a surprising history of women’s sports
Behind the Scenes
I’ve spent over ten years researching and working on this story. There was SO much we couldn’t include.
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Recent Updates
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Citational chains and claims of African intersex with Amanda Lock Swarr
Over ten years ago (around 2012) when I first started researching sex testing I encountered something that vexed me. A specific claim made over and over again in scientific papers: the “fact” that…
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Resisting Gender Verification from the Inside (aka what Jake Elsas did on his summer vacation)
In the summer of 1996, Jake Elsas didn’t try to hide the fact that he was volunteering at the Atlanta Olympics. But when people asked him what exactly his job was, Jake purposely…
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EPISODE SIX: LUMPERS AND SPLITTERS
Christine and Max are some of the most recent female athletes in this century-long history to face tests, stigma, and restrictions. But they are unlikely to be the last. In this episode, we…