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Renée Richards (born August 19, 1934) is an American ophthalmologist and former tennis player who competed on the professional circuit in the 1970s, and became widely known following male-to-female sex reassignment surgery, when she fought to compete as a woman in the 1976 US Open.
Jun 28, 2019 · She's a Transgender Pioneer, But Renée Richards Prefers to Stay Out of the Spotlight. Long before Caitlyn Jenner, Renée Richards raised questions of gender identity by suing to play at the...
Feb 26, 2021 · As part of LGBT+ History Month, BBC Sport explores the story of transgender tennis player Renee Richards, who won a legal challenge to play at the 1977 US Open as a woman.
Mar 31, 2021 · Decades later, Renée Richards' breakthrough is as important as ever. © AP1977. Richards’ walk through the gates at West Side was the culmination of a 12-month whirlwind that had upended her...
Jun 25, 2015 · When tennis player Renee Richards won the right to compete as a woman in the 1977 US Open it was a landmark ruling for US transgender rights.
May 26, 2015 · Here, a rare interview with the quiet trailblazer whose struggle laid the groundwork for Jenner, Transparent, and the transgender community's historic moment. By Michael Hainey. May 26, 2015. Dr ...
Jul 25, 2023 · Renée Richards did not enter the 1977 US Open to win it, but to deliver a message. She wanted the world to accept her “right to be a woman.” She was born a man under the name of Richard Raskind; she had changed sex a year before.
