Bodily changes and performance effects in a transitioning transgender college athlete

Klein, Alexandra; Krane, Vikki; Paule-Koba, Amanda L.

doi:10.1080/2159676x.2018.1466721

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“…He had a few fainting incidents that had me worried.” Michelle wanted to be as prepared as possible in case of a medical emergency. Typically, athletes who transition often have to take an extended break from training or quit their sport entirely due to physical and mental stresses (Jones et al, 2017a; Klein et al, 2018). Michelle, when reflecting on her experiences, recalled how, “I got to know Mason as his transition was happening and it was like five years of puberty crammed into one year.…”

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“…A recent case study explored the physical and athletic changes experienced by a transitioning competitive intercollegiate distance runner (Klein et al, 2018). Bryan, a transgender male athlete, used a video diary to document the emotional and physical changes he experienced over his first year of taking hormones (Klein et al, 2018). Bryan, in accordance with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, had to switch from the women's to the men's team as soon as he started taking testosterone (Klein et al, 2018).…”

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“…Bryan, in accordance with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, had to switch from the women's to the men's team as soon as he started taking testosterone (Klein et al, 2018). Throughout the year, he struggled to balance the demands of his athletic identity with his transition and ultimately decided to quit competitive distance running (Klein et al, 2018). Retiring early or quitting sport is a common theme for transgender athletes, especially because little is known about the necessary conditions to promote their continued participation in sport.…”

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“…Bryan, a transgender male athlete, used a video diary to document the emotional and physical changes he experienced over his first year of taking hormones (Klein et al, 2018). Bryan, in accordance with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, had to switch from the women’s to the men’s team as soon as he started taking testosterone (Klein et al, 2018). Throughout the year, he struggled to balance the demands of his athletic identity with his transition and ultimately decided to quit competitive distance running (Klein et al, 2018).…”

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A Case Study Exploring the Experiences of a Transgender Athlete in Synchronized Skating, a Subdiscipline of Figure Skating

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2020

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The inclusion of transgender athletes in sport challenges a number of long-standing cis-heteronormative beliefs within athletics at all levels of competition. There are limited studies examining the integration and experiences of transgender athletes within amateur sport. The following case study follows the experiences of a transgender synchronized figure skater, Mason, who was able to continue competing throughout his transition process. We conducted eight semi-structured one-on-one interviews with Mason, his teammates, his team manager, and his past and present coaches. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subject to thematic analysis which resulted in four overarching themes: (a) building inclusivity: “promote a safe space,” (b) acknowledging stress, (c) disclosure: “I didn’t want to talk about my past,” and (d) celebration. Results are interpreted as recommendations for coaches on how to adopt inclusive practices to better support transgender athletes.

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“It is Not Even My Body”: Trans Persons Experiencing Body Borders

Pereira-García,

Devís-Devís,

Fuentes-Miguel

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Gend. Issues

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The body is at the forefront of the relationship between space and sexuality, and its materiality is the basis on which social and individual conceptions of sex and gender are constructed. In this paper, we use the notion of body borders to approach the way trans persons experience heteronormativity in their bodies. Defined as those elements placed on body physicality that produce social distinctions and reorganize people's social conditions, body borders are important in the processes of sex differentiation and gender oppression that negatively affect trans persons’ processes of identification/disidentification. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 10 of 43 trans persons from a wider study, who expressed their gender identities at different levels of intensity, we differentiate between four important body borders: man/woman, puberty, inside/outside and liminal zone. The findings reveal that body borders rely to a great extent on the gaze of others and are problematic for trans persons, especially at the beginning of their transition processes, or when their bodies are perceived as more androgynous. Although the experience of body borders is oppressive and causes conflicts to trans persons, they do not impede them from opening up possibilities for new models of transgender identities which defy non-heteronormative ideals and subvert the current gender regulation, which supports these borders.

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Sport Organization Transgender Policies and Community Biases Relate to Gender Equity and Organizational Performance

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Bodily changes and performance effects in a transitioning transgender college athlete

Cited by 26 publications

References 32 publications

A Case Study Exploring the Experiences of a Transgender Athlete in Synchronized Skating, a Subdiscipline of Figure Skating

A Case Study Exploring the Experiences of a Transgender Athlete in Synchronized Skating, a Subdiscipline of Figure Skating

“It is Not Even My Body”: Trans Persons Experiencing Body Borders

Sport Organization Transgender Policies and Community Biases Relate to Gender Equity and Organizational Performance

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