Sex and sports : transgender rights and the culture war over girls' sports / Kimberly A. Yuracko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yuracko, Kimberly A., 1969- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Trans women.

Trans people--Legal status, laws, etc.

Trans people.

Sports for women--Law and legislation.

Sports for women.

Sexual minorities and sports.

Gender identity in sports.

Sports--Sociological aspects.

Sports.

Gender identity--Moral and ethical aspects.

Gender identity.

Feminism and sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 145 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

This book addresses one of the most controversial and polarizing topics of recent years: transgender girls' inclusion in girls' sports. The book explores legal precedent and medical science and explains why neither can answer the question of how eligibility rules should be drawn for girls' sports. The decision is, at core, a political one necessarily reflecting social values and priorities. The book examines positions from the right and left that have dominated the public debate revealing their ideological commitments and logical weak points. With the goal of helping readers clarify their own positions, rather than advocacy, the book provides a framework for thinking about this issue that focuses on the discrete benefits organized sports provides to participants and society more broadly and considers how such benefits can be most fairly and justly allocated to girls and boys - both transgender and cisgender.

Contents:

The Law

The Science

The Argument for Inclusion

The Argument for Exclusion

A Pragmatic Proposal for Womens Sports.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Mar 2026).

ISBN:

1-009-64920-5

1-009-64922-1

1-009-64921-3