Toronto Star: Olympics struggle with 'policing femininity'
“PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA— There are female athletes who will be competing at the Olympic Games this summer after undergoing treatment to make them less masculine.
Still others are being secretly investigated for displaying overly manly characteristics, as sport’s highest medical officials attempt to quantify — and regulate — the hormonal difference between male and female athletes.”
There’s just so much going on in this article, including a probably-unintentional implication that intersex people are born exclusively in South Africa. Read on!
