Posted on 03/23/2023 12:41:52 PM PDT by JSM_Liberty
World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in the female category at international events.
The governing body's president, Lord Coe, said no transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions from 31 March. A working group will be set up to conduct further research into the transgender eligibility guidelines.
"We're not saying no forever," he said. Under previous rules, World Athletics required transgender women to reduce their amount of blood testosterone to a maximum of 5nmol/L, and stay under this threshold continuously for a period of 12 months before competing in the female category. Lord Coe added the decision was "guided by the overarching principle which is to protect the female category". He noted that there are currently no transgender athletes competing internationally in the sport.
The World Athletics Council also voted to reduce the amount of blood testosterone permitted for athletes with differences in sex development (DSD), such as South Africa's Caster Semenya. DSD athletes will be required to reduce their blood testosterone level to below 2.5 nanomoles per litre, down from five, and must remain under this threshold for two years in order to compete internationally in the female category in any track and field event. Under previous regulations, DSD athletes were only restricted in events ranging from 400m to a mile. Interim provisions will be introduced for DSD athletes already competing in previously unrestricted events, requiring them to suppress their testosterone levels below 2.5nmol/L for a minimum of six months before they are allowed to compete again...
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“We’re not saying no forever,”
Coward. Who has the balls to say “YES, FOREVER. No men pretending to be women. EVER!”
All the fake “trans women” have the balls.
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Next week they will issue a grovelling apology and take trophies away from women and give them to men who pretend to be women as ‘reparations’ to the men who claim to be women despite having male chromosomes
Racists.
Caster Semenya has an X chromosome, elevate testosterone levels and impregnated “her” wife.
I will say, at least Bruce Jenner did compete against men.
Caster Semenya was assigned the sex female a birth. “She” has 5α-Reductase 2 deficiency, which according to Wikipedia is a rare condition that only affects genetic males. This defect results in a spectrum of phenotypes including overt genital ambiguity, hypospadias (failure of the urethra to open), and micropenis (sadly, what it sounds like). Affected males still develop typical masculine features at puberty (deep voice, facial hair, muscle bulk).
If you have an X-chromosome and can impregnant a woman, you’re a man.
What will be interesting is whether sex testing will be required of all athletes, or only some.
An ad hoc approach could lead to awkward and hilarious situations.
Especially if you're a caster of semen, ya!
CLEARLY fascism, and their HQ should be burned down immediately. Someone get Aunt Tifa on the phone.
He apparently still trains.
To his credit, he’s old and still turns in numbers that would make him Olympic material. He pointed that out in the absurdity of letting biological males compete.
I’m a mediocre power lifter. Hit a 700 on a deadlift the other day, which is about 400lbs off from being remotely competitive. Benched 405 (terrible for competitive purposes) and squatted almost 700 (which wouldn’t get me laughed at). (That all has to add up to over 2000 to even qualify for a regional meet; I’m not ever going to make it.)
To piss off a feminist at the gym, I said I identify as a woman (never mind the beard) and am now the strongest woman in the world.
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One X chromosome and impregnated his wife, and he is a woman athlete?
How long before lib court, like Minnesota and Powerlifting, overturns this? Will SCOTUS ever rule on this, after testimony that men on testosterone blockers are still 35% stronger than women?
Hey women say they do everything better than men.
Guess they are wrong.
Should be Y - chromosome. He’s a man. “She” has 5α-Reductase 2 deficiency, which according to Wikipedia is a rare condition that only affects genetic males.
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