Tag: transgender athletes

In November 16, 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released its “Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations.” Often referenced simply as the Framework, the document updated the IOC’s 2015 guidance for transgender and non-binary athletes to compete in international sport. The IOC’s new Framework came in the wake of several high-profile decisions by International Federations (IFs) and rulings by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that specifically focused on the role of testosterone, fairness, and safety for women athletes.

In this special issue, we seek to interrogate the current sociopolitical moment on questions of gender inclusivity in sport (including physical activity, physical play, physical cultures, and other embodied practices) particularly relating to questions around sex/gender/sexuality binaries, colonial/racist legacies, and scientism. We welcome papers addressing multiple levels of sport (i.e., youth, interscholastic, recreational, club, collegiate, semi-professional, and professional) and scholarship from across the globe.

In this special issue, we seek to interrogate the current sociopolitical moment on questions of gender inclusivity in sport (including physical activity, physical play, physical cultures, and other embodied practices) particularly relating to questions around sex/gender/sexuality binaries, colonial/racist legacies, and scientism. We welcome papers addressing multiple levels of sport (i.e., youth, interscholastic, recreational, club, collegiate, semi-professional, and professional) and scholarship from across the globe, especially submissions written within and focusing upon the Global South.

Critical trans scholarship is particularly well-positioned to unpack its social, political, economic, and cultural manifestations and implications. We invite sports studies scholars and trans studies scholars alike to theorize and examine trans phenomena in competitive athletics, physical culture, and any other sports-related activities. Guest Editors are CJ Jones, Purchase College, State University of New York, and Travers, Simon Fraser University.

Contributors to this book will document and analyse developments in all levels of sport, from recreational to high performance, using an approach that takes into account trans athletes’ multiple axes of identity and geopolitical locations. We invite scholars at all stages in their careers to send a 200-300 word abstract outlining their proposed chapter by June 7th, 2021. Final chapters will be roughly 5,000 words in length. We particularly welcome submissions from Black, Indigenous, trans, and 2-Spirit authors.