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Feminism and Diversity

no_hypocrisy

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2. I thought this nonsense had been resolved with Renee Richards in the Seventies.

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:07 AM

Jun 2012

"Richards was barred from playing as a woman in the U.S. Open in 1976 unless she submitted to chromosomal testing. She sued the United States Tennis Association, and in 1977, she won the right to play as a woman without submitting to any testing.[10]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Richards

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Two interesting articles in the NY TImes today [View all] DURHAM D Jun 2012 OP

I really think that "gender testing" is bullshit. laconicsax Jun 2012 #1

I thought this nonsense had been resolved with Renee Richards in the Seventies. no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #2