Gender News

Semenya will compete despite ongoing gender investigation

By theGrio

10:29 AM on 01/13/2010

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Semenya, who comes from a poor village in rural South Africa, first drew attention when she won the 800 title at the African junior championships last year...

South African track star Caster Semenya will keep her gold medal

By theGrio

9:05 AM on 11/19/2009

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships...

NFL receives A- grade for racial hiring practices

By theGrio via AP

8:05 AM on 09/25/2009

AP - A study analyzed data provided by the league on the racial breakdown of players and coaches ...

Track star's father outraged at hermaphrodite reports

By theGrio via AP

2:55 PM on 09/11/2009

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Gender tests on running sensation Caster Semenya determined she has internal male sexual organs, Australian newspapers reported Friday, triggering new outrage from South Africa and her father...

Race was never a factor in track star's gender query

By Dr. Boyce Watkins

6:20 PM on 09/10/2009

OPINION - Recent reports by the Daily Mail of London and the Sydney Morning Herald of Australia state that the test has revealed that Semenya "is a hermaphrodite with no womb or ovaries." Some have argued that Semenya was the target of the investigation because she is black...

South African track star is a hermaphrodite, report says

By theGrio via AP

5:10 PM on 09/10/2009

SYDNEY (AP) -- World 800-meter champion Caster Semenya of South Africa has male and female sexual organs, the Sydney Morning Herald said on Friday, posing an ethical and political quandary for athletics' ruling body...

South African track star gets a makeover

By theGrio

6:54 PM on 09/08/2009

The BBC is reporting that Caster Semenya, the South African runner whose looks and performance have ignited a gender query by athletic officials, has gotten a make-over...

Results from track star's gender test expected to return soon

By theGrio via AP

11:28 AM on 09/08/2009

LONDON (AP) -- The results of Caster Semenya's gender tests are expected to arrive at the IAAF headquarters any day, and its unlikely the world 800-meter champion will...

South Africa embraces runner despite gender debate

By theGrio via AP

8:29 AM on 08/24/2009

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South African runner Caster Semenya, who is undergoing gender testing after questions arose about her muscular build and deep voice, returns home Tuesday to celebrations after her 800-meter win at the world championships...

Breaking gender rules in black music

By Jason Ravin

9:13 AM on 07/03/2009

In the last seven days much has been said about the life and legacy of Michael Jackson. But what has been left unsaid about the King of Pop may say more about our society then it does about the artist himself. As one of the last post-Soul post-Civil Rights era...

Essence says rumors of folding are untrue

A recent gawker.com post has the internet abuzz with speculation over whether Essence magazine is in danger of folding...