| Abstrakt: |
In today's society, it is probably in the field of sport that gender segregation is most fully being implemented. From 1968 to 1998, participants in Olympic women's events had to undergo a mandatory test („gender verification") in order to establish if they are „really" women. The article addresses the question of how the International Olympic Committee and International Sport Federations have treated those individuals who do not fit into the concept of a simple male-female dualism. During the Cold War, these were mainly the intersexed individuals, whereas today transsexuals are fighting for their right to participate in sport events of the gender they identify with. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
