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Fairness and Ethics for sports participation of transgender and intersex athletes

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K13136
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Gender
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Matsushita Chikako  名古屋大学, 人文学研究科, 教授 (90273200)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordsトランスジェンダー / インターセックス / クィア / スポーツ / DSD / フェミニズム / 公平性 / 倫理 / ジェンダー
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The participation of transgender and intersex women in sports is a question to seriously consider. The officials of elite sporting events, like the Olympics, have long attempted to maintain “fairness” within the female categorization by excluding non-cisgender females. On the other hand, school sports meets and other lower-level competitions tend to be inclusive of noncisgender people. These two different attitudes suggest that the notion of “fairness” is inconsistent in sports. The current study examined qualitative and quantitative data to investigate how the notion of “fairness” influenced young Japanese people’ inclusive/exclusive attitudes toward transgender women and women with Differences of Sex Development (DSD) in sports events. Our study revealed that gender binarism was shared among young people. Underlying their belief in the idea that the natural body exists was their fear of violating the normalcy of gendered bodies.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、セクシュアル・マイノリティのスポーツ参加について、定量調査と定性調査を行い、性差の捉え方やセクシュアル・マイノリティに対する偏見など、トランスジェンダーやインターセックスの選手に対する態度に影響を与える要因を明確にすることができた。本研究の学術的意義は、誰を主体と考えるかで、クィアとフェミニズムの間で公平性と倫理の捉え方が異なることを明らかにした点である。このことにより、クィア理論の理論的発展に貢献することができた。社会的意義として、セクシュアル・マイノリティのスポーツ参加に関する政策提言や、スポーツ指導者に対する教育などに貢献することが期待される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Open Access: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Gendering Sporting Bodies : A Study on High School Students’ Acceptance of Transgender and DSD Athletes2019

    • Author(s)
      松下千雅子 、高島亜理沙
    • Journal Title

      JunCture : 超域的日本文化研究

      Volume: 10 Pages: 64-75

    • DOI

      10.18999/juncture.10.64

    • NAID

      120006594801

    • ISSN
      1884-4766
    • URL

      https://nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/27460

    • Year and Date
      2019-03-25
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Tolerance towards Transgender and Intersex Athletes’ Participation in Sports Events2017

    • Author(s)
      谷本千雅子 高島亜理沙
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Sport and Gender Studies

      Volume: 15 Issue: 0 Pages: 6-21

    • DOI

      10.18967/sptgender.15.0_6

    • NAID

      130006248815

    • ISSN
      1348-2157, 2424-1342
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] トランスジェンダーおよびインターセックスの スポーツ大会への参加条件緩和肯定度 ――「虹色どまんなかパレード2016」におけるアンケート調査――2017

    • Author(s)
      谷本千雅子 高島亜理沙
    • Journal Title

      スポーツとジェンダー研究

      Volume: 15

    • NAID

      130006248815

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Sport participation of LGBT and their allies in Nagoya: Frequency, gender division, and an alternative arena2017

    • Author(s)
      Alisa Takashima and Chikako Tanimoto
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of GENA transnational conference: Gender, sexuality, and sports

      Volume: - Pages: 35-43

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] ジェンダー、セクシュアリティ、スポーツ2017

    • Author(s)
      松下千雅子
    • Journal Title

      ジェンダー、セクシュアリティ、スポーツ

      Volume: - Pages: 1-3

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] インターセックスの選手はなぜ「ずるい」と思われるのか?2018

    • Author(s)
      谷本千雅子、高島亜理沙
    • Organizer
      日本スポーツとジェンダー学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Transnationalizing Gay Games2017

    • Author(s)
      Chikako Tanimoto
    • Organizer
      "Walls" in Anglo-American Literature and Culture
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagoya University
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sport participation of LGBT and their allies in Nagoya: Frequency, gender division, and an alternative arena2017

    • Author(s)
      Alisa Takashima and Chikako Tanimoto
    • Organizer
      GENA transnational conference: Gender, sexuality, and sports
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagoya University
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-11
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] From Shadows to Light: LGBTQ Education, Civil Society and Spaces in 21st Century Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Matsushita chikako, Ioana Fotache, Kawaguchi Kazuya, Tianqi Zhang, Mano Yutaka ,
    • Organizer
      Inter-Asia Cultural Studies
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Nobody Mourns2017

    • Author(s)
      Chikako Matsushita
    • Organizer
      Body Image in Popular Culture
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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