Sarah Gronert Hermaphrodite Controversy
Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2009
by CP
Sarah Gronert, a German pro tennis player, is embroidered in a hermaphrodite controversy. Sarah Gronert, 22, who ranks No. 619 in the world, was born as a hermaphrodite due to possessing both male and female genitalia.
Gronert’s male sexual characteristic part was later surgically removed (after suffering the discrimination originating from her unique gender status during the tennis competition) three years ago and she became a legally woman.
It appeared that was not enough. After Sarah Gronert beat competitor Julia Glushko in the Raanana tournament in Israel early this month, the latter’s coach Schlomo Tzoref raised the issue, saying Sarah Gronert is “a man”
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