"Women's" Boxing at the Olympics
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wrote on 3 Aug 2024, 01:33 last edited by
Well, at least Rep. Boebert started a Go Fund for the Italian boxer.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/1/lauren-boebert-launches-givesendgo-crowdfund-campa/
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Well, at least Rep. Boebert started a Go Fund for the Italian boxer.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/1/lauren-boebert-launches-givesendgo-crowdfund-campa/
wrote on 3 Aug 2024, 01:41 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in "Women's" Boxing at the Olympics:
the Italian boxer
So that's what it's called now.
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A lot of confusion, people are thinking the two boxers are going to face each other, but they aren’t. They are in different weight classes.
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@LuFins-Dad said in "Women's" Boxing at the Olympics:
Dawkins wanted to weigh in (see what I did, there?), but FB didn’t like it.
Welcome to Joe Biden's America.
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@LuFins-Dad said in "Women's" Boxing at the Olympics:
Dawkins wanted to weigh in (see what I did, there?), but FB didn’t like it.
Welcome to Joe Biden's America.
wrote on 10 Aug 2024, 13:17 last edited by@George-K said in "Women's" Boxing at the Olympics:
@LuFins-Dad said in "Women's" Boxing at the Olympics:
Dawkins wanted to weigh in (see what I did, there?), but FB didn’t like it.
Welcome to Joe Biden's America.
Except the Olympics are in Paris, Dawkins is in the U.K., Zuckerberg’s FB is an international social media platform, and Joe Biden is being hand fed pudding.
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Wow! I expect we will see quite a lot of apologies and mea culpas over the next few days.
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From what I am seeing it appears Khalif has this:
5-ARD stands for 5-alpha-reductase deficiency, a rare genetic condition that affects sex development.
Key facts:
• It’s caused by mutations in the SRD5A2 gene, which encodes the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase type 2.
• This enzyme converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) — a more potent androgen critical for the development of male external genitalia in utero.What happens in 5-ARD:
• Individuals are typically genetically male (46,XY) but are born with ambiguous or female-appearing genitalia due to lack of DHT during fetal development.
• At puberty, testosterone levels rise and may cause masculinization, such as deepening of the voice, increased muscle mass, and growth of a penis from what was previously a small phallus or clitoris-like structure.Other features may include:
• Undescended testes (cryptorchidism)
• Absence of menstruation (if initially raised as female)
• Little or no facial/body hair (due to reduced DHT)Social and medical implications:
• Many individuals are raised female and may later transition to a male identity.
• The condition is one of several classified as a Difference (or Disorder) of Sex Development (DSD).Treatment options may involve hormone therapy or surgery, but decisions are often individualized and increasingly guided by patient-centered care as the person grows.
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I could see where this would go unrecognized in less developed nations, but by the time he was competing internationally l, it would have been identified.
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Also layer on that the social pathologies of Islam. It would suck to be born that way anywhere. But worse there.
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wrote about 12 hours ago last edited by jon-nyc 6 Feb 2025, 19:05
Sex isn’t assigned at birth. It’s determined at meiosis, or determined at gamete fusion, depending on how you want to think about it. I think the former is more accurate.
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Given what @jon-nyc posted above about 5-ARD, is Khalif a "trans"?
If one were to apply the "sex assigned at birth" standard, what sex or gender should be noted on Khalif's passport? Which class or category should Khalif compete in?
wrote about 12 hours ago last edited by LuFins Dad 6 Feb 2025, 19:20@Axtremus said in "Women's" Boxing at the Olympics:
Given what @jon-nyc posted above about 5-ARD, is Khalif a "trans"?
If one were to apply the "sex assigned at birth" standard, what sex or gender should be noted on Khalif's passport? Which class or category should Khalif compete in?
I have no qualms whatsoever about letting Khalif live out his/her life as whatever gender they want. In these extremely rare types of situations, I’m all for compassion and understanding. And most importantly, privacy. And I would definitely not consider Khalif “trans”.
But if Khalif wants to box, it would absolutely need to be in a men’s division.
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Sex isn’t assigned at birth. It’s determined at meiosis, or determined at gamete fusion, depending on how you want to think about it. I think the former is more accurate.
wrote about 12 hours ago last edited by@jon-nyc said in "Women's" Boxing at the Olympics:
Sex isn’t assigned at birth. It’s determined at meiosis, or determined at gamete fusion, depending on how you want to think about it. I think the former is more accurate.
Re: "we'd assigned at brith," I was just quoting statutory language that's becoming more common these days.