All boxers, including Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who won Olympic gold last summer amid scrutiny over a disputed failed gender eligibility test conducted by a different body, will be unable to compete without a test which reveals their biological sex.
All boxers, including Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who won Olympic gold last summer amid scrutiny over a disputed failed gender eligibility test conducted by a different body, will be unable to compete without a test which reveals their biological sex.
As a trans woman — Sports is such a contentious topic for me.
On the one hand, I want us to be treated fairly and not separated from our cisgender sisters.
On the other hand, male puberty is a motherfucker and can absolutely give real, permanent athletic advantages that can never be fully reversed.
That said if a trans woman went on blockers and never went through male puberty, I see no reason to stop her from competing.
People are so polarized on this. No one allows any space for details and nuance, but those things matter just as much as the broader principles and ethics of the issue.
As a cis straight woman, let me just say. Welcome to the sisterhood. Also those who did go through male puberty are at a huge disadvantage in several women’s sports; so this whole thing always was inconsiderate.