Tested host Rose Eveleth reveals the past, present and future of gender verification policies in elite sports, who they affect and what it has to do with fairness. Highlights include: Caster Semenya's swagger, Cold War paranoia, intersex identity, DDS status (Differences of Sexual Development) and misogynoir.
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