Gender testing for female Olympians
Well, that didn’t take very long. China’s state media is reporting that female athletes suspected of “really” being males will be made to undergo gender screening at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, set to open in a few short weeks: Suspected athletes will be evaluated from their external appearances by experts and undergo blood [...]
...read moreYet Another Guest Blogger Introduction
Good day, Feministe readers! My name is Sam, I blog at the Xyre, and I am absolutely tickled as punch to be guest blogging here for the next two weeks. The guest bloggers so far this summer have been terrific writers with some interesting things to say, and I hope I can live—or at least [...]
...read moreTheir story
This post has been in writing since early April. This seems like as good a time as any to post the finished piece. Consider it a lengthier introduction, a portion of a portrait. And don’t worry, it has a happy ending. *** So many important issues to blog about. So little time. I would like [...]
...read moreThanks, And Farewell!
This post ends my guest-blogging stint here at Feministe. Thanks to Jill, Piny, Zuzu, Kactus, Jack, Holly, and Cara for giving me the opportunity to share my writing with a different audience than usual. And thanks to all the readers and commenters who engaged my writing in good faith. For those “fucking whiny-ass titty bab[ies]” [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
I remembered to do it this week! Applaud me. Now self-promote.
...read moreIntroduction
Notes and ideas for blog posts. Yes, on actual paper, with actual ink. I’m not brave enough to take my laptop on the T. I don’t know about you, but I had no idea when I saw the list of other names that would be contributing here at Feministe how much I would enjoy their [...]
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