Transgender Athletes
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I chose to report on transgender athletes because the subject is very personal to me and
one that I think needs to be addressed, not only in the sports world but also in every day l life.
Transgender people should have the same sports options that heterosexual, bi-sexual or any other
orientation has. It seems there is a lot of confusion and unknowns regarding transgender people.
The intent of this paper is to help answer some of those questions.
Chen, V. (2018). Ethical Issues Concerning Transgender Athletes. Penn Bioethics Journal, 14(1).
This article talks about some of the ethical issues transgender athletes face. Some argue that
transgender people are not “natural.” It seems the biggest ethical issue in the matter is whether it
is fair for the transgender athlete to compete with other athletes and what if any restrictions
should be implemented.
Nye, E. A., Crossway, A., Rogers, S. M., Games, K. E., & Eberman, L. E. (2019). Lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and queer patients: collegiate athletic trainers' perceptions. Journal
of athletic training, 54(3), 334-344.
This article discusses the relationship between the athletic trainer (AT) and the athlete. The
article makes clear that there are many issues between the AT and the athlete. Some of
which stem from religious affiliations, many that are from lack of education about the
subject. Most ATs emphatically attest that they would feel much better equipped to deal
with trans athletes if they were better educated.
Wahlert, L., & Fiester, A. (2012). Gender transports: Privileging the “natural” in gender testing
debates for intersex and transgender athletes. The American Journal of Bioethics, 12(7),
19-21.were better educated about the matter. Ren`ee Richards previously known as
Richard Raskind is one of the pioneers in the Trans movement. She was a pioneer in the
Trans community when she fought to play against a woman as a woman in the 1976 US
Transgender Athletes
Open. She fought tirelessly for equality for the LGBTQ. Ren`ee’s win in the NY
Supreme Court will always be held as a major triumph for the Trans community.
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