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"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new policy on the
protection of the women’s category that will force thousands of elite women
athletes from around the world to undergo genetic sex testing in order to
compete.
Critics argue the policy is based on weak science and raises urgent and
important questions about fairness and human rights. It requires athletes
seeking to participate in the women’s category at IOC events, such as the
Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games, to undergo screening for the
sex-determining region Y (SRY) gene.
The IOC’s policy is an extension of the genetic sex testing practices recently
adopted by international sport federations for athletics, swimming, boxing and
skiing and snowboarding. It also encourages other international sport
federations to implement similar exclusionary policies for competitions outside
the Olympics.
The purpose of the test is to identify and exclude transgender women and women
with sex variations due to the perception that they threaten the integrity of
women’s sport. Athletes who test positive for the SRY gene are ineligible for
the women’s category, unless they can demonstrate complete insensitivity to
testosterone through clinical evaluations."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
