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Transitioning Athletes Flashcards

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Intersexed (hermaphrodite - outdated):

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general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.

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Gender identity:

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how you feel about yourself

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Gender variance/dysphoria:

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  • medical condition

- disconnect from the gender you identify with

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Transitioning/transitioned individuals (transsexual - outdated):

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Transgender:

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. Umbrella term for those who are transitioning, don’t want to transition etc.

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Sexual orientation:

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Who you are romantically attracted to

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Sport is ____ and ____, offering an opportunity to participate without regard to…

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  • welcoming
  • inclusive
  • age
  • gender
  • race
  • language
  • sexual orientation
  • disability
  • geography
  • economic circumstances
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IOC has a strong statement against sexual discrimination that asks organizations to…

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  • develop, monitor and evaluate policies and procedures for the prevention of sexual harassment and abuse
  • to provide related education and training in their sports
  • exemplify equitable, respectful, and ethical leadership
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For sport to be a level playing field and fair, it must be ____ but also ____.

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  • inclusive

- exclusive

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Potential concerns with inclusion/exclusion:

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  • Do some sports confer an unfair advantage for transitioning/transitioned athletes?
  • Could pre-transitioning training confer advantages?
  • Do hormone and surgery treatments create unfair advantage?
  • Should medications that are necessary for transitioning but are banned by WADA be allowed?
  • Could transitioning be a form of cheating?
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Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine (1997) says that..

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  • women with greater than average muscles should be seen as part of the normal range of variation
  • transitioned athletes should compete in their sex phenotype
  • only cheaters should be disqualified
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There is no evidence that men will…

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undergo difficult and painful surgery to gain athletic advantage

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As of 2008, there were no trials comparing….

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transitioned and physically born males of females

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How do hormones come into play?

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  • can affect performance and thus should be relevant
  • transitioned males can have higher levels than physically born males
  • newer drugs that are longer acting can level this out so that amounts fall within the normal range
  • no trails have been conducted on athletes
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People tend to have a hard time with ____ athletes.

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MTF (male to female)

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Oxygen delivery for MTF athletes:

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same as physically born females

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Muscle mass for MTF athletes:

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higher than average physically born females, but similar at higher end

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Subcutaneous fat for MTF athletes:

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lower than physically born females

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Weight for MTF athletes:

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increase in overall weight but decrease in muscle mass

20
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Conclusion on MTF athletes:

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not enough evidence to support or refute claims

21
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Athletes that adhere to ____ still have to meet ____’s rules.

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  • IOC

- WADA

22
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____ must be issued for transitioned athletes.

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TUE (therapeutic use exemption)

23
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Currently, hormones are ….

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banned

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____ could prove difficult to get.

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TUEs

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In what ways could IOC rules be too strict?

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  • perhaps a 1 year period is sufficient

- authorize the IOC to sex test if concerns arise, but there is no evidence one way or the other of a problem

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Some research argues that _____ therapy for _____ athletes should be a separate issue from ____, and that treating them the same is ____.

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  • hormone
  • transitioned
  • doping
  • unfair
27
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Key findings 1-5:

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  1. sex testing should be banned as it is a violation of human rights
  2. it is virtually impossible now to sex change for the purpose of cheating
  3. no evidence or logic that people would transition to win
  4. there is already a great range on key variables between men and women. Transitioned athletes might fit well into the total range
  5. transitioned athletes should strive for levels of hormones within the total normal range
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Key findings 5-11:

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  1. similarities for females was substantial
  2. for males, newer drugs level out testosterone. Even with high levels though, the difference evens out after 1 year
  3. no credible research to support or refute claims
  4. IOC and WADA are crucial players that need to be involved
  5. current IOC rules should be reviewed and modified
  6. WADA has no set standard for hormone therapy, but should
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Sex assigned at birth (SAB):

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.

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Cisgender (adj.):

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.

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Cross-dresser:

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.

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Drag queen:

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.

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Transgender (adj.):

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.

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Transsexual:

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.

35
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4 parts of physiological equivalence:

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  1. contingent (is-ought fallacy)
  2. reinforces cisgender binary (normalization problem)
  3. burden already marginalized individuals
  4. hinges on a misunderstanding of sport
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We should include transgender and intersex athletes on the _____ fact that they do not ….

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  • contingent

- upset the comparative test by having unfair advantages

37
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Sport is about ____ _____ and one of those _____ is a ____ _____.

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  • meaningful narratives
  • narratives
  • gendered narrative
38
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Transgender and intersex athletes are not only _____ in that gendered narrative, but significantly ____ and ____ it.

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  • participating
  • enriching
  • improving
39
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Transgender and intersex athletes have as great a ____ to express _____ _____ as any athletes.

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  • right

- gendered narratives

40
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Counterargument:

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  • might make sport more unfair
  • men might switch genders to win in female competitions
  • rules out mixed sport

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