Polarising, sensational media coverage of transgender athletes should end – our research shows a way forward
- Written by Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato
ShutterstockGiven recent and often sensationalist media coverage of the issue, it’s easy to overlook the fact that transgender athletes have participated in elite sport for decades – at least as far back as tennis player Renée Richards competing in in the 1976 US Open.
Renée Richards playing at the Women’s 1976 US...
