Sean Saifa Wall

All women respective of their variations in sex characteristics should be afforded the opportunity to take part in sports freely 💛💜

What's the controversy about Imane Khelif? Khelif , an Algerian boxer is "accused" of being male - after the opponent Angela Carini, an Italian boxer, abandoned the match after 46 seconds.  Carini says this is the hardest she has been hit. What's the background for the claim that Khelif is male? Khelif failed an unspecified gender test in 2023 conducted by the now defunct IBA(International boxing association) . IBA president says Khelif has XY chromosomes - but no details about the test are available in public domain. Is there a political background to the controversy? IBA was derecognized in 2019 by IOC(Internatioaal Olympic Committee) for financial mismanagement, governance  and integrity issues. Several national associations including India's have opted to join a new association called World Boxing instead of IBA due to these issues. What's the current IOC criteria for determining gender? None. If the passport says you are female, you are female Has anyone seen the testosterone or karytopye/FISH report of Imane Khelif ? No data available publicly Is Khelif a male to female transgender ? No Is Khelif a person with DSD (Disorder of sexual differentiation) /intersex? No one knows for sure Assume that Khelif has Y chromosome (identified by Karyotype) or SRY (sex determining region of Y chromosome) detected by Fluorescence insitu hybridization. What are some diagnostic possibilities? 1. Mixed gonadal dysgenesis 2. Swyer syndrome 3. Complete androgen insensitity If she has one of these DSD does it mean she has an unfair advantage ? No. Even if she has Complete Androgen Insensitivity / Swyer syndrome / Mixed Gonadal dysgenesis, there's no convincing evidence that Y chromosome / part of Y chromosome alone gives her an unassailable competitive edge Has she been beaten in boxing before by women ? Yes, many times. Does this mean those women who won against her in the past are actually men ? No Has any woman after extreme success been accused of being male in the past ? Yes. The most famous example would be Serena Williams. So Imane Khelif was born female, registered as female, competed( and lost) as female in the past and continues to identify as a woman ? Yes Could she have been born male and secretly underwent gender reassignment surgery + testosterone therapy ? No. Algeria , a conservative country, doesn't allow such treatment. Is Imane Khelif is a winner and a victim at the same time ? Yes.She has worked hard to reach where she has reached. She has won fair and square. Unfortunately  many people on social media  have denied her victory, questioned her identity and called her a fraud. Meanwhile her opponent Angela Carini, just because she looks more "feminine" conventionally gets a free pass for her tearjerker. What is my personal opinion on Imane Khelif ? Imane Khelif is a champion, worthy of respect, not ridicule.

At the International Court of Justice this week, it will be South Africans with Irish lawyers against Israelis with British lawyers. Basically, it’s Mandela vs Balfour. If that is not enough to tell who is on the right side of history, please read a book.

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