Heresy and Hair Ribbons

Women Athletes and the Pressure to be “Feminine”

Last year, when South African track champion Caster Semenya was shipped home to await results of a noisy IAAF investigation into her gender, one of the first things that happened to her was being repackaged for the cover of South African tabloid magazine You. This tall brawny youngster with cornrows who had set new marks for running now set a record for makeover manipulation.

From the Sky Box

The aisle seat is open
Hollywood has produced some great sports movies. Among the more popular ones that immediately come to mind are Bull Durham, Hoop Dreams, Rudy, A League of Their Own, Dodgeball, Kingpin, last year’s Invictus, and the list goes on and on. Recently, we were discussing sports-themed movies when someone posed this question to the two of us: “What is your favorite sports movie of all time?”

Cologne Welcomes Athletes For the 8th Gay Games Competition

There’s something about international sporting competitions that brings people together. Every four years, regardless of political affiliations, religious beliefs or family values, citizens of the same country put aside their differences and cheer on their countrymen, turning patriotic and sappy whenever the Olympic theme music is played. Well, many Americans may still be denied equal rights in this country (and most countries!), but there is no denying the passion and effort on display in the Olympics’ gay little sister: the Gay Games.