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My name is Charles Pludthura and I am currently resarching for my Masters Thesis in International Sports Law at Anglia University in Cambridge the topic of: Sport and Gender Identity Dysphoria – the Discrimination of Transgendered Persons in Sport. The participation of transgendered persons in sport (specifically male to female) has been a highly controversial legal lacuna. There is a total lack of information in the area – especially from a legal sense. Hopefully I will be able to rectify that. One of the key objectives of my thesis is to examine and debate the current scientific evidence concerning post-operative transgenders and the physiological advantage retained from their former male identities. It is this area which remains the key argument for those who do support bans on transgenders in sporting competition. Thus, a study into whether there really is an ‘unfair advantage’ is critical if this legal conundrum is to be resolved. A lack of research and scientific information clouds this issue and it is one of my aims to try and find some sort of insight into the matter. I am aware of several sports-science tests that have been conducted by the Women in Sport unit in Australia, but I have yet to clarify what results were exactly gained. IF anyone is able to assist me with these matters I would be gratefully appreciative. This would include any persons in the medical and science community (either professionally or academically) who may have some form of expertise in the area. I can be separately contacted at the following e-mail address: [log in to unmask] Otherwise, I shall look forward to hearing from some of your replies at this mailbase list. Cheers _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%