gender – SFB 1665 Science Blog

Dezember 11, 2025

My Fight for Fairness: An Athlete’s Perspective on DSD and the Science of Sex Testing: Statement by Prof. Dr. Maria José Martínez Patiño

We present a video statement of María José Martínez Patiño (former elite athlete, now professor at the University of Vigo, Spain), as shown at the event “Zwi:schen:räume – Gender Diversity in Science and Sport” on December 3, 2025, at Haus Eden in Lübeck. We also provide her full, unabridged statement, which has been written for the video and translated from Spanish.
We present a video statement of María José Martínez Patiño (former elite athlete, now professor at the University of Vigo, Spain), as shown at the event “Zwi:schen:räume – Gender Diversity in Science and Sport” on December 3, 2025, at Haus Eden in Lübeck. We also provide her full, unabridged statement, which has been written for the video and translated from Spanish.
María José Martínez Patiño was a hurdler in the Spanish elite team. She was dismissed after a competition that would have set her up for participation at the 1988 Summer Olympic games in Seoul – for failing a sex test. She is internationally known for her open and courageous advocacy against the injustices of sex verification procedures in elite sports.

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September 19, 2025

iRTG

Bridging Disciplines: The iRTG Summer School 2025 in Lübeck

From September 8–12, 2025, doctoral candidates and researchers from the Collaborative Research Centre “Sexdiversity” (CRC 1665) gathered at the Institute for Medical History and Science Ethics (IMGWF) in Lübeck for an intensive five-day Summer School. This year’s theme was dedicated to a core value of the CRC: interdisciplinarity.

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August 4, 2025

Gesellschaft

New Article on Mandatory Genetic Testing for Women Athletes

Andrew Sinclair, a member of the scientific advisory board of CRC 1665, recently published a critical analysis of the newly proposed mandatory genetic tests for women athletes by World Athletics. Sinclair is notably the scientist who discovered the relevant gene involved in sex development back in 1990, giving him unique expertise on the topic.

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Juli 8, 2025

Gesellschaft

Geschlechterordnung per Dekret: Trumps Executive Order zur Zweigeschlechtlichkeit

Am 20. Januar 2025, dem ersten Tag seiner zweiten Amtszeit, unterzeichnete US-Präsident Donald Trump die Executive Order 14168 mit dem Titel Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government (Link). Es handelt sich um ein wirkmächtiges Dokument, das das Leben vieler Menschen prägt – mit dem Anspruch, Körpergeschlecht eindeutig zu definieren. Dabei vermischen sich ideologische Vorstellungen, politische Maßnahmen und wissenschaftliche Argumentationen.
In unserem Beitrag nehmen wir die darin gezeichneten Vorstellungen von Körpergeschlecht kritisch in den Blick.

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Juni 18, 2025

Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und Hintergründe

„Kampf der Geschlechter“ und „Krieg der Gonaden“: Wissenschaftshistorische Bemerkungen zur Entstehung des Konzeptes der Sexualhormone

Diese „neue Physiologie“ der Regulation durch leistungsstarke Agentien war untrennbar mit den Potentialen der pharmaindustriellen Produktion verbunden. Hormone waren zugleich Naturstoffe und Arzneimittel. Vor allem nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg entstanden enge Beziehungen zwischen biochemischer Forschung und industrieller Herstellung. Das Ziel der pharmazeutischen Großunternehmen war die Produktion reiner, standardisierter Substanzen und deren molekulare Umgestaltung zur Gewinnung neuer Produkte. Die Herstellung von Wirksamkeit war dabei immer auch die Herstellung von Marktfähigkeit. Das endokrinologische Körperwissen war unmittelbar an eine pharmaindustrielle Ökonomie gebunden.

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Juni 17, 2025

iRTG

Distinguished Lecturer Series: Sex/Gender & Diversity in Neuroscience

The Distinguished Lecture with Anelis Kaiser Trujillo is now online in full length. Although AI has increasingly dominated scientific research, neuroscience continues to captivate both academic and public interest. A central question remains: how does biological ‘sex’ influence behavior, cognition, and communication?

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