Recently they published "How is the Topic of Intersex Athletes in Elite Sports Positioned in Academic Literature Between January 2000 and July 2022?
A Systematic Review" where they write
The perspectives point out criticism, which merely concerns the binary categorization in elite sports, the regulations set by the IOC and World Athletics, and a lack of research on intersex variations. Even though most of the approaches show similarities, there are also several contradictory statements. The proposals for solutions include discussions on how to enable the binary division of all athletes and offer alternative categorizations for elite sports. Thee underlying values indicate the topic’s complexity. The main conflict between the approaches to creating social justice for intersex elite athletes while maintaining competition fairness is noticeable.
This is important to be said. The dude talking about the bullshit in Morocco made a video about "if James LeBron is a trans women, could she play?" Sorry, the answer is simply "NO, not whit other girls, since even if she is taking hormones etc, there is still huge difference between a trans women (not Hermaphroditism) and a women! If they create a trans women championship, then is another point ...
Instead, the solution-finding process needs a multidisciplinary approach including scientists and other experts/ stakeholders with diverse backgrounds from, among others, medical science, ethics, social sciences, and sports practice to build a broad social consensus.
Additionally, more awareness and better education on intersex variations would contribute to a better understanding of the complex topics and a respectful approach for all involved.
Historically, suspicions of sex fraud in women’s sports resulted in discriminatory and humiliating sex verification tests [18]. These verification tests failed to uncover men masquerading as women.
A Systematic Review" where they write
The perspectives point out criticism, which merely concerns the binary categorization in elite sports, the regulations set by the IOC and World Athletics, and a lack of research on intersex variations. Even though most of the approaches show similarities, there are also several contradictory statements. The proposals for solutions include discussions on how to enable the binary division of all athletes and offer alternative categorizations for elite sports. Thee underlying values indicate the topic’s complexity. The main conflict between the approaches to creating social justice for intersex elite athletes while maintaining competition fairness is noticeable.
This is important to be said. The dude talking about the bullshit in Morocco made a video about "if James LeBron is a trans women, could she play?" Sorry, the answer is simply "NO, not whit other girls, since even if she is taking hormones etc, there is still huge difference between a trans women (not Hermaphroditism) and a women! If they create a trans women championship, then is another point ...
Instead, the solution-finding process needs a multidisciplinary approach including scientists and other experts/ stakeholders with diverse backgrounds from, among others, medical science, ethics, social sciences, and sports practice to build a broad social consensus.
Additionally, more awareness and better education on intersex variations would contribute to a better understanding of the complex topics and a respectful approach for all involved.
Historically, suspicions of sex fraud in women’s sports resulted in discriminatory and humiliating sex verification tests [18]. These verification tests failed to uncover men masquerading as women.