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Ann Simonton and the Original Meat Dress
Would it surprise you to learn that Lady Gaga’s meat dress has a connection to sex testing? It definitely surprised me! That link exists by way of a former Sports Illustrated cover model named Ann Simonton. You’ll hear Ann in the third episode of TESTED, talking about Maria José Martínez-Patiño’s activism. Ann is a dedicated…
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EPISODE TWO: QUESTIONS OF A PHYSICAL NATURE
We go back to the beginnings of women’s inclusion in elite sports. It turns out that men had an odd variety of concerns about women athletes. And that skepticism resulted in the first sex testing policies.
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EPISODE ONE: THE CHOICE
Would you alter your body for the chance to compete for a gold medal? That’s the question facing a small group of elite athletes right now.
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Learn More
We consulted a huge number of resources researching and reporting Tested. This is not an exhaustive list of those sources, but rather a curated list of books, podcasts, films, and more that we think are a good next step after listening, if you want to learn more about the things you heard on the show.…
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A Symphony of Variation (What Is A DSD Anyway?)
Throughout TESTED, we discuss a handful of “Differences of Sex Development,” or DSDs. This is the medical term used to describe a condition in which a person’s chromosomes, sex hormone balance, internal anatomy or external genitalia don’t develop as expected. (Different people use different terminology to describe people with variations in biology. For a guide…
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On Language
Throughout the reporting and production of TESTED, we ran into some really interesting and challenging questions around language. In the show, you’ll hear a handful of terms used to describe the athletes at the center of our story through time. Often, when it comes to reporting on marginalized communities, language is an ever moving target.…