And yet even the IOC had to delete a statement in which it insisted this was ‘not a DSD issue’ (Disoerder of Sexual Development) and reissue it saying it is not a ‘trans’ issue (which nobody had in fact claimed). The IOC has seen the evidence, and enough of it has become public by now. The info is out there and is plain to see, for those who aren’t ensnared by trans ideology.
Are we really doing this
ok, fine, point by point. And the above is what we in Scotland call whitabootery. Irrelevant to the question of Khelif’s eligibility to box in the female category.
It is entirely possible for a bad actor to discredit their opponent by issuing facts. Yes, the Russians are proper, moustache-twirling evil. That doesn’t make Khelif an XX biological female. The published evidence says that, whatever their motives, the the WBA is telling the truth. It would be a really stupid lie because their test results exist, the IOC has seen them, Khelif’s team has seen them, and simply publishing the initial cheek swab would have been enough to disprove the WBA, had that swab rendered an XX result.
You’re struggling now.
The normal ranges for female and male testosterone do not overlap. Not by a country mile. Females do not, ever, have ‘raised’ testosterone to the level where it is comparable to even the most testosterone-deficient male, except where serious pathology is at issue. The serious pathology in Khelif’s case is that this individual has XY chromosomes and a disorder of sexual development meaning internal testes are present. These have caused male puberty and male testosterone levels.
The issue is not whether Khelif is the most powerful person in any given boxing competition; it is whether it is fair for Khelif to compete.
Nicola Adams could beat me to a pulp in a boxing ring. It doesn’t make me a woman, or her a man.
Nobody has claimed Khelif is gay.
Nobody has claimed Khelif is trans.
These are strawman arguments, as you well know.
It is quite common for an individual with XY chromosomes and certain DSDs to be incorrectly observed at birth and recorded female, especially in developing nations where medical staff may lack experience of rarer conditions. It is then typical for such individuals to be raised as a girl because, until male puberty kicks in, there is no reason to think anything else. Be in no doubt, however, that Khelif, Khelif’s family, and the Algerian Olympic team, all now know exactly what's going on.
Khelif deserves compassion and understanding for what must have been a traumatic adolescence. However, that compassion does not extend to creating an unfair and possibly dangerous environment for actual female boxers in competitions.