My latest publication 'Sex, Gender Identity and Sport'.
I analyse the impact of gender identity theory on sport scholarship & sport policy. Drawing on feminist political philosophy, human rights, and the sociology of sport, informed by the biological sciences.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003286608-14/sex-gender-identity-sport-cathy-devine
I analyse the impact of gender identity theory on sport scholarship & sport policy. Drawing on feminist political philosophy, human rights, and the sociology of sport, informed by the biological sciences.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003286608-14/sex-gender-identity-sport-cathy-devine
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10126902211021559?journalCode=irsb
Also research shows trans women are disadvantaged in any sport that requires endurance.
https://bsky.app/profile/kirstimiller30.bsky.social/post/3lbca5hf3ok2m
So findings cannot meaningfully inform sports policy given they cannot be extrapolated to matched cohorts.
Plus why would you compare kg to kg?
We argue 'The IOC framework on fairness, inclusion and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations is misaligned with current scientific and medical evidence'.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/sms.14581
1. Maintain the integrity of the female category.
2. Protect XY DSD athletes from exposure on the world stage.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/sms.14715