11-13-2025, 08:51 AM
This post was last modified: 11-13-2025, 09:50 AM by quintessentone.
So I missed the part where the IOC claimed they would also be banning cisgendered women with higher testosterone levels. But if we look closer at the wording, it appears they will be testing all athletes but mostly looking to ban intersex athletes, not cisgender women.
"Sources reportedly told the outlet that Thornton’s presentation “stated that scientific evidence showed there were physical advantages to being born male that remained with athletes, including those who had taken treatment to reduce testosterone levels.” The new policy is also “likely to cover DSD [Differences of Sex Development] — those who were raised as girls from birth but have male chromosomes and male levels of testosterone.” This latter addendum would cover athletes like Imane Khelif, a boxer who made headlines at the most recent Olympic games."
Olympics Move to Ban Trans Women and Cis Female Athletes With "Male Levels of Testosterone" | Them
ETA: Just diving deeper into what are 'male' chromosomes.
"So if chromosomes don’t tell the full story, and if bodies don’t always follow the rules, then what is sex?The truth is, sex is a label, a rough attempt to describe what someone’s body might be like at birth.
It’s full of assumptions, and it doesn’t take into account how people grow, change, or understand themselves. It certainly doesn’t dictate someone’s gender, that’s something only the person themselves can know."
"We need to stop believing that sex is fixed, binary, or obvious. It’s not. It never has been. People are more complex than that, and always have been, and recognising that will help in the current fight for understanding of gender identity."
Why XX and XY Chromosomes Don’t Tell the Full Story of Sex | GenderGP
I really don't see how the IOC can get it right without proper empirical evidence to be had from repeatable studies and more directed and wider reaching research.
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"Setting fair regulations for top female athletes that have naturally higher testosterone levels Top performing female athletes are more likely to have naturally occurring higher testosterone levels, which sporting regulations should take into account, according to findings to be presented in Lyon, at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2019. The researchers show that top female athletes are more likely to have higher testosterone levels and mild disorders, as well as more severe and rarer conditions that increase testosterone levels. These findings suggest that higher testosterone levels can enhance physical performance in women, to levels more comparable to male physiology, and raises questions on how to ensure fairness of competition in women’s sport."
https://www.ese-hormones.org/media/kjaok...leathletes
"Sources reportedly told the outlet that Thornton’s presentation “stated that scientific evidence showed there were physical advantages to being born male that remained with athletes, including those who had taken treatment to reduce testosterone levels.” The new policy is also “likely to cover DSD [Differences of Sex Development] — those who were raised as girls from birth but have male chromosomes and male levels of testosterone.” This latter addendum would cover athletes like Imane Khelif, a boxer who made headlines at the most recent Olympic games."
Olympics Move to Ban Trans Women and Cis Female Athletes With "Male Levels of Testosterone" | Them
ETA: Just diving deeper into what are 'male' chromosomes.
"So if chromosomes don’t tell the full story, and if bodies don’t always follow the rules, then what is sex?The truth is, sex is a label, a rough attempt to describe what someone’s body might be like at birth.
It’s full of assumptions, and it doesn’t take into account how people grow, change, or understand themselves. It certainly doesn’t dictate someone’s gender, that’s something only the person themselves can know."
"We need to stop believing that sex is fixed, binary, or obvious. It’s not. It never has been. People are more complex than that, and always have been, and recognising that will help in the current fight for understanding of gender identity."
Why XX and XY Chromosomes Don’t Tell the Full Story of Sex | GenderGP
I really don't see how the IOC can get it right without proper empirical evidence to be had from repeatable studies and more directed and wider reaching research.
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"Setting fair regulations for top female athletes that have naturally higher testosterone levels Top performing female athletes are more likely to have naturally occurring higher testosterone levels, which sporting regulations should take into account, according to findings to be presented in Lyon, at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2019. The researchers show that top female athletes are more likely to have higher testosterone levels and mild disorders, as well as more severe and rarer conditions that increase testosterone levels. These findings suggest that higher testosterone levels can enhance physical performance in women, to levels more comparable to male physiology, and raises questions on how to ensure fairness of competition in women’s sport."
https://www.ese-hormones.org/media/kjaok...leathletes
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