The only thing we know for sure about Caster Semenya, the world-champion runner from South Africa, is that she will live the rest of her life under a cloud of suspicion after track and field’s governing body announced it was investigating her sex. Why? Because the track organization, the I.A.A.F., has not sorted out the rules for sex typing and is relying on unstated, shifting standards.
Maybe I am just too old fashioned, but when I meet a girl, if I cannot tell right away that she is a girl, if there is any doubt about her sex, I view that as a bad sign. When I look at Jami Ferrell, I can be fairly certain right away she is female. That is a good thing.
