Episode Twenty Six – The Controversy Surrounding Trans Athletes

Description

In this episode of Ears of East, we discuss the issues arising from transgender athletes competing in high-level competitions. This discussion will give you unique perspectives from various stakeholders, including a guest speaker Ms Caitlin Hutchinson who is a PE teacher for a more fruitful episode. Listen to find out while there has been a promotion for inclusion of transgender athletes, it still remains a controversy to the public.

Shownotes

How does hormone transition in transgender women change body composition, muscle strength and haemoglobin?
Caster Semenya and the Twisted Politics of Testosterone
New IOC guidelines on transgender athletes lauded, but experts say questions remain