Ep 15: Sexist sex testing at the Olympics (with Kate Allen)
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From genital examinations, to chromosome and testosterone testing, amature sports bodies have been obsessed with stopping supposed men from competing in women’s sports. But guess what: They’ve never found one. All they’ve found are the great plethora of biological sex expressions in the human body. Oh, and destroyed a bunch of women’s athletic careers and reputations. On the show: Kate Allen, science and technology reporter at the Toronto Star
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