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2016 Olympics Allow Transgender Athletes

February 1, 2016 By Brenau Student Leave a Comment

(Gainesville, Ga.) The International Olympic Committee is reportedly adopting a new policy

allowing transgender athletes to participate pre gender reassignment surgery. The details of

these new guidelines have yet to be confirmed, but most are excited at the thought of the

international corporation adopting principles which have been enforced by other sports

organizations for quite some time.

It is no surprise this change in policy follows the recent media frenzy of former 1976 Olympic

Champion, Bruce Jenner, and his exclusive Diane Sawyer interview disclosing his internal

struggle with gender identification. Since Jenner’s emergence as the ESPY’s Arthur Ashe

Courage Award recipient, Caitlyn Jenner, the entertainment and sports world has been forced

to take on a new outlook on the entire LGBT community.

If the reports are true, the Rio 2016 Olympics will be the first time a person of transgender

identity will be allowed to participate in their desired field of competition. Of course this policy

comes with rules. The transgender athlete will only be allowed the privilege if they have

undergone one full year of hormone replacement therapy, and the new guideline will fall under

the NCAA Standards in the United States.

These rules are a much needed improvement compared to the original guidelines emplaced

regarding transgender participants in 2004. Originally, transgender Olympic hopefuls were

required to have undergone two full years of hormone replacement therapy, surgery and a

legal identification change. There is one thing we know for sure, if the rumors are true, the Rio

2016 Olympics will definitely be one for the record and a must see!

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