Sherry Wolf

Sherry Wolf is the author of Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics and Theory of LGBT Liberation. Wolf is a associate editor of the International Socialist Review and she blogs at SherryTalksBack.com.

America’s Deepest Closet America’s Deepest Closet

Why does the sports world remain fiercely hostile to open participation by LGBT athletes?

Jul 27, 2011 / Feature / Sherry Wolf

Let Caster Run! Let Caster Run!

Runner Caster Semenya showed up to race this week and the International Association of Athletics Federations wouldn't let her--when Semenya's only "crime" is that she may...

Apr 2, 2010 / Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf

Stop the Sex Scare in Sports Stop the Sex Scare in Sports

The salacious sports media and the puritanical zealots that run international track and field have joined forces to hit a new low.

Sep 14, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf

Caster Semenya: The Idiocy of Sex Testing Caster Semenya: The Idiocy of Sex Testing

South African runner Caster Semenya shouldn't be the one humiliated by "gender testing"--it's the outdated views of athletic officials that are embarrassing.

Aug 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf

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