Donna Rose banned from Women 's Long Drivers , LPGA by anti-transsexual rule . And when baseball player Jackie Robinson shattered the racial barrier in professional sports , an act that we now celebrate for its courage , some players refused to share a locker room with him . Renee Richards : Discrimination against transsexuals similar to past treatment of black athletes . Transsexual tennis player Golfer Lana Lawless won this battle back in Olympics , Rose writes . Olympics allows transsexuals under rules , she says , that South Africa sports groups should adopt .
Donna Rose banned from Women 's Long Drivers , LPGA by anti-transsexual rule . Renee Richards : Discrimination against transsexuals similar to past treatment of black athletes . Transsexual tennis player Golfer Lana Lawless won this battle back in Olympics , Rose writes . Olympics allows transsexuals under rules , she says , that South Africa sports groups should adopt .