Author: Raiya Taha-Thomure

Gender-Based Violence: Testimonies from Trans* Athletes in North America

Traversing Temporalities

In the biophysical research community, trans* bodies have existed to be prodded and poked at, dissected and disposed of. In the sports world, an identity prefixed by “trans” is to be removed at all costs. In the midst of these violations, I feel a need to stop and ask, where is empathy when it comes to the treatment of trans* athletes? With the increase in both anti-trans* athletic policies as well as anti-trans* sentiment in sport […]