Laurel Hubbard ποΈββοΈ and Quinn β½ are the first openly trans athletes to compete in the @Olympics.
π€ But why did it take until #Tokyo2020 to get to this point?
π§΅Here's what you should know about trans representation in sport. π
π€ But why did it take until #Tokyo2020 to get to this point?
π§΅Here's what you should know about trans representation in sport. π
π©πͺ Heinrich Ratjen was an early case of gender controversy at the Games.
πββοΈ Ratjen competed as a woman in the 1936 #Olympics before being questioned about their gender.
β§ After being arrested for fraud, they began living as a man - though many now think they were intersex.
πββοΈ Ratjen competed as a woman in the 1936 #Olympics before being questioned about their gender.
β§ After being arrested for fraud, they began living as a man - though many now think they were intersex.
β After this case, many female athletes were interrogated about their identity.
π In the 1940s, βfemininity certificates' were introduced by international sports administrators.
π΄ From the 1966 European Championships, women had to go through mandatory genital checks.
π In the 1940s, βfemininity certificates' were introduced by international sports administrators.
π΄ From the 1966 European Championships, women had to go through mandatory genital checks.
π’ Sports governing bodies brought in chromosome tests as a more respectful alternative in 1968.
π§ͺ But many scientists disagreed with their effectiveness and they were discontinued.
π§ͺ But many scientists disagreed with their effectiveness and they were discontinued.
πΎ Tennis legend RenΓ©e Richards initially refused to take the chromosome test.
π She played competitively in the 1950s before transitioning - but was barred from competing in the womenβs draw at the US Open.
π’ Richards sued and won the right to play in 1977.
π She played competitively in the 1950s before transitioning - but was barred from competing in the womenβs draw at the US Open.
π’ Richards sued and won the right to play in 1977.
π³οΈββ§οΈIt wasnβt until the 2004 #Olympics in Athens when trans athletes could compete in the Olympics.
But there were restrictions:
π΅ Their sex must have been officially recognised
π΅ They must have had gender reassignment surgery
π΅ And at least two years of hormone therapy after
But there were restrictions:
π΅ Their sex must have been officially recognised
π΅ They must have had gender reassignment surgery
π΅ And at least two years of hormone therapy after
ποΈββοΈ In 2004, golfer @MianneBagger became the first trans woman to compete in a professional tournament.
π This led to several golf tours worldwide adjusting their policies.
π This led to several golf tours worldwide adjusting their policies.
π‘ The Olympics rules changed in 2015.
π As long as female trans athletes' testosterone levels were below 10 nanomoles per litre for a year, they could compete.
π As long as female trans athletes' testosterone levels were below 10 nanomoles per litre for a year, they could compete.
πIn 2016, triathlete Chris Mosier was widely lauded as the first trans athlete to represent @TeamUSA internationally.
π’ Mosier had successfully campaigned for @iocmedia to remove gender reassignment surgery as a rule to compete in the Olympics.
π’ Mosier had successfully campaigned for @iocmedia to remove gender reassignment surgery as a rule to compete in the Olympics.
https://twitter.com/TheChrisMosier/status/1406968484244901892?s=20
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