Boston, Other Marathons Say Trans Women Can Compete As Women

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press, Winchester Star: Arts
Sun, 02/10/2019 - 8:21pm

Originally published April 9, 2018.BOSTON — In 1967, a Boston Marathon official nearly dragged a woman off the course after she managed to enter the men's-only race. Five decades later, race officials aren't as concerned about gender boundaries: They're now publicly acknowledging that transgender runners can compete using the gender they identify with."We take people at their word.

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