scholarly journals The Hermeneutics of Participation of Transgender Athletes in Sports - Intensifying Third Force

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baljinder Singh ◽  
Kanwaljeet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sex Reassignment Surgery ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Sex Reassignment ◽  
Medical Issues ◽  
Heated Debate ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Conceptual Study ◽  
Male To Female

The Hermeneutics of Participation of Transgender Athletes in Sports - Intensifying Third ForceThe present paper is an attempt to move structurally towards the understanding of the basic constitution of the core concept of this paper. It's basically looking at the empirical and inner ideological conception of issue of participation of transgender athletes in sports. The creed of the Olympics states: "The important thing in the game is not winning but taking part. The essential this is not conquering, but fighting well". As noble a goal as this is, it has little to do with the reality of the modern sports world. Athletes are rewarded for winning at virtually every level of competition. Second place is viewed as the "first loser". Modern sports' and the media's misplaced fixation on fame, fortune and winning at all costs have unintentionally created a growing market for unhealthy practices. This review manifests an attempt towards the conceptual study of the participation of transgender athletes in competitive sports, which is one of the latest equality challenges for sport-governing organizations worldwide. The paper investigates the motif of interrelated dynamics between gender terminology and legal and medical issues related to transgender athlete participation in sport. On 28 October 2003, an ad-hoc committee convened by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission met in Stockholm to discuss, then issue recommendations on, the topic of the participation of individuals who have undergone sex reassignment (male to female and vice versa) in sport. This has resulted in a heated debate that there is a competitive advantage for a male who has undergone sex reassignment surgery because of his physical training and development. Men have significantly higher levels of testosterone, a greater muscle-to-fat ratio, and greater heart and lung capacity than women. The other side of the debate argues that a physiological advantage does not necessarily exist. Transgenders must continually take massive doses of oestrogen, which decreases their strength, and their bodies no longer produce testosterone. The issue under consideration has multi-faceted dimensions of interpretations that center on a desire to ‘deconstruct’ the present structuration of acceptance of sex and gender terminology. The resultant aim is to create a worldview of equality, respect for the ‘other’, and competitive fairness. The latent attempt of the paper is to deconstruct the binary of inequality in the field of sports with a view to give vibrational impetus for attaining the ideals of equality in sports.

Prevalence and demography of transsexualism in Belgium

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. De Cuypere ◽  
M. Van Hemelrijck ◽  
A. Michel ◽  
B. Carael ◽  
G. Heylens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Gender Dysphoria ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sex Reassignment Surgery ◽  
Sex Reassignment ◽  
Demographic Study ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Belgian Population ◽  
The One ◽  
Male To Female

AbstractAimThe Belgian medical world has acknowledged the diagnosis of transsexualism and accepted Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) as one of the steps in the treatment of choice since 1985. This prevalence and demographic study analyses data on all Belgian individuals who have undergone SRS since that year.MethodsAll (188) plastic surgeons as well as all gender teams (Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, and Liège) in Belgium were sent demographic questionnaires to be completed for each of their transsexual patients.ResultsThe results show an overall prevalence of 1:12,900 for male-to-female and 1:33,800 for female-to-male transsexuals in Belgium. In Wallonia (the French-speaking region of Belgium) the prevalence is significantly lower than in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking region) and in Brussels (the bilingual capital region). In the total Belgian population the male/female sex ratio is 2.43:1, again with a substantial difference between Wallonia on the one hand and Flanders on the other.Discussion and ConclusionWhile in Flanders and in Brussels the prevalence is comparable to that in other Western European countries, in Wallonia it is markedly lower. Transsexualism in Wallonia appears to be socially less acceptable: persons suffering from gender dysphoria in that part of Belgium encounter more problems accessing gender clinics and receiving treatment.

“I am an atypical mother”: Motherhood and maternal language in Giovanna Cristina Vivinetto’s poetry

2021 ◽  
pp. 001458582199184
Author(s):  
Danila Cannamela
Keyword(s):  
Symbolic Order ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
New Words ◽  
Poetic Discourse ◽  
Maternal Language ◽  
Queer Representation ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Male To Female

In her debut book Dolore minimo, Giovanna Cristina Vivinetto engages in a reflection on motherhood to recount an autobiographical story of gender self-determination and male to female transition. This article explores Vivinetto’s poetry as the retelling of transformative moments in two mother–daughter relationships, which generate a reshaping of life and language. In the book, these two storylines intersect, blur, and even overlap, creating a poetic discourse in which the maternal acts simultaneously as powerful catalyzer and producer of meanings. In discussing how, in Dolore minimo, the relationship of two atypical mothers becomes the creative site of a new possible symbolic order, my analysis engages an atypical approach: it reads Vivinetto’s queer representation of motherhood via the theorization developed by the women of Diotima—including, in particular, Luisa Muraro, Chiara Zamboni, Diana Sartori, and Ida Dominijanni. These feminist thinkers have been generally criticized for reinforcing binary understandings of sex and gender, based on an essentialist view of the category of woman. Yet, what if the feminism forwarded by Diotima, by positioning the feminine as a creative producer and first-person narrator of change, could still offer a productive avenue for dialogue? The article begins with a discussion of Diotima’s key theorizations, which lays the groundwork for interpreting the maternal poetics of Dolore minimo. The subsequent sections examine in more depth how Vivinetto’s poetry has reinvented the figure of the mother as a teacher and learner of new words, and how, through this reinvention, she has crafted a maternal language that knits together new relations of contiguity and change. Ultimately, by redeploying the figure of the mother beyond cisgender norms, Vivinetto’s poetry is revealing the inexhaustible vitality of this character.

Male-to-Female Sex Reassignment Surgery using the Combined Vaginoplasty Technique: Satisfaction of Transgender Patients with Aesthetic, Functional, and Sexual Outcomes

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry Zavlin ◽  
Jürgen Schaff ◽  
Jean-Daniel Lellé ◽  
Kevin T. Jubbal ◽  
Peter Herschbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Reassignment Surgery ◽  
Sex Reassignment ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Sexual Outcomes ◽  
Male To Female

Benessere tra differenze e disuguaglianze di genere in salute

2012 ◽  
pp. 95-113
Author(s):  
Rita Biancheri
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Personal History ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Life Context ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
Sick Individual

Up to now, in the traditional biomedical paradigm the terms "sex" and "gender" have either been used synonymously and the insertion of gender among the determining elements of conditions of wellbeing/disease has been difficult, and obstructed by disciplinary rigidities that retarded the acceptance of an approach which had already been largely found to be valid in other areas of research. The effected simplification demonstrated its limitations in describing the theme of health; but if, on the one hand, there has been a growing awareness of a subject which can in no way be considered "neutral", on the other hand there continues to be insufficient attention, both in theoretical analysis and in empirical research, given to female differences. The article is intended to support that the sick individual is a person, with his/her genetic heritage, his/her own cultural acquisitions and personal history, and own surrounding life context; but these and similar factors have not traditionally been taken into consideration by official medicine and welfare systems, despite a hoped-for socio-health integration.

scholarly journals The legality of Artificial sex change in Islamic perspective

rahatulquloob ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Dr. Muhammad Yaseen ◽  
Dr. Muhammad Shahid
Keyword(s):  
Medical Science ◽  
Sex Change ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sex Reassignment Surgery ◽  
Sex Reassignment ◽  
Corrective Surgery ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
The People ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Religious Aspects

Humans and diseases are related to each other since the creation. With the passage of time, humans were able to overcome different diseases. But still, they could not find out the solution for those people who were born in wrong bodies. The progress of medical science ultimately enabled them to restore their originality through corrective surgery or sex reassignment surgery. But soon this was also misused like the other researches by opportunists. The people who were healthy and have developed sexual organs got their sex change artificially without knowing the religious aspects. This article will highlight the Islamic aspects of artificial sex change surgery.

scholarly journals Speech After Long Silence—An Appraisee-Based Comprehensive Analysis With Retrospective and Future Perspectives on Current ID Policy of Transpersons in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Shi ◽  
Yadong Guo ◽  
María José Cavagnaro ◽  
Jifeng Cai ◽  
Zhuoying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Sex Reassignment Surgery ◽  
Sex Reassignment ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Local Police ◽  
Developmental Conditions ◽  
Male To Female ◽  
Made In

As the sexual minority in China, transpersons remain faced with various realistic challenges. In recent years, however, there has been a significant progress made in the protection given to the rights that transpersons deserve. Currently, the citizens who have changed their gender through sex reassignment surgery can make applications to the local police station for changing their gender registration and get issued a new ID card. This is regarded as a crucial milestone in reducing the bias against transpersons and protecting their legitimate rights in China. Highlighted by the case of an extraordinary appraisee who have received SRS to change from male to female and started a new life with a new ID, not only does this article construe the current ID policy and the detailed process of ID card change for transpersons in China, it also reveals the living and developmental conditions facing transpersons in China. Finally, the visibility of the community of transpersons is improved to eradicate the discrimination against transpersons.

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