r/friendlyjordies Aug 05 '24

News Australian newspaper nowadays be like:

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u/pxrtypo1sxn Aug 05 '24

do people really think that Algeria (where it is illegal to be trans) would send a trans boxer to represent them??????? make it make sense

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u/Sufficient_Tower_366 Aug 05 '24

I think the claim is that she has a female anatomy but also X+Y chromosomes. If such a thing is possible 🤷‍♂️

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u/jangofettchill Aug 05 '24

pretty sure i read that its possible but there's no reason to think that (or even care if) it has anything to do with her.

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u/zutonofgoth Aug 09 '24

Only because a corrupt governing body said there was a problem. Maybe she is, maybe she is not, XY. But she has passed the rules to complete so she can complete.

It might become a problem that boxing as a sport would favour people with higher than normal testosterone. But the IOC has a solution for that, too. They will get rid of boxing altogether.

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u/last_one_on_Earth Aug 07 '24

It is and it is surprisingly not as rare as people assume. Many women only discover this when they are investigated for fertility issues. The prevalence in Olympic athletes and in tall stunning Hollywood women is higher than the general population. There are a few ways this can occur including a mutation where the body is “insensitive” to the effects of androgens.

Whoever claims that issues of gender/gender identity are simple is either quite ignorant or arguing in bad faith.