Read more gender confusion stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36326/gender-confusion.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:19:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74481/iaaf-denies-it-okd-gold-medal-for-semenya.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Association of Athletics Foundation is denying claims by the South African government that it decided to allow runner Caster Semenya to keep her gold medal in the wake of questions about her gender. South African officials announced yesterday that Semenya has been cleared of "wrongdoing" and would be...http://www.newser.com/story/74481/iaaf-denies-it-okd-gold-medal-for-semenya.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 3:54:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74418/gender-bending-is-back-in-fashion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCall it the new cross-dressing: Young fashionistas are exhibiting a willful disregard for whether items of clothing are “men’s” or “women’s,” mixing and matching what works for them into an androgynous personal statement. So while one young clotheshorse allows he might not don a skirt, “a long drapey shirt with...http://www.newser.com/story/74418/gender-bending-is-back-in-fashion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:20:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68922/experts-called-in-to-review-semenyas-gender-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Association of Athletics Federations' gender testing on Caster Semenya is complete, and enough doubt remains that she is truly female that experts have been called in to examine the results, the Daily Telegraph reports. The review will determine whether the South African runner suffers from a chromosomal disorder...http://www.newser.com/story/68922/experts-called-in-to-review-semenyas-gender-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 2:44:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68907/semenyas-makeover-downright-cynical.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe appearance of Caster Semenya, the runner who was the subject of gender controversy at last month’s world championships, all made over on the cover of a South African magazine has blogger Anna N., on Jezebel, smelling a rat. “It’s hard not to see the shoot as a calculated move...http://www.newser.com/story/68907/semenyas-makeover-downright-cynical.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 20:37:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67690/semenya-tests-reveal-triple-testosterone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPre-race World Championship blood tests on super South African runner Caster Semenya revealed testosterone levels three times typical female rates, a source tells the Telegraph . The results of the tests, carried out in South Africa, contributed to a decision by sports officials to call for "gender verification" tests on the...http://www.newser.com/story/67690/semenya-tests-reveal-triple-testosterone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 3:36:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67541/women-time-to-compete-against-the-men.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFemale athletes will always be inherently inferior to their male counterparts unless they can directly prove their mettle against them, Dominic Lawson writes in a provocative column for the Times of London. His solution: “Let there be no male or female athletics championships. Instead, let men and women—and all...http://www.newser.com/story/67541/women-time-to-compete-against-the-men.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Aug 2009 12:56:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67477/semenya-is-a-girl-s-african-birth-certificate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mother of South African track and field star Caster Semenya has produced a birth certificate showing the runner is female, the BBC reports. "I have no doubt about what I see. It's a girl," said Dorcus Semenya despite calls that Caster take a gender test. Caster fell under scrutiny...http://www.newser.com/story/67477/semenya-is-a-girl-s-african-birth-certificate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 16:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67300/s-african-track-star-told-to-take-gender-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Association of Athletics Federations has asked South African track star Caster Semenya to undergo gender testing, the BBC reports. The 18-year-old Semenya won the 800-meter final today at the World Championships in Berlin, just weeks after becoming African junior champion by smashing the South African record.http://www.newser.com/story/67300/s-african-track-star-told-to-take-gender-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 13:35:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61434/pregnant-man-gives-birth-to-second-child.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPregnant Man is no one-baby wonder. Thomas Beatie gave birth to his second child this morning, reports ABC News. Beatie, who was born a woman but is now legally a man, catapulted to fame last year when images of his pregnant belly surfaced. Though he's had some surgery toward his...http://www.newser.com/story/61434/pregnant-man-gives-birth-to-second-child.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 19:42:52 CDT