According to this article Imane Khelif is intersex.
According to this article Imane Khelif is intersex. We have to be careful because a lot of anti-woman rights advocates, use intersex as a leaping off point for an argument about why men should be able to play and dominate in women sports. The chances of being intersex are 0.018% (pubmed see comments). There are roughly 11,000 athletes participating in the Paris Olympics, you would be lucky to find two. Intersex, “the term should be restricted to those conditions in which chromosomal sex is inconsistent with phenotypic sex, or in which the phenotype is not classifiable as either male or female” as defined by pubmed. People suffering from Gender Dysphoria and identify as Transgender make up 1-2% of the U.S. population, meaning you SHOULD find over 100 within the athletes.
These two conditions are drastically different. Khelif did not wake up one day and choose their gender. In these situations the doctors usually attempt to correct the birth deformity using surgery and meds. Assuming Khelif is aware of this condition they might be taking advantage of their XY chromosome. The Y chromosome does trigger male development. If you don’t think Khelif has a significant advantage in the sport, is Angela Carini just a wimp? Is this an equal and fair match?
According to this article the IOC bases the athlete’s gender and age on their passport nothing more. I needed more information than that to get my MD Driver’s license!
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Despite outcries from anti-trans celebrities and politicians, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Imane Khelif is eligible to compete in women's boxing at the Paris Games.
Khelif went viral on social media after winning her opening bout Thursday against Italy's Angela Carini, who stopped fighting after 46 seconds. Khelif, along with Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, were both disqualified from their championships in 2023 after the International Boxing Association said they failed gender eligibility testing, a move that the IOC has called a “sudden and arbitrary decision."
Khelif reportedly has differences of sexual development, known as DSDs, the organizations said in a Fact Sheet released Friday. Having DSD is not the same as being transgender.
In the face of backlash over Khelif's 2024 win, the IBA stood by its decision to disqualify the boxers over two "trustworthy" and "independent" tests, though they did not disclose what the tests were. The Washington Post reported IBA president claimed they were disqualified over finding XY chromosomes.
The IOC said the gender and age for the athletes is based on their passports.
In the last five years, 25 states have passed laws banning transgender students from participating in sports that match their gender identity, according to data compiled by MAP, despite research from the Human Rights Campaign showing transgender youth are a small part of the population and not all of them are interested in playing sports.
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