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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago

We do not know what is between Imane Khelif's legs. It is absolutely possible to be XY and be born with a vagina that looks and works like any vagina. They might even have rudimentary (but non-functional) female reproductive organs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_gonadal_dysgenesis

If that is true about Imane Khelif, she may not even have known about it most of her life.

Should all Olympians be genetically tested or just examined to see what's between their legs? If the former, which event do the women with Swyer Syndrome perform in? How about people with both sets of genitalia? They exist. What about people who are XXY or XYY?

And if you think the latter- please do justify that sort of invasive examination for the purposes of athletic competition. Unpaid athletic competition at that.

[-] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Do we need a protected class? If yes, there must be standards and those standards must be either endocrine or genetic or both. Yes they should be tested. Anyone failing the protected class can compete in the open class. It's really that simple.

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[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

At least one X is required because it contains instructions to make very crucial stuff, while Y contains a bunch of switches turning things on and off.

[-] Lime66@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Oh right, I think I was confusing that with Jacobs syndrome

[-] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

If only there was some sort of search you could perform before spreading misinformation. One day such a technology may exist...

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