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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 · Long before Caitlyn Jenner, Renée Richards raised questions of gender identity by suing to play at the 1977 U.S. Open after undergoing sex-reassignment surgery.
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...
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.
May 26, 2015 · His name was Richard Raskind; now it's Renée Richards. Here, a rare interview with the quiet trailblazer whose struggle laid the groundwork for Jenner, Transparent , and the transgender...
Jun 25, 2015 · Renee Richards made history when she walked out on to the centre court of the Forest Hills stadium to play in the 1977 US Open. She was the first transgender woman to play in a professional...
Jun 2, 2020 · Biography of Renée Richards, University of Rochester alumnus, ophthalmologist, tennis professional, and transgender activist.
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