OT "I'm Dealing With A Few Transgender Issues"

So that everyone is clear, I have moved--and will continue to move--any posts about transgender Olympic competitors from the Olympics thread on the main page to the Transgender Issues thread in the OT page. Posts and responses thereto on this topic will not be about the Olympics so much as the political and philosophical discussion on transgender athletes in women's sport, and the moderation staff have agreed that it is better to have that polarizing discussion separated from the general commentary about the events transpiring in the current Olympiad.

Thank you for your understanding.

 

She is not male. She is a female with a disorder that causes her to have xy chromosomes and testosterone levels indicative of a male. She is not transgendered. That isn't allowed in her country.

This is a tough situation for her, the other Olympic boxers, and the organization that decides eligibility. She is listed as female on her passport and birth certificate and they did a thorough examination. So, it's been determined she's a woman and they must let her compete. There is an outcry they are letting a man fight women.

She didn't ask for the disorder that gave her all this strength. She is a woman and she is trying to box as a woman. She is being called a man, is being trashed on social media, and has to deal with the price that will come with winning.

The other women competitors are at a disadvantage. The disorder gives Khelif a big edge. She has the power of a man in a woman's body. These other women are taking hits they haven't taken before in their careers. None of them will probably be able to beat her.

It sucks all around.

 

She. Her.

No, she is not unbeatable. I'm not sure who she lost to.

 

#1 The US president has no control over Olympic rules.

#2 This woman is not “transgender”. She was born a woman and has always identified as a woman since birth.

#3 Stop spreading hate towards transgender people merely because you are angry about the Olympic rules that allow a woman to compete as a woman, in a woman’s sport. Yes, a biological woman can have XY chromosomes due to certain genetic conditions. Stop being so ignorant and using this to attack trans people.

Stop oversimplifying a complex situation.

I don’t know what the right move is here but ignorance and hate is not the solution.

 

Bad hair.