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May 03

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How Caster Semenya’s case could alter the landscape of women’s sport

In athletics, who defines a man and a woman? A court has ordered South African runner and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya to take drugs to suppress her naturally high testosterone levels if she wants to continue to compete. William…

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Feb 08

South Dakota may ban gender identity instruction in public schools

By James Nord, Associated Press

The state would be the first in the nation to block instruction on gender identity or gender expression, and South Dakota's bill would cover public school students from kindergarten through seventh grade.

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Apr 06

North Carolina bathroom law could change rules at public colleges

By Josh Logue, Inside Higher Ed

Three university employees are suing the state after North Carolina passed a law requiring public colleges to segregate bathrooms by biological birth gender, forcing transgender students and faculty members to use facilities that don't reflect their identities.

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May 13

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Is gender identity biologically hard-wired?

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At an early age, 8-year-old Skyler Kelly began to let his parents know that what he looked like on the outside, a girl, is not how he felt on the inside. The science of gender identity isn't fully understood, but…

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Apr 23

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The quiet revolution behind the word ‘transgender’

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Alex Myers grew up as Alice, a girl, in rural Maine. In the mid-'90s, during the summer between junior and senior years at boarding school, Myers came out as transgender, starting the process of embracing his true gender identity. Once…

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