OUGCRN Seminar : Sex, Gender, and Sport after Tokyo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2021
- Emma Hilton from the University of Manchester and Jon Pike from the Open University discuss sex and gender identity in sport.
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About this event
The Tokyo Olympics in July and August foregrounded issues of sex and gender Identity. Controversy over the inclusion of a trans woman, Laurel Hubbard, in the Women’s Super-Heavyweight division led to the announcement by the IOC that its own rules governing trans participation were ‘not fit for purpose’. At the same time, athletes with male DSDs, who were banned from the 400 - 1500 distances, competed with great success in the 200m. Whilst it is important to separate out questions of gender identity from questions of DSDs, both these events have led to some disarray in the field of sports regulation, and both sets of rules are likely to change.
What is going on? What ought the rules to look like? What are the prospects for fair competition in women’s sport?
Emma Hilton is in the Biology Department at the University of Manchester. She is co-author of the pathbreaking paper that led to a rethink on questions of transgender inclusion (Hilton and Lundberg, 2021)
Jon Pike is in the Philosophy Department at the Open University, and has acted as a consultant to WADA, the IOC and World Rugby (Pike, 2020).
Hilton, E. N. and Lundberg, T. R. (2021) 'Transgender Women in the Female Category of Sport: Perspectives on Testosterone Suppression and Performance Advantage', Sports Med, 51(2), pp. 199-214.
Pike, J. (2020) 'Safety, fairness, and inclusion: transgender athletes and the essence of Rugby', Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, pp. 1-14.
#Nothankyou: Sex. Gender Identity, and Fairness in Sport after the Tokyo Olympics
Thank you for sharing the facts in a compassionate but fair way.
Very interesting presentations. I’m glad these were shared, it’s a disgrace what has happened to Jo.
Laurel Hubbard is not a "she"
I don’t care what Laurel Hubbard calls herself. But I don’t think it’s fair for her to compete with women in powerlifting, because she went through male puberty. That’s just unfair.
@@Tina06019 He is a man.
Touch rugby? TOUCH RUGBY?!
That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of. That’s not rugby.
Anyone who has been through male puberty has a huge advantage in most sports. That’s unfair. But the inclusion of male-bodied athletes in contact sport is just plain dangerous.
You might 🤔 consider stop calling dudes she. You know for clarity.