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Caster Semenya is a South African runner who won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 2009 World Championships competition. Soon after her victory, others alledged that she may not be a "real" woman, and demanded investigation, despite the fact she was born and raised as a girl and has lived as a woman all of her life. Some media outlets have reported that Semenya had an intersex condition, although the result of the tests have not been officially disclosed.
We have received many emails from our friends about the mistreatment of South African runner Caster Semenya by the media and International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). We asked Sally Gross of the Intersex Society of South Africa for some advice as to how to best advocate for the intersex people of South Africa. Her reply is reproduced here with her permission.
[09/20/2009 Update] Support Initiative for People with atypical sex Develpment (SIPD) of Uganda also has an article about Caster Semenya case.
Posted by Emi on Sep 13, 2009